Bosnian Serb Declares Victory In Rerun Srebrenica Vote Amid Muslim Boycott
February 22, 2021 11:51 GMT
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The candidate of Bosnian Serb parties says he has won a repeat of local elections in the town of Srebrenica despite a boycott of the vote by Bosnian Muslims.
Mladen Grujicic declared victory in his mayoral reelection bid in the eastern town that was the scene of the Bosnian war s worst atrocity when 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Serb forces in July 1995.
Elections in Srebrenica and Doboj, in the north of the country, were repeated after numerous irregularities had been reported in the November 2020 local elections, dominated by Bosnian Serbs.
Preliminary Results for Mayors of Srebrenica and Doboj announced February 22, 2021 12:45 PM by Y.Z
The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced preliminary results for the Mayor of the City of Doboj and the Mayor of Srebrenica, which includes the results from November 15, 2020.
According to these results, the mayor of Doboj, out of a total of 106 polling stations, 96 were processed and the candidate Boris Jerinic (SNSD) won 19,148 votes or 67.44 percent. Srdjan Todorovic (SP) 4,645 votes, or 16.36 percent, and Cvijan Filipovic (SDS) 4,600 votes, or 16.20 percent. For the mayor of Srebrenica, Mladen Grujicic won 5,189 votes or 67.62 percent, Alija Tabakovic won 2,433 votes or 31.70 percent, Janjic Mile won 28 votes or 0.36 percent
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