Goran Karanović

How this office is filled

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.

1. 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 · checked 03/11/2026
2. 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 · checked 03/11/2026
   • Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6 · checked 03/11/2026
3. 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 · checked 03/11/2026
4. 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 · checked 03/11/2026
   • Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6 · checked 03/11/2026

• 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.

  • Poslovnik Skupštine HNŽ-K — član 172, potvrđivanje cijele Vlade · checked 03/11/2026
  • Ustav FBiH — član V.3.8, amandman LXXXI (OHR 41/02), i član V.3.8a, amandman LXXXII · p. 6 · checked 03/11/2026
  • Ustav HNŽ-K — član 22, amandman II, 30 zastupnika · p. 27 · checked 03/11/2026

• 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 · checked 03/11/2026

• 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 · checked 03/11/2026

• 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 · checked 03/11/2026

Recorded start of the mandate: 9 November 2023. Sources for this person are listed below.