Trump Allies Cruise To Victory In Balkan Country’s Election

Allies of President Donald Trump won decisively in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Sunday election, even as the country's new voting technology caused significant problems. Preliminary figures from the Central Election Commission show Željka Cvijanović, who has previously been both prime minister and president of Republika Srpska, winning another term as the Serb member of the three-person national presidency by a wide margin. She is aligned with Milorad Dodik, who heads the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and was once Republika Srpska's president, according to Daily Caller.

Dodik credits Trump's return to office for his movement's revival, telling a victory rally, as Bloomberg reported, that without it his side would be "politically dead." He told the Daily Caller News Foundation he wants Trump to back Republika Srpska becoming an independent, internationally recognized state, insisting any separation should be peaceful, and that he will stay loyal to Trump regardless. He also rejects choosing between Washington and Moscow. Shortly before the vote, Cvijanović told a rally the entity needs a right to a referendum.

Dodik's fortunes have shifted since U. S. sanctions were lifted and Christian Schmidt left his post as international high representative in July.

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