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5 Signs a Politician is Pandering to Jewish Voters
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In Short: The election comes amid a backdrop of divisive rhetoric and war-era tensions, with some politicians using inflammatory language to mobilize voters.
Around 3.4 million voters in Bosnia are casting ballots for the three members of the country's multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national parliament, and heads of institutions for the country's two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
Polls opened Sunday morning in Bosnia for a general election in which most citizens are focused on everyday problems, while some mainstream politicians are stirring up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.
Taking center stage in the contest is a staunchly pro-Russian politician who, despite not appearing on the ballot, has dominated the campaign and inflamed divisions that have sparked fears of renewed instability.
Dragan Bursac, an analyst, said despite Dodik not appearing on the ballot for the first time in nearly 30 years, he “is still in command. He is everywhere.”
Dodik told supporters at his party's final election rally Friday night in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska's administrative capital, that Bosnia “is dead.”
Dodik’s influence is palpable, with the Russian ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Khalabukov, also in attendance at the rally.
Dodik’s rhetoric and influence have raised concerns about renewed instability in the country, as voters navigate a complex political landscape.
Voters are faced with the task of choosing leaders who can address everyday issues while also navigating the country's complex political and historical landscape.
What's confirmed
- Around 3.4 million voters in Bosnia are choosing the three members of the country's multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national parliament, and heads of institutions for the country's two entities, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.
- SARAJEVO: Polls opened Sunday morning in Bosnia for a general election in which most citizens of the multi-ethnic Balkan nation are focused on everyday problems, while some mainstream politicians are whipping up war-era tensions that have kept the country divided since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.
- At his party's final election rally Friday night in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska's administrative capital, Dodik told supporters that Bosnia "is dead."
What's still developing
- She is an astute politician is clearly borne out of fact that soon after the withdrawal of her candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, Banerjee’s immediately announced support for the Congress candidate, which was echoed by Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, potentially creating a more consolidated anti-BJP front.
- It is widely perceived that Suvendu resorted to this vindictive step for simply pushing the opposition into corner, terrorising the voters specially the Muslims, who constitute around 40 per cent of the total electorates and weaken and disrupt INDIA bloc’s electoral campaign.
- Suvendu might have become the chief minister enjoying the blessings of Modi and Amit Shah, his action nonetheless presents a picture of frightened politician.
- He has not learnt the lessons from the past incidents; voters rebel and repel vindictive moves of the rulers by defeating its candidate.
- The aspirants for those positions are making all sorts of promises to win voters’ approval.
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- “This was never about what voters actually want,” Montoya said.
- The goal of the virtual confab: to give creators, both budding and established, a framework for how to talk politics and mobilize voters, and to remind them of their influence and reach as the country enters the final stretch of the 2026 midterms.
- Illustration by Anna Wiederkehr/POLITICO (source images via Getty) Republicans and Democrats are fighting over working class voters.
- “It is not just traditional Democrats or independents,” he said.