Banned Dodik Claims Party Victory in Bosnia Election Without Being on Ballot

Milorad Dodik claimed victory for his SNSD party in Bosnia's Oct. 4 general election at a late-night news conference, though he was not on the ballot. The former president of Republika Srpska — Bosnia's Serb-majority entity — was banned from office after conviction for defying the international envoy overseeing the 1995 peace deal.