Serb Democratic Party

The daughter of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who is currently on trial for war crimes, was elected as National Assembly deputy speaker in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska.

Sonja Karadzic-Jovicevic, who is already a MP in the Republika Srpska entity's parliament, has been tipped for its vice-presidency by the Serb Democratic Party, SDS, which was founded by her father.

Twenty years after Bosnian war ended, calls are again being heard for the closure of the Office of the High Representative, OHR, the international authority in charge of implementing aspects of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement.

In an official statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry recently demanded the closure of the Office.

Bosnia's State Intelligence and Protection Agency, SIPA, raided the premises of Pavlovic International Bank in the northeastern Bosnian town of Bijeljina on Wednesday.

They entered the bank "under a mandate given by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is investigating a possible case of illegal transactions", the spokesperson of SIPA confirmed to BIRN.

Opposition parties in Republika Srpska have announced legal action against the leadership of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity for taking out a controversial loan.

They will legally challenge legality and constitutionality of this financial transaction, opposition leaders told a session of the National Assembly on Wednesday.

Accusations and allegations are flying around the mainly Serbian entity in Bosnia as the two main political blocs shape up for a potentially decisive duel in the entity assembly.

The struggle, which has been steadily escalating, will test which of the two blocs now controls the almost evenly divided assembly ahead of the 2016 local elections.

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik proposed on Tuesday that a referendum challenging the authority of the state-level judiciary and Bosnia's top international official, the High Representative, should take place at the beginning of September. 

The latest public opinion polls show increasing support for right-wing parties in the Serbian political scene.

The Serb Radical Party (SRS) has made the most gains, according to this.

A post on social networks under the alias of Boris Dodik, allegedly from Germany - which offered 100,000 euro for the life of the Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik - has triggered fresh debate about security threats in Bosnia.

NOVI SAD - Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) Ambassador to Serbia Ranko Skrbic told Tanjug on Wednesday that he has tendered an irrevocable resignation.

Skrbic said that he has forwarded a copy of the resignation to President of Republika Srpska (RS) Milorad Dodik, who proposed that he should be appointed to the office in line with the RS Constitution in 2013.