Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine

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Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine
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Party leader Nermin Nikšić
founding December 27, 1992
Headquarters Alipašina 41,
71000 Sarajevo
Alignment Social democracy
Colours) red
Parliament seats
1/15

(Upper House BIH)

4/42

( House of Representatives BIH)

10/58

(Upper House Federation)

11/98

(National Assembly Federation)

0/83

(National Assembly RS)

Number of members 85,000
International connections Socialist International
European party Party of European Socialists (associated)
Website www.sdp.ba

The Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine (SDP, Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina ) is a multi-ethnic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina . It works to strengthen state institutions.

The party leader is Nermin Nikšić . The party is a full member of the Socialist International .

The party sees itself as the successor to the first social democratic party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was founded in 1909 by a trade union and left-wing intellectuals. It changed its name several times and after 1945 was part of the Communist and Socialist Party of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Yugoslavia. In 1992 she was briefly involved in the "Government of National Unity". She left the government when the HDZ and SDA supported the establishment of national armies.

In the general elections in November 2000, the SDP became the country's strongest party with 21.5 percent of the vote and 9 seats in the state's parliament. In 2002, after a significant loss of votes, there were disputes within the party, after which some previous members founded a new party.

In October 2006, the SDP won 5 seats (+1) in the election of the entire parliament with 11.9 percent of the vote. The election of their candidate Željko Komšić to the three-member state presidency caused an uproar among the Croatian population . Komšić won with 39.6% of the Croatian votes clearly against the candidate of the “Croatian Democratic Community” (HDZ) Ivo Miro Jović (26.1%). In their opinion, Komšić was elected mainly by the Bosniaks. He therefore does not represent the Croatian people in Bosnia-Herzegovina, which is why the HDZ viewed Komšić's election as illegitimate.

In the elections on October 3, 2010, the party received the most votes, almost twice as many as in 2006. Its presidential candidate, Željko Komšić, was again a Croatian candidate for the presidency. He received 200,000 votes more than when he was first elected to the state presidency four years earlier.

In the election on October 12, 2014, the SDP suffered heavy losses and lost almost two thirds of its voters. The Demokratska fronta (German: Democratic Front) party, founded by Željko Komšić and appearing for the first time, won almost the same number of voters.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography of Željko Komšić at the Southeast European Times
  2. ^ Heinrich Böll Foundation: Analysis of the 2010 elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina
  3. ^ FAZ of October 4, 2010: Elections in Bosnia-Hercegovina

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