Description of Electoral System:

(Courtesy of IFES election guide)

The Three-person presidency is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term. In the House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) 15 members are elected to serve 4-year terms. In the National House of Representatives (Predstavnicki Dom) 42 members are elected by proportional vote to serve 4-year terms. The seats are made up of 5 Bosniaks, 5 Croats, and 5 Serbs. Members are elected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Representatives and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly. 28 seats are allocated from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 seats from the Republika Srpska.