Government of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton

Canton · Federation of BiH · Executive

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How it is appointed / elected

After consulting the deputy speakers, the Assembly speaker nominates a prime-ministerial candidate; the candidate proposes ministers, and the Assembly publicly approves the government as a whole by a two-thirds majority of all representatives.

Political party
A party that believes it can secure an assembly majority, or the party with the most representatives, submits its candidate to the speaker (Article 170(1)).
- Poslovnik Skupštine HNŽ-K — član 170, nominiranje premijera
Assembly speaker
After consulting the deputy speakers, nominates the prime-ministerial candidate within ten days of receiving the proposal (Article 170(2); FBiH Constitution V.3.8(2)).
- Poslovnik Skupštine HNŽ-K — član 170, nominiranje premijera
- Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6
Prime-ministerial candidate
Submits ministerial candidates to the speaker and deputy speakers under Article 171 as amended on 9 November 2023.
- Izvod iz zapisnika sjednice 9.11.2023 — izmjena člana 171 Poslovnika · p. 2
Assembly
Votes publicly on the cabinet as a whole. It takes office upon receiving a two-thirds majority of all representatives; otherwise the procedure is repeated (Article 172).
- Poslovnik Skupštine HNŽ-K — član 172, potvrđivanje cijele Vlade
- Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6

Conditions and constraints

Approval requires at least 20 of 30 votes. FBiH Constitution V.3.8(4) requires two-thirds approval in cantons where at least two constituent peoples each exceed 30% of the population in the latest census.
Constituent peoples and Others must be proportionately represented in the cabinet according to the 1991 census until Annex 7 is fully implemented. There are no deputy ministers (FBiH Constitution V.3.8(1–2)).
- Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6
The 2023 amendment to Article 171 replaces its 2005 wording: the old requirement to submit candidates at least seven days before the session is not presented as current.
- Izvod iz zapisnika sjednice 9.11.2023 — izmjena člana 171 Poslovnika · p. 2
The government resigns if the Assembly passes a vote of no confidence (FBiH Constitution V.3.8a).
- Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6

Current officeholders · 2022–2026

12 members recorded · As of 3 November 2026

The official directory lists Marija Buhač and 11 ministers. The first extraordinary-session minutes explicitly record confirmation of a new government on 9 November 2023 by 21 votes to 8; the news post is dated 10 November. This is not Nevenko Herceg’s earlier caretaker government. The directory spells the interior minister’s name Marijo Marić; the news post says Mario, but the minutes confirm Marijo. The directory gives no party for Karanović. Appointment of successors after the 2026 election has not been established.