Council of Peoples of Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska · entity · Parliamentary chamber · 28 seats
Current officeholders · 2022–2026
28 of 28 seats · As of 13 October 2025
Archived official directories dated 13 October 2025, not confirmation of membership on 3 November 2026. On the checking date the former vijecenarodars.net domain displayed a gambling site, and no verified new official domain was found; that content was not used as a source. Subsequent replacements and affiliation changes have not been verified. Radenko Rikić’s party is blank in the original directory. The next convocation is elected indirectly after the National Assembly convenes; there is no separate list of members elected in 2026. Names printed in capitals in the source are displayed in normal capitalization, preserving diacritics, hyphens and given-name–surname order.
- Vijeće naroda RS — Klub bošnjačkog naroda (arhivirana kopija službene stranice, snimak 13.10.2025)
- Vijeće naroda RS — Klub hrvatskog naroda (arhivirana kopija službene stranice, snimak 13.10.2025)
- Vijeće naroda RS — Klub srpskog naroda (arhivirana kopija službene stranice, snimak 13.10.2025)
- Vijeće naroda RS — Klub Ostalih (arhivirana kopija službene stranice, snimak 13.10.2025)
Composition by affiliation / list
- SNSD8
- NEZAVISNI KANDIDAT3
- SDA3
- PDP2
- BH Zeleni1
- DEMOS1
- HDZ BiH1
- NDP1
- not stated1
- NPS1
- SDP BiH1
- SDS1
- SP1
- SPS1
- Ujedinjena Srpska1
- Za pravdu i red1
One dot represents one recorded seat; this is not a seating plan. Colours are a display palette, not official party colours.
Leadership
All members
28 results · 28 shown
| Name and role | Affiliation / list | Mandate and sources |
|---|---|---|
| Adil Osmanović Bosniak caucus АДИЛ ОСМАНОВИЋ | SDA | |
| Aida Prešić Bosniak caucus АИДА ПРЕШИЋ | SNSD | |
| Alija Tabaković Bosniak caucus АЛИЈА ТАБАКОВИЋ | SDA | |
| Armin Hamzić Bosniak caucus АРМИН ХАМЗИЋ | SDP BiH | |
| Danijel Puhalić Caucus of Others | NPS | |
| Delfa Biberović-Šur Croat caucus ДЕЛФА БИБЕРОВИЋ-ШУР | NEZAVISNI KANDIDAT | |
| Dragica Kovač Croat caucus ДРАГИЦА КОВАЧ | DEMOS | |
| Dževad Mahmutović Bosniak caucus ЏЕВАД МАХМУТОВИЋ | SDA | |
| Franc Sošnja Caucus of Others | SNSD | |
| Igor Bošnjak Bosniak caucus ИГОР БОШЊАК | SNSD | |
| Josip Jerković Croat caucus ЈОСИП ЈЕРКОВИЋ | HDZ BiH | |
| Jovana Čarkić Deputy chair · Caucus of Others | SNSD | Since 15 December 2022 |
| Ljubiša Krunić Serb caucus | PDP | |
| Marija Topić Nikolić Serb caucus | Za pravdu i red | |
| Marinko Dragišić Serb caucus | Ujedinjena Srpska | |
| Marko Jorgić Croat caucus МАРКО ЈОРГИЋ | SNSD | |
| Mijo Perkunić Croat caucus МИЈО ПЕРКУНИЋ | NEZAVISNI KANDIDAT | |
| Mirjana Matanović Bundalo Croat caucus МИРЈАНА МАТАНОВИЋ БУНДАЛО | PDP | |
| Mirko Pandža Croat caucus МИРКО ПАНЏА | NEZAVISNI KANDIDAT | |
| Nada Tešanović Deputy chair · Croat caucus НАДА ТЕШАНОВИЋ | SNSD | Since 15 December 2022 |
| Nebojša Raković Serb caucus | SPS | |
| Nikola Kovačević Serb caucus | SDS | |
| Ognjen Žmirić Serb caucus | SNSD | |
| Radenko Rikić Caucus of Others | not stated | |
| Smail Mešić Bosniak caucus СМАИЛ МЕШИЋ | BH Zeleni | |
| Srebrenka Golić Chair · Bosniak caucus СРЕБРЕНКА ГОЛИЋ | SNSD | Since 15 December 2022 |
| Vojislav Gligić Deputy chair · Serb caucus | NDP | Since 15 December 2022 |
| Živko Marjanac Serb caucus | SP |
How it is appointed / elected
The Council of Peoples has 28 indirectly elected delegates: eight Bosniaks, eight Croats, eight Serbs and four Others. In the legislative process it safeguards constituent peoples’ vital national interests.
- Corresponding National Assembly caucuses
Elect their caucus delegates. Where the number of deputies of a people is smaller than the required number of delegates, an ad hoc caucus of that people’s municipal councillors in Republika Srpska elects additional electors.
- Political parties and members of the corresponding caucus
Nominate candidate lists; each deputy casts one secret ballot for a list within their caucus.
- Central Election Commission of BiH
Receives voting results and makes the final seat allocation to lists using proportional quotients, and to candidates in list order.
- Council chair, vice-chairs and caucuses
Initiate vital-national-interest consideration under Article 70: more than one chair/vice-chair may identify an issue on the constitutional list; where only one does so, a two-thirds majority of the relevant caucus is required. The chair and vice-chairs have one week to decide.
- Council of Peoples and National Assembly
An act is adopted by a majority of each caucus. Agreed amendments return to the National Assembly. If agreement is absent or amendments are rejected, a parity-based joint commission seeks to agree the text by consensus.
- Constitutional Court of Republika Srpska
In a procedure initiated by a two-thirds caucus majority, after the joint commission fails the Court finally decides whether the act concerns a vital national interest. Its vital-interest panel decides admissibility by a two-thirds majority within one week and the merits of an admissible case within one month.
Conditions and constraints
Composition: eight Bosniaks, eight Croats, eight Serbs and four Others. Others participate equally in majority-voting procedures.
Delegate candidates may not be National Assembly deputies or municipal councillors.
The election is held as soon as the National Assembly convenes, no later than one month after result certification. The term lasts four years and ends if the Assembly’s term is shortened or the Assembly is dissolved.
If the joint commission fails in the procedure under Amendment LXXXII(a), the act returns to the proponent and the same text cannot be resubmitted. The judicial stage under (b) concerns the procedure initiated by a two-thirds caucus majority.
In the judicial procedure under (b), at least two judges’ votes are required to find a vital interest. A positive finding means the act fails and the same text cannot be resubmitted; a negative finding permits adoption by simple majority.