Dissolution of the House of Peoples

The BiH Constitution allows for the possibility of the dissolution of the House of Peoples, which would then require the election of a new House of Peoples under the provisions of the Election Law. There is no constitutional provision for the dissolution of the House of Representatives. One could therefore argue that the BiH Constitution leaves no room for early dissolution of the House of Representatives.

The House of Peoples can be dissolved by its own decision or by decision of the Presidency. On its own initiative, a proposal for dissolving the House of Peoples may be submitted to the Collegium through the Speaker by at least three delegates. The House shall be convened by the Collegium for discussing this proposal after fifteen days from its submission. After being debated, the proposal shall be submitted to vote. It shall be considered adopted if approved by a majority that includes the majority of delegates from at least two peoples. The result shall be announced and communicated to the House of Representatives, Presidency and Council of Ministers.²⁷⁶¹

The Presidency can dissolve the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina when there has been a change of the political majority in either the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska, in the Bosniak caucus of the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or in the Croat caucus of the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Presidency shall attempt to take a decision on the dissolution of the House of Peoples of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina by consensus. If a consensus is not reached, two Members can nevertheless dissolve it.²⁷⁶²