Election commission orders recount of votes for Bosnian Serb region's president

FILE PHOTO: Milorad Dodik, Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina speaks during an interview in his office in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's election commission (CIK) ordered on Monday a recount of votes for president of its autonomous Serb region after a bloc of opposition parties filed complaints alleging the ballot was rigged by Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik.

The Balkan country held presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 2, including the presidential vote in the Serb Republic entity in which the main contenders were Dodik, the outgoing Serb member on Bosnia's tripartite presidency, and opposition candidate Jelena Trivic, an economy professor.