Bosnia-Herzegovina votes amid divisive campaigns, EU bid

Polling began in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday, with around 3.4 million voters eligible to take part in the Balkan country's general election. Citizens are electing officials across multiple tiers of government, including members of the multiethnic, tripartite presidency. They will also choose lawmakers for the federal parliament and the heads of institutions for the country's two largely autonomous entities — the Muslim-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Serb-run Republika Srpska. The election comes at a time when the country is struggling with a number of challenges.