President and Vice-Presidents of Republika Srpska
President
Current officeholders · 2022–2026 · as of 3 November 2026
Note on this list
Siniša Karan is the current President, not Milorad Dodik. The early election was held on 23 November 2025 and repeated at 136 polling stations on 8 February 2026; CIK confirmed Karan’s election on 13 February 2026 and he took the oath on 17 February 2026. The Vice-Presidents are from the term begun in 2022. Duraković’s label refers to his independent candidacy in 2022, not any subsequent party affiliation. The 2026 election results are separate from this in-office roster.
Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata-SNSD-Milorad Dodik
Party affiliation as stated by the source.
- In office since
- 17 February 2026
How this office is filled
Citizens directly elect the President and two Vice-Presidents of Republika Srpska from the same candidate list, subject to representation of the three constituent peoples.
- Voters
Elect the President and Vice-Presidents by direct and secret ballot for four years.
- Election result
The candidate with the most votes is elected President; the highest-polling candidates from the other two constituent peoples are elected Vice-Presidents.
The President and Vice-Presidents come from different constituent peoples.
The same person may be elected President or Vice-President at most twice consecutively.
The Vice-Presidents assist the President in tasks entrusted to them; the President determines which Vice-President substitutes when the President is temporarily unable to serve.
Recorded start of the mandate: 17 February 2026. Sources for this person are listed below.
Sources for this record
- CIK BiH — Potvrđeni rezultati prijevremenih izbora za predsjednika Republike Srpske, 13.02.2026. · checked 03/11/2026
- Predsjednik RS — Predsjednik Karan položio svečanu zakletvu, 17.02.2026. · checked 03/11/2026
Body roster sources
- Predsjednik RS — službena stranica, Siniša Karan · checked 03/11/2026
- CIK BiH — Potvrđeni rezultati prijevremenih izbora za predsjednika Republike Srpske, 13.02.2026. · checked 03/11/2026
- Predsjednik RS — Predsjednik Karan položio svečanu zakletvu, 17.02.2026. · checked 03/11/2026
- Predsjednik RS — Ćamil Duraković, službena biografija · checked 03/11/2026
- Predsjednik RS — Davor Pranjić, službena biografija · checked 03/11/2026
- CIK BiH — Prijevremeni izbori za predsjednika RS, 23.11.2025. · checked 03/11/2026
- CIK BiH — Ponovni prijevremeni izbori, 08.02.2026. · checked 03/11/2026