Bosnia and Herzegovina Holds General Elections Amid Youth Exodus

Bosnia and Herzegovina is holding general elections this Sunday to select five presidents and 14 prime ministers. The voting occurs under the complex governance structure of the Dayton agreement, which splits the nation into the Federation and the Republika Srpska.

Our Party and the Social Democratic Party are competing as non-nationalist alternatives, though they struggle to gain traction against dominant ethnonationalist parties. Representatives from Our Party noted that "People are not ready for a significant change."

Political instability and persistent ethnic labeling have triggered a massive youth exodus. Estimates indicate over 600,000 people have left the country since the 2013 census. Young citizens report feeling ignored by the political mainstream and cite the glorification of war criminals in certain regional curricula as a primary driver for their emigration.