Bosnia and Herzegovina will be electoral will be manipulated by manipulating voters

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Bosnia and Herzegovina will be electoral will be manipulated by manipulating voters

The goal was to see which elements were used to influence the emotions of the voters. Anida Sokol, researcher at Mediacentar Sarajevo and editor of the publication, looked at the use of war rhetoric, use of hate speech, the use of discrediting campaigns, how the past is linked to today s elections and how it is used to manipulate voters.

She stated that the publication talks about how electoral will be determined in Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH by manipulating emotions, and that everything can be connected to the recent events in Banja Luka when activists, journalists and members of the BiH Pride Parade were attacked after political speeches, hate speech and intolerance.

The Mediacentar Sarajevo research shows that the public is exposed to toxic narratives that contain sexism, hate speech, conspiracy theories, smear campaigns and denial of war crimes, and that political leaders are cited as the main culprits.

These actions are undermining and eroding the democracy of this country. This report should be a call to action, even though it may not be a surprise. The media, the civil society, and the general public have a role to play. The UK Ambassador Reilly, Detektor, said that voters want politicians to focus on the issues that are most important for citizens and for campaigns to be decent.