Nationalists have suffered losses in the elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina but remain the determining force in the complicated power and administrative structure of the small Balkan country. The main focus was on the election for Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, which is the country’s top executive and internationally representative body. The inter-ethnic office is shared by one Bosniak, one Serb and one Croat. Citizens also voted for the federal parliament and the parliaments in the two largely autonomous parts of the country. Bosnia is plagued by friction between groups, with tensions often fan…