Bosnia’s electoral authorities have removed separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, following an appeals court verdict sentencing him to one year in jail and a six-year ban on all political activities.

Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has formally removed Milorad Dodik from his post as president of the country’s Serb entity, Republika Srpska, following the confirmation of a one-year prison sentence handed down by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Milorad Dodik lost his presidency according to electoral law after an appeals court upheld a six-year political ban last Friday. He plans to stay in office and appeal the decision. View on euronews