The Dayton accords break up Bosnia into autonomous halves – a Muslim-Croat federation and the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska – linked by a central authorities underneath the supervision of the excessive consultant.
The excessive consultant holds huge powers in Bosnia – together with the flexibility to successfully fireplace political leaders and strip them of energy.
Dodik, the present Republika Srpska president, pushed by way of two legal guidelines in 2023 beforehand annulled by Schmidt.
The laws refused to recognise choices made by the excessive consultant and Bosnia’s constitutional court docket within the Serbian entity.
For years, Dodik has pursued a relentless separatist agenda that has put him on collision course with Bosnia’s establishments.
The Republika Srpska president has repeatedly threatened to drag the Serb statelet out of Bosnia’s central establishments – together with its military, judiciary and tax system, which has led to sanctions from america.
