Dodik and Čović meet in Banja Luka to discuss new BiH government formation

Leaders of Bosnia's dominant Serb and Croat parties, Milorad Dodik (SNSD) and Dragan Čović (HDZ BiH), meet in Banja Luka to begin coalition talks for forming a new government. The meeting signals early jockeying for power following recent elections, with implications for BiH's complex ethnic power-sharing. Outcome uncertain; talks may set the stage for broader coalition negotiations.