Halil Selimbašić

How this office is filled

The House of Peoples has 80 delegates: 23 from each constituent people and 11 Others. They are elected by cantonal assemblies, not directly by voters.

1. Central Election Commission of BiH

   Allocates seats by canton, constituent people and Others according to the latest census and the statutory formula.

   • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.8(2) (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026
   • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXXVIII, IX.7(2) · checked 03/11/2026
   • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.12 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026
2. Constituent-peoples and Others caucuses in cantonal assemblies

   Parties represented in the relevant caucus or its members nominate lists. Assembly members vote by secret ballot, each for one list in their caucus.

   • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.8(4) (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026
   • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.11 i 10.14 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026
3. Cantonal assemblies

   Elect delegates within 30 days of certification of election results, from among their representatives unless the law provides otherwise.

   • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandmani CXII–CXIII, IV.A.8(1) i IV.A.10 · checked 03/11/2026
   • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.13 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026
4. Central Election Commission of BiH

   Makes the final allocation using the highest quotients and the order of each list. Reallocates unfilled seats under the law, including through a special act if seats remain vacant.

   • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.15–10.16 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026
5. House of Peoples

   Elects its speaker and two deputy speakers and adopts its rules.

   • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.11 (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026

• 80 delegates: 23 Bosniaks, 23 Croats, 23 Serbs and 11 Others; the term is four years unless dissolved.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXI, IV.A.6(2) · checked 03/11/2026
  • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.7 (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026
  • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.10 i 10.18 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026

• At least one Bosniak, Croat, Serb and Other delegate comes from each canton with at least one such assembly member.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXII, IV.A.8(3) · checked 03/11/2026
  • Izborni zakon BiH, 10.12 (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026

• A House of Representatives member or municipal councillor cannot simultaneously serve as a delegate. Suspension of a cantonal mandate also suspends the House of Peoples mandate.

  • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.8(5) (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026
  • Izborni zakon BiH, 1.8a(4) (CIK tehnički prečišćeni tekst, maj 2024.) · checked 03/11/2026

• A vital-national-interest procedure is triggered by two thirds of one constituent-peoples caucus or more than one speaker/deputy speaker. It must be invoked within one week of circulation and before voting. Adoption requires a majority of each caucus represented in the house.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXVIII, IV.A.18(1)–(3) · checked 03/11/2026

• If agreement fails, a joint commission with parity representation seeks consensus on the text. Failing harmonisation, the Federation Constitutional Court decides: its panel rules on admissibility by two-thirds majority within one week and on merits within one month; at least two judges’ votes are required to find a vital interest.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXVIII, IV.A.18(5)–(8) · checked 03/11/2026

• Each house adopts its rules and elects a speaker and two deputy speakers by majority vote; they may not be from the same constituent people or the Others.

  • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.11 (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026

• The prime minister and speakers of the two houses must belong to different constituent peoples or the Others; following the Federation president’s election and prime minister’s appointment, the houses ensure compliance.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXXIV, IV.D.1 · checked 03/11/2026

• Parliamentary decisions require both houses’ approval unless the Constitution provides otherwise; each house adopts its own rules and declarations.

  • Ustav FBiH, IV.A.17 (tekst do amandmana CIX; čitati zajedno s amandmanima iz 2022.) · checked 03/11/2026

• The other house is expected to act within 45 days; otherwise the law must appear on its next session’s agenda, no later than 30 days after that deadline.

  • OHR, 2.10.2022, Amandman CXV, IV.A.15 · checked 03/11/2026

No individual election or appointment date is stated in this record. The general procedure is not evidence of an individual election or appointment.