Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the country’s collective head of state, composed of three members representing its main ethnic groups who jointly perform key executive and diplomatic functions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf collective head of state
state presidency
BosnianName Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine
branch executive branch
canPropose Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
chairmanshipRotation every 8 months
chairTitle Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
compositionPrinciple ethnic power-sharing
tripartite
conflictResolutionMechanism decision-making by consensus or majority vote among members
constitutionalBody yes
country Bosnia and Herzegovina
CroatianName Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine
electionMethod direct popular vote
electionSystem plurality voting
electoralConstituency Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
establishedBy Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dayton Peace Agreement
linked to: Dayton Agreement
formationDate 1996-12-14
governmentTypeContext consociational democracy
jurisdiction state-level institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina
languageOfName Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
legalBasis Annex 4 of the Dayton Peace Agreement
linked to: Dayton Agreement
locatedIn Sarajevo
memberCount 3
memberType Bosniak member
Croat member
Serb member
predecessor Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
primaryFunction appoint ambassadors and envoys
collective head of state
command armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
conduct foreign policy
negotiate and ratify international treaties
perform ceremonial duties
propose annual budget of Bosnia and Herzegovina institutions
reportsTo Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
represents Bosniaks
Croats
Serbs
responsibleFor implementation of decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly in the field of foreign policy
representing Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally
seat Presidency Building, Sarajevo
SerbianNameCyrillic Предсједништво Босне и Херцеговине
SerbianNameLatin Predsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable once consecutively

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Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina partOf Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina memberOfBody Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina governmentUse Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina commanderInChiefTitle Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina hasBranch Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Haris Silajdžić officeContested Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina predecessor Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina establishesInstitution Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina definesCollectivePresidency three‑member Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
linked to: Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presidency Building, Sarajevo governmentBodySeated Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
PSBiH coexistsWith Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stranka demokratske akcije associatedWith Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosniak member)
linked to: Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bakir Izetbegović officeContested Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSBiH supremeCommander Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSBiH overseenBy Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina