General elections were held in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October 2026 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters elected the 98 members of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the assemblies of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The election was expected to determine whether the governing coalition led by the Troika alliance and the Croatian Democratic Union would retain its parliamentary majority in the Federal House of Representatives.
Electoral system Presidency The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the two vice presidents are not elected by direct vote. Candidates for the presidency and vice presidencies are nominated by the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The House of Representatives must then confirm the nominations by election. Final confirmation requires majority support from delegates of all three constituent peoples in the House of Peoples.
House of Representatives The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 98 members elected by proportional representation. Elections are held in 12 multi-member constituencies with compensatory mandates allocated at the entity-wide level. Each constituent people must be represented by at least four members in the House of Representatives. The electoral threshold is three percent.
Cantonal assemblies The assemblies of the ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina are also elected by proportional representation with a three percent electoral threshold. Members of the cantonal assemblies subsequently elect delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Opinion polling Publication datePollsterVotesSDAHDZ BiHDFSDP BiHNiPNESNSSBiHSNPDAHDZ 199027 Sep 2025Ipsos35518.0%8.0%8.0%7.0%6.0%5.0%4.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%1.0%2%16% 10.0
Results House of Representatives
See also 2026 Bosnian general election 2026 Republika Srpska general election
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