Rotation

The first chairmanship of the Presidency was Constitutionally assigned to the member who received the largest number of votes.²⁷⁹⁷ Thereafter, the Constitution requires only that the chairmanship be decided “by rotation or otherwise” as determined by the Parliamentary Assembly.²⁷⁹⁸ The current requirement that the chairmanship of the Presidency rotate every eight months is found in the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina.²⁷⁹⁹

Decisions taken pursuant to subparagraphs (a) – (e) should be taken by consensus,²⁸⁰⁰ and are subject to the vital interest protections contained in Article V.2(d). The powers described in subparagraphs (a) – (e) are all related to matters of foreign affairs, except for the general power to execute decisions of the Parliamentary Assembly, which is found in subparagraph (e).