Bosnia's election commission fines Dodik's SNSD about 52,700 euros for using public works and children in campaign promotion

On September 17, 2026, Bosnia's Central Election Commission imposed fines totalling more than 100,000 euros ahead of the October 4 elections, according to Balkan Insight. Milorad Dodik's SNSD received the largest share: about 41,900 euros as a party, roughly 52,700 euros with candidate sanctions, for unlawful use of public infrastructure projects for partisan promotion and use of children in political marketing.