Nationalist parties prevail in Bosnia parliamentary vote

Updated preliminary results of the weekend election in Bosnia have shown that nationalists will stay firmly in power in the country that went through a brutal war in 1992-95.

The results released Monday by election authorities showed that nationalist parties will dominate the Bosnian state parliament and those in the Serb mini-state and the Muslim-Croat region.

The tally of more than 80 percent of ballots counted also confirms the pro-Russia Serb leader will win the Serb seat in the three-person Bosnian presidency.

Opponents of Milorad Dodik have said they will seek a recount of Sunday’s vote over alleged “numerous discrepancies.”

The election outcome deals a blow to hopes of bridging Bosnia’s ethnic divide after the war that killed 100,000 people, and threaten the country’s bid to join the European Union.