Bosnia’s electoral authorities have removed separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, following an appeals court verdict sentencing him to one year in jail and a six-year ban on all political activities.

Lawyers of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik plan to challenge Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina's decision in Constitutional Court - Anadolu Ajansı

Bosnia's election commission on Wednesday revoked the mandate of the separatist Bosnian Serb president after he rejected a court order jailing him for a year and banning him from political office for obstructing implementation of the 1995 peace deal.