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In recent months, tensions have reached a new zenith, particularly following the indictment of Dodik for actions perceived as undermining the constitutional order. His declarations of independence and resistance to judicial authority underpin the rising stakes in this political drama. The culmination of this conflict was a February 2025 court ruling that found Dodik guilty. In defiance, Dodik rejected the court’s legitimacy and, in a move that threatens stability, proposed legislation that essentially rejected the central state institutions altogether.