坚定亲俄的政治家主导了竞选并加剧了分裂，尽管他并未出现在选票上。波黑塞族民族主义政治家米洛拉德·多迪克宣布其政党在波黑选举中获胜，此次选举受到经济压力、巴尔干国家加入欧盟的前景以及自1992-1995年残酷战争以来分裂该国的民族紧张局势的影响。
Staunchly pro-Russia politician has dominated campaign and inflamed divisions despite not appearing on ballot Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union and ethnic tensions that have divided the country since its brutal 1992-95 war.
多迪克是一位坚定亲俄的政治家，尽管他未出现在选票上，却主导了竞选，并以分离主义言论煽动分裂，引发了人们对波黑再次陷入动荡的担忧。
Dodik is a staunchly pro-Russia politician who, despite not appearing on the ballot, has dominated the campaign and inflamed divisions with separatist rhetoric that has sparked fears of renewed instability in Bosnia.