Igor Dodik, the son of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity President Milorad Dodik, was appointed, on Friday, to the post of Organizational Secretary of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), by the party leadership.

Banja Luka-based ATV first reported this information, which was later confirmed for N1.

Earlier on Friday, Milorad Dodik did not want to confirm the speculation that his sin is entering politics in a high party position:

“Did it leak? Someone wrote about it, I wouldn't speak until the vote is over,” said Dodik Sr. briefly during the day.

Igor Dodik is a basketball manager, but also an entrepreneur. He was in the public spotlight mostly because of his association with the company Prointer and it was his father who confirmed this connection on one occasion.

Unofficially, Igor Dodik is said to be the actual (co)owner of ATV and UNA TV.

The general and organizational secretary of the SNSD should deal with the state of the party on the ground.

Earlier, Srdjan Amidzic was appointed as the new SNSD General Secretary, thus the biggest party in the RS began its rejuvenation process.

The RS’ biggest ruling party has over 200,000 members, according to their website.

Their goal remains winning the local elections in the majority of municipalities and cities, as well as preserving the competencies of the Republika Srpska, Amidzic noted.