On 18 October, the National Assembly of Republika Srpska appointed Ana Trišić Babić as the acting President of the BiH entity. At the same time, the series of controversial laws, previously described as the “only way to defend RS”, were annulled by the RS Parliament. These decisions followed the resignation of Milorad Dodik as President of RS, a move which was formally attributed to health reasons.
Dodik’s decision to step down from power is widely seen as the consequence of the increasing international pressure regarding his policies and a decline in domestic approval ratings.
According to the interlocutors of EWB, he will, in all probability, continue to be the “mastermind” of the politics in Republika Srpska.
