List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Every ethnic community has its own dominant political party.[1]
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Represented in the Parliamentary Assembly
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | HoR | HoP | Ethnic group | |
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Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije |
SDA | Bakir Izetbegović | Bosnian nationalism Conservatism Islamic democracy |
9 | 3 | Bosniak | |
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Савез независних социјалдемократа Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata |
SNSD | Milorad Dodik | Serbian nationalism Social democracy Populism |
6 | 4 | Serb | |
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine |
HDZ BiH | Dragan Čović | Croatian nationalism Conservatism Christian democracy |
5 | 4 | Croat | |
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine Социјалдемократска партија Босне и Херцеговине |
SDP BiH | Nermin Nikšić | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
4 | 1 | Multi-ethnic | |
Serb Democratic Party Српска демократска странка Srpska demokratska stranka |
SDS | Mirko Šarović | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
3 | 1 | Serb | |
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт |
DF | Željko Komšić | Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
3 | 1 | Multi-ethnic | |
Union for a Better Future of Bosnia and Herzegovina Savez za bolju budućnost Bosne i Hercegovine |
SBB BiH | Fahrudin Radončić | Liberal conservatism Populism Bosniak nationalism |
2 | 1 | Bosniak | |
Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса Partija demokratskog progresa |
PDP | Branislav Borenović | Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
2 | 0 | Serb | |
Our Party Naša stranka Наша странка |
NS | Predrag Kojović | Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
2 | 0 | Multi-ethnic | |
Democratic People's Alliance Демократски народни савез Demokratski narodni savez |
DNS | Nenad Nešić | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
1 | 0 | Serb | |
Party of Democratic Activity Stranka demokratske aktivnosti |
A-SDA | Nermin Ogrešević | Bosnian nationalism Islamic democracy National conservatism |
1 | 0 | Bosniak | |
Independent Bloc Nezavisni Blok |
NB | Senad Šepić | Liberal nationalism Centrism Pro-Europeanism |
1 | 0 | Bosniak | |
Socialist Party Социјалистичка партија Socijalistička partija |
SP | Petar Đokić | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
1 | 0 | Serb | |
Movement of Democratic Action Pokret demokratske akcije |
PDA | Mirsad Kukić | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Regionalism |
1 | 0 | Bosniak |
Represented in Entity Parliaments
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | HoR FBiH |
HoP FBiH |
NA RS |
Ethnic group | |
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Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990 |
HDZ 1990 | Ilija Cvitanović | Christian democracy Conservatism Croatian nationalism |
2 | 0 | 1 | Croat | |
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Laburistička stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
LS BiH | Elvira Abdić-Jelenović | Labourism Regionalism Pro-Europeanism |
1 | 2 | 0 | Bosnian | |
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu |
SBiH | Amer Jerlagić | Bosniak nationalism Bosnian centralism Pro-Europeanism |
0 | 1 | 1 | Bosnian | |
National Democratic Movement Народни демократски покрет Narodni demokratski pokret |
NDP | Dragan Čavić | Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
0 | 0 | 4 | Serb | |
United Srpska Уједињена Српска Ujedinjena Srpska |
US | Nenad Stevandić | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
0 | 0 | 4 | Serb | |
Liberal Democratic Party Liberalno demokratska stranka Bosne i Hercegovine Либерално Демократска странка БиХ |
LDS | Hariz Redžić | Liberalism | 0 | 2 | 0 | Multi-ethnic | |
People's Party for Work and Betterment Narodna Stranka Radom za Boljitak |
NSRzB | Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović | Liberalism Social liberalism Secularism |
0 | 1 | 0 | Multi-ethnic |
Extra-parliamentary parties
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Ethnic group | |
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Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party Bosanskohercegovačka patriotska stranka |
BPS | Sefer Halilović | Bosnian nationalism National conservativism |
Bosniak | |
Bosnian Party Bosanska stranka |
BOSS | Mirnes Ajanović | Left-wing populism | Multi-ethnic | |
Bosnian Movement of National Pride Bosanski pokret nacionalnog ponosa |
BPNP | Position vacant | Neo-Nazism Bosnian nationalism |
Bosniak | |
Civic Democratic Party Građanska demokratska stranka |
GDS | Ibrahim Spahić | Social liberalism | Multi-ethnic | |
Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeleni Bosne i Hercegovine |
Zeleni BiH | Hasan Delić | Green politics | Multi-ethnic | |
Communist Party Komunistička partija |
KP | Muhamed Imamović | Communism Democratic socialism |
Multi-ethnic | |
Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine |
HKDU BiH | Ivan Musa | Christian democracy | Croat | |
Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska seljačka stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
HSS BiH | Mario Karamatić | Agrarianism Croatian nationalism |
Croat | |
Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepana Radića |
HSS SR | Anto Lozančić | Christian democracy Agrarianism |
Croat | |
Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine |
HSP BiH | Stanko Primorac | Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism |
Croat | |
Democratic People's Union Demokratska narodna zajednica |
DNZ | Admil Mulalić | Regionalism Big tent |
Bosniak | |
Democratic Party of Federalists Demokratska stranka federalista |
DSF | Dragan Đokanović | Federalism Pro-Europeanism |
Serb | |
Party of United Pensioners Partija ujedinjenih penzionera |
PUP | Vinko Pušonja | Centrism Pensioners' interests |
Serb | |
Party of Justice and Trust Stranka pravde i povjerenja |
SPP | Živko Budimir | Social conservatism | Multi-ethnic | |
Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka penzionera/umirovljenika BiH |
SPU BiH | Dževad Hodžić | Pensioners' interests | Multi-ethnic | |
Pirate Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Piratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine |
PP BiH | Position vacant | Pirate politics Liquid democracy |
Multi-ethnic | |
Party of Croatian Right Stranka hrvatskog prava |
SHP | Ante Matić | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
Croat | |
Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1861 Bosanskohercegovačka stranka prava 1861 |
BSP 1861 | Vlado Musa | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
Croat | |
Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska Srpska radikalna stranka Republike Srpske |
SRS RS | Milanko Mihajlica | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
Serb | |
Serbian Radical Party "9th January" Српска радикална странка „9. јануар” |
SRS 9J | Dragan Đurđević | Serbian nationalism Conservatism |
Serb | |
Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Radničko-komunistička partija Bosne i Hercegovine |
RKP-BiH | Goran Marković | Communism Luxemburgism |
Multi-ethnic | |
Defunct and historical parties
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Ethnic group | |
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Croatian Christian Democrats Hrvatski demokršćani |
HD | Position vacant | Christian democracy | Croat | |
Croat People's Union Hrvatska narodna zajednica |
HNZ | Milenko Brkić | Croatian nationalism Conservatism |
Croat | |
Croatian Right Bloc Hrvatski pravaški blok |
HPB | Željko Koroman | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
Croat | |
Democratic Alliance of Greens Demokratski savez Zelenih |
DSZ | Unknown | Green politics | Multi-ethnic | |
Democratic Party of Pensioners Demokratska stranka penzionera |
DSP | Alojz Knezović | Pensioners' interests | Bosniak | |
Democratic Party of Republika Srpska Demokratska stranka Republike Srpske |
DP RS | Dragan Čavić | National conservatism | Serb | |
Democratic Socialist Party Demokratska socijalistička partija |
DSP | Nebojša Radmanović | Democratic socialism | Serb | |
League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina Savez komunista Bosne i Hercegovine |
SK BiH | President of the Presidency | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
Multi-ethnic | |
League of Socialist Youth Savez socijalističke omladine |
SSO | Collective leadership | Democratic socialism | Bosniak | |
Muslim Bosniak Organisation Muslimanska bošnjačka organizacija |
MBO | Adil Zulfikarpašić | Muslim minority politics | Bosniak | |
National Democratic Party Narodna demokratska stranka |
NDS | Krsto Jandrić | National conservatism | Serb | |
New Croatian Initiative Nova hrvatska inicijativa |
NHI | Krešimir Zubak | Christian democracy Croatian nationalism |
Croat | |
Radical Party of Republika Srpska Radikalna stranka Republike Srpske |
RSRS | Unknown | Serbian nationalism | Serb | |
Republican Party Republikanska stranka |
RP | Stjepan Kljuić | Secularism | Bosniak | |
Serb National Alliance Srpski narodni savez |
SNS RS | Biljana Plavšić | Catch-all party Serbian nationalism |
Serb | |
Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine |
SDU BiH | Nermin Pećanac | Social democracy Secularism |
Multi-ethnic | |
Union of Reform Forces Savez reformskih snaga |
SRSJ | Ante Marković | Social liberalism Social democracy |
Multi-ethnic | |
Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata |
UBSD | Sead Avdić | Social democracy | Multi-ethnic |
See also
References
- Stojarová, Vera; Emerson, Peter (2013). Party Politics in the Western Balkans. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-23585-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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