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Recent elections in Bosnia Herzegovina have reaffirmed feelings that the country is still divided 15 years after the Dayton Accord.
The 1995 Dayton Accord ended a war that killed more than 100,000.
Post-war Bosnia is divided between the Muslim-Croat Federation and the Serb-controlled Republika Srpska.
CNN uses the Stari Most bridge as an example of the strife still affecting Bosnia.
The 16th century bridge was destroyed by shelling during the war, rebuilt and rededicated in 2004.
The rebuilt bridge was supposed to reflect the rebuilding of the society, but today much of the area is still in ruins.
“The economy is still weak, there is political corruption and communities use damaged buildings as physical mementos to make a political statement,” Tomas Valasek of the Centre for European Reform said.
Although voters chose moderate Muslim and Croat candidates for presidency, the Serbian candidate is considered a “hardliner.”
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