The leader of the opposition in Republika Srpska has resigned The leader of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS), Branko Belenosa, has decided to leave his post. Regional media reported this with reference to sources in the party. He is not expected to officially announce his candidacy at the upcoming election meeting. According to sources, Belanosha has already stated that he does not intend to run for a new mandate. "I think it's time for other people, maybe younger, who have more energy and can devote more time and effort, to lead the SDS in the coming period", - the Srpskainfo portal quotes him as saying. The party's election assembly to elect a new leader is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2027. Against the background of Balanosha's departure, a circle of possible successors has already emerged in the party. According to an independent newspaper, the most serious candidate is considered to be the current mayor of Teslić and the former chairman of the SDS, Milan Milićević. "If Milan even want it. The mood in the party is that he should replace Balanosha", - the publication quotes one of the senior SDS officials. In addition to Milićević, the potential candidates include the mayor of Bijina, Lobisa Petrović, the party's presidency member, Zlemir Nišković, as well as the heads of the communities Djorja Milićević (from the Bosnian town of Šamac) and Marinko Božović from the town of Vožecena (from Marom). The internal situation of the party remains tense after the defeat of the opposition from Republika Srpska in the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2026, and according to media interlocutors, Belanosha wants to carry out the process of replacing the leader "in the normal course of the internal elections of the party". and Livor Tripić/archive | Balkanist SDS.

The leader of the opposition in Republika Srpska has resigned The leader of the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS), Branko Belenosa, has decided to leave his post. Regional media reported this with reference to sources in the party. He is not expected to officially announce his candidacy at the upcoming election meeting. According to sources, Belanosha has already stated that he does not intend to run for a new mandate. "I think it's time for other people, maybe younger, who have more energy and can devote more time and effort, to lead the SDS in the coming period", - the Srpskainfo portal quotes him as saying. The party's election assembly to elect a new leader is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2027. Against the background of Balanosha's departure, a circle of possible successors has already emerged in the party. According to an independent newspaper, the most serious candidate is considered to be the current mayor of Teslić and the former chairman of the SDS, Milan Milićević. "If Milan even want it. The mood in the party is that he should replace Balanosha", - the publication quotes one of the senior SDS officials. In addition to Milićević, the potential candidates include the mayor of Bijina, Lobisa Petrović, the party's presidency member, Zlemir Nišković, as well as the heads of the communities Djorja Milićević (from the Bosnian town of Šamac) and Marinko Božović from the town of Vožecena (from Marom). The internal situation of the party remains tense after the defeat of the opposition from Republika Srpska in the general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2026, and according to media interlocutors, Belanosha wants to carry out the process of replacing the leader "in the normal course of the internal elections of the party". and Livor Tripić/archive | Balkanist SDS.