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Denis Bećirović

Denis Bećirović

Denis Bećirović (born 1975) is a Bosnian historian and politician, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1993.

Born
1975 (50 years), Tuzla
Party
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Office
Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2026–
Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022–
Education
University of Sarajevo, University of Tuzla
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Wikipedia: SDP BiH is a social-democratic party
Ideology: social democracy, pro-Europeanism

100%Probability · Bosniak President of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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He has been the Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022 and holds a doctorate in history. He is named as a candidate for the Bosniak seat in the Presidency in the 2026 general election.

Career

Bećirović studied history and geography at Tuzla (1998) and took a master's (2004) and doctorate (2010) in history at Sarajevo. He sat in the Tuzla Cantonal Assembly from 2000, in the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2018 and in the House of Peoples from 2019 to 2022. He took 33.5% in a 2018 Presidency bid that failed, then won the Bosniak seat in 2022 with 57.4% against Bakir Izetbegović. He chaired the Presidency in 2024 and again from March 2026.

Offices held
  1. Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2024–2024, 2026–
  2. Bosniak Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022–

Source: Wikidata

Positions

Wikipedia describes him as a supporter of EU accession, which he calls a strategic goal, and of democratic reforms and a stronger rule of law, working with liberal and civic parties. In 2024 the Serbian Foreign Ministry said remarks he made at the Srebrenica commemoration did not contribute to reconciliation.

Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia

Photo: © European Union 2026, Attribution, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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Bosniak President of Bosnia and Herzegovina?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Denis Bećirović ResolvedCentre-left50100%
Semir Efendić ResolvedCentre430%
Bakir Izetbegović ResolvedCentre700%

All 3 outcomes

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