Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rick Holtzapple, visited Banja Luka on 27-28 October 2026 to engage with senior political representatives and civil society following the general elections.
During the visit, Holtzapple met with Željka Cvijanović, Serb Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Savo Minić, Prime Minister and President-elect of Republika Srpska (RS); Branko Blanuša, President of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS); Igor Dodik, Organizational Secretary of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD); and Ana Trišić Babić, Acting Director of the RS Office for International Co-operation.
He also met with Tanja Topić, Head of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Office in Banja Luka.
The discussions covered the formation of authorities and institutional developments in Republika Srpska, co-operation between levels of government and opportunities for continued engagement with the Mission.
