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Bosnians vote in milestone polls Bosnians vote in milestone polls
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Bosnians are voting in general elections ahead of an expected end of international supervision next year. People in Bosnia have voted to choose the politicians who will lead the country after international supervision is due to end next year.
The international community has largely run the country since the Bosnian war of the early 1990s, but is set to hand over much of its powers to politicians. An election official said turnout was higher than in previous elections because of an increase in the number of registered voters.
Voters are casting ballots for the presidency, parliament and regional government representatives. The international community has largely run the country since the Bosnian war of the early 1990s.
Despite poverty and high unemployment, issues of ethnicity and nationalism have dominated the election campaigns. Final election results are expected within a month.
The victors in this election will soon take on real responsibility for improving the lives of their voters, dealing with challenges like high unemployment and stifling bureaucracy, reports the BBC's Nicholas Walton in Sarajevo. Voters cast ballots for the presidency, parliament and representatives for regional governments.
But during the month of campaigning the agenda was once again more dominated by nationalist issues than by detailed discussion of how each party would tackle the problems of everyday life. Despite poverty and high unemployment, issues of ethnicity and nationalism have dominated the election campaigns, says the BBC's Nicholas Walton in Sarajevo.
The office of the International High Representative, which oversees the peace process, will close in mid-2007.The office of the International High Representative, which oversees the peace process, will close in mid-2007.
But if it judges that Bosnia's politicians are unable to take on the responsibility for taking the country forward, the international community has warned that it might not hand over power after all, our correspondent adds.