Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт | |
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| President | Željko Komšić |
| Founded | 7 April 2013 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Saliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[2] to centre-left[3] |
| HoR BiH | 3 / 42
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| HoP BiH | 0 / 15
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| HoR FBiH | 9 / 98
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| HoP FBiH | 2 / 58
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| NA RS | 0 / 83
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Democratic Front (Serbo-Croatian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is an multi-ethnic social-democratic[4] and social-liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader and founder of DF is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History[]
The Democratic Front was founded by Željko Komšić on 7 April 2013,[5] the current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who left the Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 2012.
Elections[]
Parliamentary elections[]
| Year | # | Popular vote | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
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| 2014 | 4th | 150,767 | 5 / 42
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1 / 15
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government (until 2016) |
| opposition (from 2016) | |||||||
| 2018 | 6th | 96,180 | 3 / 42
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1 / 15
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government |
Presidency elections[]
| Election year | # | Candidate | Representing | Votes | % | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3rd | Emir Suljagić | Bosniaks | 114,334 | 15.2% | No |
| 4th | Anto Popović | Croats | 7,179 | 2.9% | No | |
| 2018 | 1st | Željko Komšić | Croats | 225,500 | 52.6% | Yes |
References[]
- ^ https://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018p1041（13）Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf
- ^ Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.
- ^ "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
Categories:
- 2013 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Political parties established in 2013
- Bosnian nationalism
- Civic nationalism
- Social democratic parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Pro-European political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina