General elections were held in Republika Srpska on 4 October 2026 as part of the Bosnian general elections. Voters decided the President of Republika Srpska and the 83 members of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska.
Incumbent president Siniša Karan of the SNSD, though eligible, did not run for a second full term.
Presidential candidates Full list of candidates for position of president and two vice presidents was published on 18 August 2026 in Official Gazette: Candidate Affiliation National group Background Reference Ramiz Salkić SDA Bosniak Bosniak Vice President of Republika Srpska (2014–2022) Ivan Begić Social Democratic Party Croat Journalist Branko Blanuša Serb Democratic Party Serb Professor at the University of Banja Luka Ćamil Duraković Independent Bosniak Bosniak Vice President of Republika Srpska Franjo Jukić Croatian Democratic Union Croat Clerk Savo Minić Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Serb Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Bogdan Jovanović Party of life Serb Igor Balukčić Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Croat Vice President of Town council of Teslić Begija Smajić Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosniak Member of Town council of Srebrenica Jusuf Arifagić People and Justice Bosniak Businessman Marko Jorgić Independent Croat Ivo Kamenjašević Croatian Peasant Party Croat
Opinion polling National Assembly Opinion polling for the 2026 National Assembly election has been limited. A Geostrategy poll conducted from 31 August to 4 September 2026 among 850 respondents found the SNSD to be the largest party on 28.3%, followed by the PSS on 23.7% and the SDS on 18.5%. Za pravdu i red was on 9.5%, while SP-Demos was on 5.0%, the SPS and United Srpska each on 4.0%, and DNS-NPS on 2.0%. Bosniak parties collectively received 5.0%.
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size SNSD PSS SDS ZPR SP-Demos SPS US DNS-NPS Bosniak parties Geostrategy 31 Aug–4 Sep 2026 850 28.3 23.7 18.5 9.5 5.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 5.0
Results President
National Assembly
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