In the early 1990s, the Bosnian War tore the country formerly known as Yugoslavia into three different nations: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. Today, young Bosnians still feel the effects of that division- most schools and neighborhoods are separated by ethnicity. Furthermore, the country has three presidents - one representing Serbs, one representing Bosniaks and one representing Croats.
Alen Alic, 18, who voted for the first time in this year’s Bosnian presidential election, tells NewsHour Extra why he’s cautiously optimistic about the outcome but would someday like to see his country fully united.