House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Dom naroda Bosne i Hercegovine/Дом народа Босне и Херцеговине) is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other chamber being the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established through the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995.
House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina Dom naroda Bosne i Hercegovine Дом народа Босне и Херцеговине | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Vice-chairmen | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 |
Political groups | Bosniak caucus (5):
Croat caucus (5): Serb caucus (5):
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Salary | 2,564 EUR per month |
| Elections | |
Last election | 16 February 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Parliament Building Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 43°51′16.48″N 18°24′20.63″W | |
| Website | |
| www.parlament.ba | |
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina portal
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It has 15 members equally distributed among the three ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 Bosniaks, 5 Serbs, and 5 Croats. According to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the members of the House of Peoples are appointed so that "designated Croat and Bosniac Delegates from the Federation shall be selected, respectively, by the Croat and Bosniac Delegates to the House of Peoples of the Federation. Delegates from Republika Srpska shall be selected by the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska."