Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Seat | Presidency Building, Sarajevo |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | Four years renewable once every individual term |
| First holder | Alija Izetbegović Momčilo Krajišnik Krešimir Zubak |
| Salary | 3,091 EUR per month |
The Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a special group of three people. They work together as the head of state for the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Think of them as the main leaders who represent the country.
This group has three members. One member is a Bosniak, one is a Serb, and one is a Croat. This setup helps make sure all major groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina are represented.
The Bosniak and Croat members are chosen by voters in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Serb member is chosen by voters in Republika Srpska. This means people from different parts of the country vote for their representatives.
Each member serves for four years. They can be re-elected for one more four-year term right after their first. However, there is no limit to how many terms they can serve in total, as long as they don't serve more than two in a row.
Even though all three members lead together, one person is chosen as the chairperson. This job rotates among the three members. Each person gets to be chairperson for eight months. The person who received the most votes in the election usually becomes the first chairperson.
Meet the Current Members
The Presidency currently has three members. They started their four-year term on November 16, 2022.
| Member | Portrait | Took office | Party | Representing | Chairman terms | |
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| Denis Bećirović |  |
16 November 2022 (1st term) |
SDP BiH | Bosniaks | 16 March 2024 – 16 November 2024 | |
| Željka Cvijanović | .jpg) |
16 November 2022 (1st term) |
SNSD | Serbs | 16 November 2022 – 16 July 2023 16 November 2024 – present |
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| Željko Komšić | .jpg) |
20 November 2018 (4th term) |
DF | Croats | 16 July 2023 – 16 March 2024 | |
What the Presidency Does
The Presidency has many important jobs. They help run the country and represent it to the world.
Here are some of their main duties:
- They handle Bosnia and Herzegovina's relationships with other countries. This is called foreign policy.
- They choose ambassadors and other people to represent the country abroad.
- They represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in big international groups. These include organizations like the United Nations.
- They make agreements with other countries. These agreements are called treaties. They need approval from the country's Parliament.
- They make sure the decisions made by the Parliament are carried out.
- They suggest a yearly budget to the Parliament. This budget shows how the government plans to spend money.
- They report to the Parliament about how they spent their money.
- They work with international and non-government groups within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- They also do other tasks needed to fulfill their duties. The Parliament or the country's different parts can assign these tasks.
See also
- Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of members of the Presidency by time in office
- Triumvirate
