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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Post-election period: general elections were held on 4 October 2026. Preliminary results reported by Wikipedia (bih-wiki-election2026) give the Presidency seats to Denis Bećirović, Darijana Filipović and Željka Cvijanović; the outgoing Presidency and Council of Ministers remain in office until their successors take office. The Council of Ministers site does not list its members, and the ministry and Presidency sites were unavailable or empty when checked, so ministers are sourced from Wikipedia (last edited July 2026); only the Chair is verified on the official site.

Head of state
Denis BećirovićChairman of the Presidency
Head of government
Borjana KrištoChair of the Council of Ministers · since 25 Jan 2023
System
Parliamentary republicCapital: Sarajevo
UN e-government rank
107 of 193EGDI 2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina is a parliamentary republic[1]. The head of state is Chairman of the Presidency Denis Bećirović[3]. The government is led by Chair of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto, in office since 25 Jan 2023[4][5][6]. Govpedia records 10 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Sarajevo
Region
Southeast Europe
Area
51,209 km²
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Currency
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (KM)
People
Bosnian, Herzegovinian
Borders
Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
Calling code
+387
Internet domain
.ba

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Sourced

Denis Bećirović

Chairman of the Presidency · 16 Mar 2026 – present[3]

Bosnia and Herzegovina's head of state is a three-member Presidency whose chair rotates every eight months. Bećirović is the Bosniak member; the other members are Željka Cvijanović (Serb member) and Željko Komšić (Croat member).

Head of government

Verified

Borjana Krišto

Chair of the Council of Ministers · 25 Jan 2023 – present[4][5][6]

In government: Ministers from HDZ BiH, SNSD, SDP BiH, NiP, NS and BHZ, and one independent

Executive

Council of Ministers chaired by Borjana Krišto

1 of 10 verified on official pages

Cabinet seats by party

Ministers from HDZ BiH, SNSD, SDP BiH, NiP, NS and BHZ, and one independent[5][7]

  • HDZ BiH3
  • SNSD2
  • SDP BiH1
  • NiP1
  • Independent1
  • NS1
  • BHZ1

In January 2025 the Troika parties (SDP BiH, NiP, NS) announced they were withdrawing support for the coalition with SNSD; SNSD ministers remain in office. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[8]

2024

0.633rank 107 of 193

  • Online services0.500
  • Human capital0.622
  • Telecom infrastructure0.776

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Denis Bećirović becomes Chairman of the Presidency in the eight-monthly rotation.[3]

    Sourced

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Nenad Nešić's resignation as Minister of Security takes effect; Ivica Bošnjak (HDZ BiH) takes over the ministry in an acting capacity.[5][7]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Vijeće ministara Bosne i Hercegovine

    Council of Ministers of Bosnia and HerzegovinaOfficialChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Borjana Krišto

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026