Bósnia e Herzegovina Perfil Governo

nome: Sarajevo

coordenadas geográficas: 43 52 N, 18 25 E

diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

1 Março 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referendum for independence completed on 1 Março 1992; independence declared on 3 Março 1992

Dia da independência, 1 Março (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 Novembro (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 Maio (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 Novembro (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity

history: 14 Dezembro 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); note - each of the political entities has its own constitution

amendments: decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be emendada; emendada several times, last in 2009 (2016)

18 anos de idade, 16 if employed; universal

chefe do estado: Chairman of the Presidency Zeljko KOMSIC (chairman desde 20 July 2019, presidency member desde 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Milorad DODIK (presidency member desde 20 November 2018 - Serb seat); Sefik DZAFEROVIC (presidency member desde 20 November 2018 - Bosniak seat)

cabeça de governo: Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis ZVIZDIC (desde 11 February 2015)

cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman, approved by the state-level House of Representatives

elections/appointments: 3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives

election results: percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat