Serb member of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency Milorad Dodik is taking over the rotating chairmanship on November and will act as the Presidency Chairman for the next eight months.

Dodik is taking over the duty from Bosniak member Sefik Dzaferovic.

Bosnia has a three-member state Presidency with each member representing one of three major ethnic groups, the Bosniaks, the Serbs and the Croats.

The rotating chairmanship procedure is conducted in accordance with the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Presidency's Rules of Procedure.