Njegov rival, premijer RS Milorad Dodik, koji se uvijek protivi državnosti BiH, zauzvrat je 10. oktobra u jednom tv-intervjuu zaprijetio da će RS proglasiti nezavisnost ako ga OHR pokuša smijeniti s funkcije.
His rival, RS Prime Minister Milorad Dodik, always a foe of BiH statehood, in turn threatened in an October 10th television interview to declare RS's independence if the OHR tried to remove him from office.