Government of Republika Srpska
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| Government of Republika Srpska | |
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| Влада Републике Српске Vlada Republike Srpske | |
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| Established | 22 April 1992 |
| State | Republika Srpska |
| Leader | Prime Minister |
| Appointed by | National Assembly |
| Ministries | 16 |
| Responsible to | National Assembly |
| Headquarters | Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Website | www.vladars.net |
Government of Republika Srpska (Serbo-Croatian: Влада Републике Српске / Vlada Republika Srpske) is the executive authority of Republika Srpska, along with the President of Republika Srpska. The Prime Minister is head of the Government, while the Government is composed of his deputies and ministers. The powers of the Government are determined by the Constitution of Republika Srpska. The Government is appointed by the National Assembly for a four-year term.
The first Government of Republika Srpska was inaugurated on 22 April 1992, and the first Prime Minister of Republika Srpska was Branko Đerić.[1] The current Government led by Prime Minister Radovan Višković was elected after the 2022 general election and was inaugurated by the National Assembly on 21 December 2022.[2][3] Through its history, Republika Srpska has had nineteen governments.[4][5]
According to the Constitution of Republika Srpska, the Government has the power to:[6]
- Suggest laws, other regulations and general acts;
- Suggest development plan, spatial plan, the budget and the balance sheet;
- Secures the implementation and the execution of laws, other regulations and general acts;
- Enacts decrees, decisions and other acts for the law implementation;
- Gives opinion on suggestions of laws, other regulations and general acts that are brought before the National Assembly by another proposer;
- Determines principles for internal organisation of ministries and other republican organs of administration and administrative organisations, appoints and dismisses officials in the ministries, other republican organs and administrative organisations;
- Determines and directs the activity of ministries and other republican organs and administrative organisations;
- Supervises the activity of ministries and other republican organs and administrative organisations, abolishes or cancels their acts that are contrary to laws or government regulation;
- Does other activities in accordance with the Constitution and law.
The Government also has power to appoint foreign representatives of Republika Srpska.[6]
Election and composition
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The Government is appointed by the National Assembly for a four-year term. The new government is appointed every time after constituting the new assembly.[6]
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska is head of the Government, with official title being President of the Government. The Government is, along with the Prime Minister, composed of his deputies and ministers. A member of parliament elected as Prime Minister of a minister in the government cannot decide on election of the Government, and the member of parliament appointed to these duties cannot vote on distrust to the Government, his removal or reports of the Government or his ministry.[6]
The Prime Minister and his or her deputies cannot be members of the same constituent nation (Serbian, Bosniak and Croatian). The Prime Minister has two deputies, who are also ministers in the Government. At least 15% of the Government must be composed out of members of one of the constituent nations, and at least 35% of the Government must be composed of members of the two constituent nations.[6]