Bosnia and Herzegovina general election 2026
Polling day · date declared · local times in Europe/Sarajevo (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-23
| Race | Body | Seats | Polls close | Now | Counting authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly | legislature-lower | 42 | Scheduled | Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly
Count stages
| Stage | Expected from | Expected by | Replaced on the live page | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| election-night | intermediate-count · | announced | CEC timetable as reported by Nezavisne novine (8 Jul 2026), not read on izbori.ba itself: preliminary, unofficial, incomplete results at midnight on election day, then 5 and 6 Oct at 12:00 and 19:00, then 7–10 Oct daily at 16:00 (CEST). 2022: polling boards at ~16% of stations missed the 24-hour deadline (CEC, via RFE/RL). | ||
| intermediate-count | final-result · | precedent | CEC timetable: from 11 Oct results are determined (utvrđeni) every 48 hours. 2022: the CEC determined the House of Representatives result on the evening of 22 Oct, day 20 after the 2 Oct polling day (BHDINFODESK, 23 Oct 2022). The window closes at the end of day 20 (24 Oct 2026, CEST). The determined seat figures are the ones later confirmed unless an appeal changes them. | ||
| final-result | — | announced | CEC timetable (Nezavisne novine, 8 Jul 2026): final confirmation (potvrđivanje) of the results by 3 Nov at the latest, EXCEPTIONALLY by 20 Nov; it follows the Court of BiH ruling on appeals. 2022: confirmed on 2 Nov, one month after polling day, the same day the Court dismissed the last appeals (RFE/RL, 2 Nov 2022). The window uses the regular 3 Nov deadline; an appeal that reaches the exceptional deadline would outlast it. |
Sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| izbori.ba/rezultati_izbora/ | results-live | results index | no | |
| izbori.ba | authority-home | emb home | no |
Questions and answers
- When is the Bosnia and Herzegovina general election 2026?
- Polling day is 2026-10-04 (declared).
- When will the final result of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly race be official?
- Expected between 2026-10-24T22:00:00Z and 2026-11-03T22:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. CEC timetable (Nezavisne novine, 8 Jul 2026): final confirmation (potvrđivanje) of the results by 3 Nov at the latest, EXCEPTIONALLY by 20 Nov; it follows the Court of BiH ruling on appeals. 2022: confirmed on 2 Nov, one month after polling day, the same day the Court dismissed the last appeals (RFE/RL, 2 Nov 2022). The window uses the regular 3 Nov deadline; an appeal that reaches the exceptional deadline would outlast it.
- Where are the official House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (https://www.izbori.ba/).