Bosnia-Politics

=Bosnian Politics=

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Bosnian Flag
The three point of the triangle represent the three nations of Bosnia: Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs. The stars and colors of the flag are taken from the European Union flag.


 * Representative Parliamentary government established by the Dayton Accord (see [|link] for more information) ¹
 * Government represents those setup by the European Union ²
 * Representation by elites who represent the 3 major groups in the country, Bosniak, Serb, and Croat
 * Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina rotates among 3 members, one of each party, who serves for an eight-month term ³
 * The members of Presidency elected directly by the people
 * The Chair of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the Presidency and approved by the House of Representatives. That person then appoints a Foreign Minister, Minister of Foreign Trade, and other government members.
 * The Parliamentary Assembly is the lawmaking body which consists of two houses: the House of Peoples and the House of Representatives.
 * The Constitutional Court is the highest court in the country.
 * Gained independence on March 1st, 1992 from Yugoslavia ⁴
 * Capital City is Sarajevo
 * For more information on Bosnian Politics visit this [|link].

Bibliography:

¹ "Summary of Dayton Peace Agreement." __PBS.Org__. 30 Nov. 1995. 20 Apr. 2007 <[|http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/bosnia/dayton_peace.html>.]

² "Bosnia." __Wikipedia__. 18 Apr. 2007. 18 Apr. 2007 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina>.]

³ "About Bosnia." __Bosnian Institute__. Bosnian Institute. 18 Apr. 2007 <[|http://www.bosnia.org.uk/bosnia/politics.cfm>.]

⁴"CIA-the World Factbook." __CIA.Gov__. 2007. 18 Apr. 2007 <[|https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bk.html]

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