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Social Democratic Party
Socijaldemokratska partija
Социјалдемократска партија
PresidentNermin Nikšić
Secretary-GeneralIrfan Čengić[1]
FounderNijaz Duraković
Founded1991
HeadquartersSarajevo
Membership43,000
IdeologySocial democracy[2]
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left[3] to left-wing[4]
European affiliationParty of European Socialists (associate)
International affiliationSocialist International
HoR BiH
5 / 42
HoP BiH
1 / 15
HoR FBiH
16 / 98
HoP FBiH
10 / 58
Website
www.sdp.ba

The Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine, or just the Social Democratic Party (Bosnian: Socijaldemokratska partija, SDP) is a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] It is officially multi-ethnic, but gathers most support from Bosniaks.[5][6][7]

History

The SDP was reestablished in 1991 as the successor of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had governed Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Yugoslav federation since World War II. The party was enlarged by the inclusion of the Socijaldemokrati BiH (The Social Democrats of BiH) party to the original SDP.

The current president of the party is Nermin Nikšić.

The SDP is an associate of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and a member of the Socialist International (SI).

Elections

Parliamentary elections

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year # Popular vote HoR Seat change HoP Seat change Government
1996 4th 136,203
2 / 42
 —
0 / 15
 — opposition
1998 5th 159,871
4 / 42
 Increase 2
1 / 15
 Increase 1 opposition
2000 1st 268,270
9 / 42
 Increase 5
3 / 15
 Increase 2 coalition
2002 4th 134,384
5 / 42
 Decrease 4
1 / 15
 Decrease 2 opposition
2006 4th 143,272
5 / 42
 —
1 / 15
 — opposition
2010 1st 284,435
8 / 42
 Increase 3
4 / 15
 Increase 3 coalition
2014 7th 92,906
3 / 42
 Decrease 5
0 / 15
 Decrease 4 opposition
2018 4th 124,753
5 / 42
 Increase 2
1 / 15
 Increase 1 opposition

Cantonal election results

Cantonal election Cantonal Assembly
Una-Sana Posavina Tuzla Zenica-Doboj Bosnian Podrinje Goražde Central Bosnia Herzegovina-Neretva West Herzegovina Sarajevo Canton 10 Total won / Total contested
1996
1 / 50
0 / 20
9 / 50
4 / 59
1 / 31
2 / 55
1 / 50
0 / 31
8 / 45
0 / 15
26 / 406
1998
3 / 50
1 / 30
10 / 50
11 / 50
5 / 31
5 / 50
3 / 50
0 / 31
11 / 45
1 / 30
50 / 417
2000
6 / 30
4 / 21
16 / 35
11 / 35
8 / 25
6 / 30
4 / 30
0 / 23
14 / 35
1 / 25
70 / 289
2002
4 / 30
3 / 21
11 / 35
6 / 35
5 / 25
3 / 30
3 / 30
0 / 23
10 / 35
1 / 25
46 / 289
2006
6 / 30
2 / 21
11 / 35
5 / 35
6 / 25
3 / 30
2 / 30
0 / 23
7 / 35
1 / 25
43 / 289
2010
8 / 30
1 / 21
13 / 35
10 / 35
7 / 25
6 / 30
5 / 30
0 / 23
10 / 35
1 / 25
61 / 289
2014
4 / 30
1 / 21
6 / 35
4 / 35
2 / 25
4 / 30
3 / 30
0 / 23
4 / 35
1 / 25
29 / 289
2018
3 / 30
1 / 21
9 / 35
7 / 35
2 / 25
5 / 30
3 / 30
0 / 23
4 / 35
0 / 25
34 / 289

List of presidents

# Name
(Born-Died) 		Term of Office
align=center style="background: Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 Nijaz Duraković
(1949–2012)		 27 December 1992 6 April 1997
align=center style="background: Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 Zlatko Lagumdžija
(b. 1955)		 6 April 1997 7 December 2014
align=center style="background: Template:Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 Nermin Nikšić
(b. 1960)		 7 December 2014 present

References

  1. ^ "Irfan Čengić je novi generalni sekretar SDP-a".
  2. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ Nardelli, Alberto; Dzidic, Denis; Jukic, Elvira (8 October 2014). "Bosnia and Herzegovina: the world's most complicated system of government?". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ^ SDP statute (page 2.)
  5. ^ Woehrel, Steven (24 January 2013). "Bosnia and Herzegovina: Current Issues and U.S. Policy" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ^ Farrand, Robert William (2011), Reconstruction and Peace Building in the Balkans: The Brčko Experience, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 62
  7. ^ Bideleux, Robert; Jeffries, Ian (2007), The Balkans: A Post-Communist History, Routledge, pp. 376–377

Sources

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