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a Formally, Brčko District is held in condominium by both parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (namely, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska). De facto, however, it is a third entity, as it has the same powers as the Federation and Republika Srpska and is under the direct sovereignty of BiH. [4] b Latin version
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina covers 51% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's total area, while Republika Srpska covers 49%. The entities, based largely on the territories held by the two warring sides at the time, were formally established by the Dayton Agreement in 1995 because of the tremendous changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina's ethnic ...
As the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was created on the principle of decentralisation, the cantons have strong autonomy which is guaranteed by a long list of exclusive jurisdictions in the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including police, education, cultural policy, housing policy, public services, local ...
The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is split into 10 cantons, local governing units that were endowed with substantial autonomy, whereas Republika Srpska operates under a centralised government structure. While the state level holds a limited set of exclusive or joint responsibilities, the entities wield most of the authority.
The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [note 1] commonly abbreviated to the Federal Government, [note 2] is the main executive branch of government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is headed by the prime minister.
The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Predstavnički Dom Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Croatian: Zastupnički Dom Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine and Serbian Cyrillic: Представнички Дом Федерације Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
The president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina represents the Federation and is the head of the federal executive power. [2] The term of the federal president is four years. The post was established in March 1994. The election of the federal president consists of several activities.
The Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Parlament Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / Парламент Федерације Босне и Херцеговине), often called Federal Parliament (Serbo-Croatian: Federalni parlament / Федералн парламент), is the bicameral legislative body of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two ...