Is this your first time?

How responsive are political parties to first-time voters?

One of the main functions of political parties is mobilisation of voter support by 'selling' their political platforms and recruiting new supporters.

In the context of a change in electoral demographics, do BiH political parties take the opportunity to attract young voters when they show interest in their platform? It is particularly interesting to study this topic in the pre-election period, when numerous political leaders have made public statements about the importance of youth vote.

The study showed that a representative cross-section of Bosnia's political parties responded poorly during this exercise. It left us wondering whether it is realistic to expect that the first time voters' potential will indeed revolutionize the Bosnian political landscape.

Given the existing preponderance of generational apathy among youth in Bosnia, there lies a danger in the future - that a whole section of Bosnian society might fall off the electoral radar completely.