Go to media bankMilorad Dodik, Member of the Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 22The leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, said in an interview with RIA Novosti that he is confident in his victory in the upcoming elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and doubts that Western interference will somehow affect their result. «Of course, I see a similar situation of interference from outside West every day, the West has its favorites in the elections, and I am on the other side.British, American sanctions were imposed against me, and local favorites are also put forward from that side, there is constant pressure on public opinion, but I have already in the course of the previous learned how to deal with them, so I don't expect Western interference to affect the election results in any way,» he said.Putin wished Dodik success in the elections in Bosnia and HerzegovinaAt the same time, Dodik noted that there is evidence of interference in the elections in BiH by the West — the West finances and promotes its candidates, but they do not enjoy broad popular support. The West finances certain candidates, they are provided with logistical support, including in social networks. But the people have already recognized such actions, and they are not popular,» the politician stressed. He added that he was confident in his victory in the elections to be held on October 2 «I certainly expect the victory of my party in all those positions in which it is represented. I am running for the presidency of the Republika Srpska, Ms. Zeljka Cvijanovic, who has held this post until now, is running for the post of member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Serbian people These offices are the most important in this election and I certainly expect the absolute victory, and all preliminary polls confirm that this will be the case,» Dodik said. He explained that the election campaign was stable and peaceful, so he expects the elections themselves to be held peacefully and in appropriate conditions. observation — there are observers from the European Union and from Russia. Therefore, we expect that the holding of the elections will be assessed at the highest level,» Dodik concluded. continue
