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Reuters (11 May 2026)

German politician Christian Schmidt ‌is set to resign as international peace overseer for Bosnia, his office said on Monday, marking the premature end to a tenure defined by reform but also political stalemate and acrimony.

The Office of the High Representative said Schmidt, who was appointed ​in 2021 to oversee the continued implementation of the U.S.-backed Dayton peace accords that ended Bosnia's ​war in 1995, was stepping down for personal reasons.

The decision follows years of ⁠political turmoil in Bosnia and complaints from Bosnian Serbs, particularly their leader Milorad Dodik, who do not recognise ​Schmidt because his nomination was not endorsed by the United Nations Security Council after opposition from China and ​Dodik's ally Russia.

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