The facts
On 24 October, the CEC adopted a decision establishing and publishing the 4 October general-election results. N1 reported that the results were not yet finally confirmed and that recount and appeal procedures remained open. [1][4]
The established results re-elected Denis Bećirović to the Bosniak seat and Željka Cvijanović to the Serb seat of the three-member Presidency; Darijana Filipović won the Croat seat. [4][5]
In the 42-seat state House, the established allocation includes SDA with nine seats, SNSD six, SDP BiH five and the HDZ BiH-led coalition four. Twenty-two seats make a majority, and ElectioMap reported on 25 October that no coalition had been agreed at that time. [5]
On 28 October, the CEC ordered hand recounts at specified polling stations for the Una-Sana Canton assembly and at one station for the Canton 10 assembly. These orders concern cantonal-assembly ballots, not a nationwide recount of the Presidency or state House results. [2][3]
Relevant context
Bosnia's three-member Presidency allocates one seat each to a Bosniak, Croat and Serb member; the 1995 Dayton framework distributes power across the two entities and state institutions. [5]
Still unconfirmed
- The CEC's 24 October announcement said legal challenge procedures and rules on constituent representation would be completed before formal confirmation. Whether a later recount, appeal or confirmation changed any national outcome was not established in the sources checked on 1 November.
- ElectioMap reported no coalition agreement on 25 October; whether a coalition agreement was reached later remains unknown in the sources checked.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 1 Nov 2026, 08:09 UTC.
The CEC's 24 October decision and 28 October recount orders were read directly and compared with independently owned N1 reporting and ElectioMap's official-results-based data page. The distinction between established and confirmed results is retained; no coalition or final certification is inferred.
- Established results of the 2026 General Elections
Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Primary source · 24 Oct 2026
Official CEC announcement, actual page opened. It says the commission adopted its decision establishing and publishing the results on 24 October and describes the later confirmation procedure.
- Order for manual recounts in the Una-Sana Canton Assembly
Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026
Official 28 October order for specified polling stations in Velika Kladuša and Bihać, for two political subjects at the Una-Sana Canton assembly level.
- Order for manual recount at a Canton 10 Assembly polling station
Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026
Official 28 October order for polling station 057A011 for the Canton 10 Assembly.
- CEC establishes general-election results; legal challenge period follows
N1 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Reporting · 24 Oct 2026
Actual regional newsroom report opened; independently explains the 72-hour recount request and two-day appeal periods and says results were not yet finally confirmed.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina General election 2026 — Results
ElectioMap · Reporting · 25 Oct 2026
Actual result page opened and compared with CEC records. ElectioMap identifies its named independent editor and states the figures come from official electoral-authority files; it labels results established, not confirmed.