List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.[1]
List[]
Represented in the Parliamentary Assembly[]
Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Representatives | Delegates | Political position |
European affiliation | ||
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Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije |
SDA | Bakir Izetbegović | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Islamism Big tent Pro-Europeanism |
8 / 42
|
3 / 15
|
Centre-right to right-wing |
EPP (observer) | ||
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Савез независних социјалдемок��ата |
SNSD СНСД |
Milorad Dodik | Serbian nationalism Separatism Confederalism Social democracy Social conservatism Republicanism Russophilia Euroscepticism |
6 / 42
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4 / 15
|
Syncretic Fiscal: Centre-left Social: Right-wing |
– | ||
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine |
HDZ BiH | Dragan Čović | Conservatism Christian democracy Croatian nationalism |
5 / 42
|
4 / 15
|
Centre-right to right-wing |
EPP (observer) | ||
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine Социјалдемократска партија Босне и Херцеговине |
SDP BiH СДП БиХ |
Nermin Nikšić | Social democracy | 4 / 42
|
1 / 15
|
Centre-left | PES (associate) | ||
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт |
DF ДФ |
Željko Komšić | Social democracy Social corporatism Bosnian unitarism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
4 / 42
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0 / 15
|
Centre to centre-left |
– | ||
Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokrate Bosne i Hercegovine |
SD BiH | Social democracy | Centre-left | – | |||||
Serb Democratic Party Српска демократска странка |
SDS СДС |
Mirko Šarović | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
4 / 42
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1 / 15
|
Centre-right to right-wing |
– | ||
Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса |
PDP ПДП |
Branislav Borenović | National conservatism Serb ethnic interests Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | EPP (observer) | ||||
Our Party Naša stranka Наша странка |
NS НС |
Edin Forto | Social liberalism Secularism Anti-nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
4 / 42
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0 / 15
|
Centre to centre-left |
ALDE Party | ||
Independent Bloc Nezavisni blok Независни блок |
NB НБ |
Senad Šepić | Civic nationalism Centrism Conservatism |
Big tent | – | ||||
Union for a Better Future of BiH Savez za bolju budućnost BiH |
SBB BiH | Fahrudin Radončić | Conservatism Secularism Populism Pro-Europeanism |
2 / 42
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1 / 15
|
Centre-right | – | ||
Movement of Democratic Action Pokret demokratske akcije |
PDA | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Regionalism |
Centre to centre-right |
– | |||||
United Srpska Уједињена Српска |
US УС |
Serbian nationalism Ultranationalism National conservatism |
2 / 42
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0 / 15
|
Right-wing to far-right |
– | |||
Socialist Party Социјалистичка Партија |
SP СП |
Social democracy Democratic socialism Euroscepticism |
Centre-left | – | |||||
People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Narodni evropski savez Bosne i Hercegovine |
NES | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
1 / 42
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0 / 15
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Centre to centre-right |
– | |||
Democratic People's Alliance Демократски народни савез |
DNS ДНС |
Serbian nationalism Conservatism National conservatism |
1 / 42
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0 / 15
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Right-wing | – | |||
People and Justice Narod i Pravda |
NiP | Elmedin Konaković | Conservatism Centrism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism Secularism |
1 / 42
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0 / 15
|
Centre-right | – |
Represented in Entity Parliaments[]
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | HoR FBiH | HoP FBiH | NA RS | Political position | European | ||
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Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990 |
HDZ 1990 | Christian democracy Conservatism Croatian nationalism Federalism Pro-Europeanism |
2 / 98
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0 / 58
|
Centre-right to right-wing | EPP (observer) | ||||
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Laburistička stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
LS BiH | Elvira Abdić-Jelenović | Labourism Regionalism |
1 / 98
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2 / 58
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Centre-left | – | |||
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu |
SBiH | Bosniak nationalism Bosnian unitarism Atlanticism |
0 / 98
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1 / 58
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1 / 83
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Centre | – | |||
National Democratic Movement Народни демократски покрет |
NDP НДП |
Dragan Čavić | Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
4 / 83
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Centre-right | – | ||||
Democratic Union Демократски савез |
DEMOS ДЕМОС |
Nedeljko Čubrilović | Conservatism Economic liberalism Souverainism |
4 / 83
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Centre-right | – | ||||
People's Party of Srpska Народна партија Српске |
NPS НПС |
Serbian nationalism Conservatism Christian democracy Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism |
1 / 83
|
Right-wing | – | |||||
Socialist Party of Srpska Социјалистичка партија Српске |
SPS СПС |
Social democracy | 4 / 83
|
Centre-left | – | |||||
Liberal Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Liberalno demokratska stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
LDS | Liberalism | 0 / 98
|
2 / 58
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Centre-right | ALDE Party | ||||
People's Party Work for Prosperity Narodna stranka Radom za Boljitak |
NSRzB | Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović | Social liberalism Secularism |
0 / 98
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1 / 58
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Centre to Centre-left |
Extra-parliamentary parties[]
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | ||
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Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party Bosanskohercegovačka patriotska stranka |
BPS | Sefer Halilović | Bosnian nationalism National conservativism | ||
Bosnian Party Bosanska stranka |
BOSS | Mirnes Ajanović | Left-wing populism | ||
Bosnian Movement of National Pride Bosanski pokret nacionalnog ponosa |
BPNP | Position vacant | Neo-Nazism Bosnian nationalism | ||
Civic Democratic Party Građanska demokratska stranka |
GDS | Ibrahim Spahić | Social liberalism | ||
Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeleni Bosne i Hercegovine |
Zeleni BiH | Hasan Delić | Green politics | ||
Communist Party Komunistička partija |
KP | Muhamed Imamović | Communism Democratic socialism | ||
Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine |
HKDU BiH | Ivanka Barić | Christian democracy | ||
Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska seljačka stranka Bosne i Hercegovine |
HSS BiH | Mario Karamatić | Agrarianism Croatian nationalism | ||
Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepana Radića |
HSS SR | Anto Lozančić | Christian democracy Agrarianism | ||
Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine |
HSP BiH | Stanko Primorac | Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism | ||
Democratic People's Union Demokratska narodna zajednica |
DNZ | Admil Mulalić | Regionalism Big tent | ||
Democratic Party of Federalists Demokratska stranka federalista |
DSF | Dragan Đokanović | Federalism Pro-Europeanism | ||
Party of United Pensioners Partija ujedinjenih penzionera |
PUP | Vinko Pušonja | Centrism Pensioners' interests | ||
Party of Justice and Trust Stranka pravde i povjerenja |
SPP | Živko Budimir | Social conservatism | ||
Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka penzionera/umirovljenika BiH |
SPU BiH | Dževad Hodžić | Pensioners' interests | ||
Pirate Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Piratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine |
PP BiH | Position vacant | Pirate politics Liquid democracy | ||
Party of Croatian Right Stranka hrvatskog prava |
SHP | Ante Matić | Croatian nationalism Conservativism | ||
Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1861 Bosanskohercegovačka stranka prava 1861 |
BSP 1861 | Vlado Musa | Croatian nationalism Conservativism | ||
Serbian Radical Party "9th January" Српска радикална странка „9. јануар” |
SRS 9J | Dragan Đurđević | Serbian nationalism Conservatism | ||
Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Radničko-komunistička partija Bosne i Hercegovine |
RKP-BiH | Goran Marković | Communism Luxemburgism | ||
Croatian Homeland Movement Hrvatski domovinski pokret |
HDP | Slavko Andačić | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
Defunct and historical parties[]
Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | |
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Party of Democratic Activity Stranka demokratske aktivnosti |
A-SDA | Nermin Ogrešević | Bosnian nationalism Islamic democracy National conservatism | |
Nezavisna bosanskohercegovačka lista |
NBL | Ibrahim Hadžibajrić | Bosnian nationalism Conservatism | |
Croatian Christian Democrats Hrvatski demokršćani |
HD | Position vacant | Christian democracy | |
Croat People's Union Hrvatska narodna zajednica |
HNZ | Milenko Brkić | Croatian nationalism Conservatism | |
Croatian Right Bloc Hrvatski pravaški blok |
HPB | Željko Koroman | Croatian nationalism Conservativism | |
Democratic Alliance of Greens Demokratski savez Zelenih |
DSZ | Unknown | Green politics | |
Democratic Party of Pensioners Demokratska stranka penzionera |
DSP | Alojz Knezović | Pensioners' interests | |
Democratic Party of Republika Srpska Demokratska stranka Republike Srpske |
DP RS | Dragan Čavić | National conservatism | |
Democratic Socialist Party Demokratska socijalistička partija |
DSP | Nebojša Radmanović | Democratic socialism | |
League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina Savez komunista Bosne i Hercegovine |
SK BiH | President of the Presidency | Communism Marxism-Leninism | |
League of Socialist Youth Savez socijalističke omladine |
SSO | Rasim Kadić | Liberalism | |
Muslim Bosniak Organisation Muslimanska bošnjačka organizacija |
MBO | Adil Zulfikarpašić | Muslim minority politics | |
National Democratic Party Narodna demokratska stranka |
NDS | Krsto Jandrić | National conservatism | |
New Croatian Initiative Nova hrvatska inicijativa |
NHI | Krešimir Zubak | Christian democracy Croatian nationalism | |
Radical Party of Republika Srpska Radikalna stranka Republike Srpske |
RSRS | Unknown | Serbian nationalism | |
Republican Party Republikanska stranka |
RP | Stjepan Kljuić | Secularism | |
Serb National Alliance Srpski narodni savez |
SNS RS | Biljana Plavšić | Catch-all party Serbian nationalism | |
Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska Srpska radikalna stranka Republike Srpske |
SRS RS | Milanko Mihajlica | Serbian nationalism National conservatism | |
Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine |
SDU BiH | Nermin Pećanac | Social democracy Secularism | |
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia Savez reformskih snaga |
SRSJ | Ante Marković | Social liberalism Social democracy | |
Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata |
UBSD | Sead Avdić | Social democracy |
See also[]
- Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of political parties in Republika Srpska
References[]
- ^ Stojarová, Vera; Emerson, Peter (2013). Party Politics in the Western Balkans. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-23585-7.
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