Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Socialist Party

Социјалистичка Партија
Socijalistička Partija
Socialist Party Социјалистичка Партија; Socijalistička Partija
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President	Petar Đokić
Founded	2 June 1993
Headquarters	Jovana Dučića 25, Banja Luka
Ideology	Social democracy; Democratic socialism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	SNSD-DNS-Socialist
Slogan	Sigurno i slobodno, da Srpska živi i radi ; (Secure and free, that Srpska lives and works)
House of Representatives	1 / 42
House of Peoples	0 / 15
National Assembly of; Republika Srpska	7 / 83
Website
	www.socijalisti.ba
	Politics of Republika Srpska; Political parties; Elections;

The Socialist Party (Serbian: Социјалистичка Партија/Socijalistička Partija or СП/SP) is a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Formed on 2 June 1993 in Banja Luka, it served as one of the first democratic alternatives to nationalist government of Republika Srpska. After the signing of the Dayton Accord, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serb Democratic Party.^[2]

Its subsequent coalitions with the increasingly-nationalist Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and Democratic People's Alliance have, however, diminished its standing as a leftist and multi-ethnic party.

It only contests elections in Republika Srpska and the Brčko District, currently serving in the governing majority in the former. SP secured its second-ever seat in the House of Representatives at the 2018 general election.

National Assembly of RS elections

National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	# of seats	Government
1997	Unknown	10.8%	9 / 83	government
1998	79,179	10.7%	10 / 83	government
2000	30,636	4.9%	4 / 83	opposition
2002	21,502	4.2%	3 / 83	opposition
2006	20,031	3.5%	3 / 83	government
2010	26,824	4.2%	3 / 83	government
2014	33,695	5.9%	5 / 83	government
2018	56,106	8.2%	7 / 83	government

Major positions held by Socialist Party members:

Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska	Years
Petar Đokić	1998–2000
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Živko Radišić	1998–2002

^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^ Day, Alan J.; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard. 2002. A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe. Routledge. P. 544

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