Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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

Socialist Party

Социјалистичка Партија
Socijalistička Partija
PresidentPetar Đokić
Founded2 June 1993
HeadquartersJovana Dučića 25, Banja Luka
IdeologySocial democracy[1]
Democratic socialism
Euroscepticism[2]
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationSNSD-DNS-Socialist
SloganSigurno 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

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.[3]

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

Positions held

Major positions held by Socialist Party members:

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaYears
Živko Radišić 1998–2002
Co-chairman of the Council of Ministers
of Bosnia and Herzegovina		Years
Svetozar Mihajlović 1999–2000
Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika SrpskaYears
Petar Đokić 1998–2000

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. https://europeelects.eu/bosnia-and-herzegovina/
  3. Day, Alan J.; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard. 2002. A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe. Routledge. P. 544


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