{"id":185135,"date":"2025-08-18T15:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=185135"},"modified":"2025-08-18T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:42:10","slug":"milorad-dodiks-appeal-rejected-the-bih-cec-stripped-him-of-his-mandate-as-president-of-republika-srpska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/milorad-dodiks-appeal-rejected-the-bih-cec-stripped-him-of-his-mandate-as-president-of-republika-srpska\/","title":{"rendered":"MILORAD DODIK&#8217;S APPEAL REJECTED: The BiH CEC stripped him of his mandate as President of Republika Srpska!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The Appellate Panel of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) rejected Milorad Dodik&#8217;s appeal against the decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) to strip him of his mandate as President of Republika Srpska (RS) after the court ruling, it was confirmed to the Sarajevo portal Raport at the CEC.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the decision of the Appellate Panel of the BiH Court, Dodik is officially no longer in the position of President of the RS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the final verdict was handed down to Dodik, by which he was sentenced to one year in prison and a six-year ban on political activity, for not implementing the decisions of the High Representative, the CEC decided to strip Dodik of his presidential mandate, which could be appealed to the Appellate Panel of the BiH Court for election appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fwAleg1uIM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/dodik-after-viskovics-resignation-it-is-time-for-a-government-of-national-unity-referendum-at-the-end-of-september\/\">DODIK AFTER VI\u0160KOVI\u0106&#8217;S RESIGNATION: It is time for a government of national unity, referendum at the end of September!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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