
Elmedin Konaković
Elmedin Konaković (born 1974) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player and politician, leader of the party People and Justice (NiP).
- Born
- 1974 (52 years), Sarajevo
- Party
- People and Justice
- Office
- Minister of Foreign Affairs 2023–
- Education
- FASTO UNSA
Centre · Where sources place the party (People and Justice)
Wikipedia: he describes NiP as centrist
Ideology: centrism, institutional reform
12%Probability · Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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He has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2023. He is named among the possible contenders for Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Career
Konaković played professional basketball and later worked as a basketball director, and took a master's in sport management at Sarajevo in 2017. A member of the SDA from 2004 to 2018, he sat in the Sarajevo Canton Assembly from 2010 to 2014 and was Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2015 to 2018. He founded NiP in 2018, sat in the House of Peoples from 2019 to 2022 and in the House of Representatives from 2022 to 2023. NiP became the largest party in Sarajevo in 2020 but lost heavily in the 2024 municipal elections.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs 2023–
- Member of the House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019–2022
Positions
Konaković describes NiP as centrist, with transparency, efficiency and institutional reform as its focus.
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Željko Komšić | Centre-left | 62 | 27% |
| Denis Zvizdić | 19% | ||
| Denis Bećirović | Centre-left | 50 | 15% |
| Elmedin Konaković | Centre | 52 | 12% |
| Bakir Izetbegović | Centre | 70 | 8% |
| Nermin Nikšić | Centre-left | 65 | 7% |
| Saša Magazinović | Centre-left | 47 | 6% |
| Edin Forto | Centre | 54 | 4% |
| Borjana Krišto | Centre-right | 65 | 4% |
| Radovan Višković | 3% | ||
| Zoran Tegeltija | 3% | ||
| Nebojša Vukanović | Centre-right | 47 | 2% |