Bosnia's Serb Republic appoints interim president, seals Dodik's departure from post

Milorad Dodik, who was recently stripped of his mandate as the autonomous Serb Republic's president by Bosnia's election commission, attends a press conference following talks with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, September 9, 2025. Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool via REUTERS

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -The parliament of Bosnia's Serb Republic appointed Ana Trisic Babic as an interim president on Saturday, acknowledging officially for the first time that former President Milorad Dodik is stepping aside after a state court banned him from politics.

Trisic Babic, Dodik's close ally, will hold the position for one month until new presidential elections are held in the Serb Republic on November 23.