/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SZZTW67LMRAMPPCKBBQMSUTFRA.JPEG?#)
![Oops? SONA band plays Tyla’s ‘Water’ amid water crisis [watch]](http://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-SANDF-bands-song-choice-at-SONA-left-many-South-Africans-amused.jpg.optimal.jpg?#)
Banned Bosnian Serb leader Dodik’s party wins snap presidential elections
Bosnian Serb politician Sinisa Karan, the candidate backed by dismissed president Milorad Dodik, won Sunday’s snap election with 50.89% of the vote, preliminary results showed. His main rival, Branko Blanusa, secured 47.81%, the central electoral commission said, based on nearly 93% of polling stations counted.
Bosnian Serb politician Sinisa Karan, the candidate backed by dismissed president Milorad Dodik, won Sunday’s snap election with 50.89% of the vote, preliminary results showed. His main rival, Branko Blanusa, secured 47.81%, the central electoral commission said, based on nearly 93% of polling stations counted.
