The National Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BIH) Republika Srpska on Friday voted to call for a referendum on the federal court’s decision to ban the entity’s former President from holding office.

In a late-night session, the assembly rejected the decision of BiH’s Central Election Commission to terminate Milorad Dodik’s mandate, declaring the move unconstitutional and politically motivated. The body rejected the authority of BiH’s courts and the Office of the High Representative Christian Schmidt, framing their decisions as an attack on Republika Srpska’s autonomy.

The lawmakers established a Referendum Commission and set the referendum’s date as October 25, 2025, where citizens will be asked whether they accept the decisions of the Court of BiH, Christian Schmidt, and CEC’s

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