SARAJEVO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) and the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) were leading the preliminary results for the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), according to data from the country's Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday.

In the BiH Federation, the SDA led with 238,576 votes, or 31.55 percent, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) with 117,959 votes, or 15.60 percent.

In Republika Srpska, the SNSD led with 206,202 votes, or 41.09 percent, followed by the Sigurna Srpska Movement with 75,297 votes, or 15.01 percent.

The results were based on ballots from about 96.32 percent of polling stations, with counting still underway, according to the CEC.

The House of Representatives has 42 seats, with 28 elected from the BiH Federation and 14 from Republika Srpska. The final allocation of seats will be determined after the counting process is completed.

The House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH. The other chamber, the House of Peoples, is not directly elected in the general election. ■

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