According to the observers’ first reports, all members of Polling Station Committees were not present at 10.2% of polling stations. This percentage was slightly less in the Republic of Srpska (6.2%).
At 97.7% of polling stations, ballots were counted by hand, and at 6.9%, some election materials were missing.
67.5% of polling stations were opened at 7 am, and 94,6% were opened by 7:15 which shows the quality of the technical preparations of the Polling Station Committees. At 100% of polling stations, the ballot boxes were shown to be empty before the polling stations were opened.
Based on these findings we can conclude that Election Day has begun in accordance with the Election Law and associated regulations.
