List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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s.
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 government
s. Every ethnic community has its own dominant political party.
Political party
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organization subscribing to a certain ideology
Ideology
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or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in election
Election
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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 government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
s. Every ethnic community has its own dominant political party.
Multi-ethnic parties
- Greens of Bosnia and HerzegovinaGreens of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Bosnian green political party.-History:The party was founded in 2004. It is currently setting up its organization and preparing to participate in the 2006 general elections...
(Zeleni Bosne i Hercegovine) - Bosnian PartyBosnian PartyThe Bosnian Party is a multi-ethnic left populist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In the last legislative election, on 5 October 2002, the party won 1.5% of the popular vote, one seat out of 42 in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and three seats out of 140 in the...
(Bosanska stranka) - Citizens' Democratic PartyCitizens' Democratic PartyThe Citizens' Democratic Party is a multi-ethnic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party won no seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but 1 out of 140 seats in the House of Representatives of the Federation of...
(Građanska demokratska stranka) - Liberal Democratic PartyLiberal Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)The Liberal Democratic Party is a liberal party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The party is a member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party....
(Liberalna demokratska stranka) - Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPensioners' Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Stranka penzionera/umirovljenika BiH) - Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaWorkers' Communist Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a communist party from Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was formed in 2000 and strongly opposes the nationalism of the region and the collapse of Yugoslavia....
(Radničko-komunistička partija Bosne i Hercegovine) - Democratic youth movement Democratic youth movementThe Democratic Youth Movement , is a NGO in Bosnia and Herzegovina.It was founded in 2005, as youth movement for freedom, democracy and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They have never participated in regular elections, but they work on another level of activity...
(Demokratski omladinski pokret) - Party for Bosnia and HerzegovinaParty for Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina is a liberal conservative political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Haris Silajdžić. On the issues of the internal divisions of Bosnia, SBiH wants to eliminate two entities, and establish a "one man-one vote political system" in an unified...
(Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu)* - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSocial Democratic Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The party is the successor of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was enlarged by the inclusion of the Socijaldemokrati BiH party to the original...
(Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine) - Our PartyOur Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Our Party is a multi-ethnical political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is led by Denis Gratz. One of the party's founders is the Academy Awards-winning film director Danis Tanović...
(Naša stranka)
Bosniak parties
- Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilović (Bosanskohercegovačka Patriotska Stranka-Sefer Halilović)
- Party of Democratic ActionParty of Democratic ActionThe Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...
(Stranka Demokratske Akcije) - Democratic People's CommunityDemocratic People's CommunityThe Democratic People's Community is a Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party - led by Fikret Abdić - won 1.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 out of...
(Demokratska Narodna Zajednica)
Serb parties
- Democratic Party of the Republika SrpskaDemocratic Party of the Republika SrpskaThe Democratic Party of the Republika Srpska is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.It was founded in 2009 by Dragan Čavić, who left the Serbian Democratic Party....
(Демократска странка Републике Српске, Demokratska stranka Republike Srpske) - Party of Democratic ProgressParty of Democratic ProgressThe Party of Democratic Progress is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the third-largest party in Republika Srpska.-History:...
(Партија демократског прогреса РС, Partija demokratskog progresa RS) - Democratic People's AllianceDemocratic People's AllianceThe Democratic People's Alliance is a political party in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 October 2002, the party won seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and 3 out of 83...
(Демократски народни савез, Demokratski Narodni Savez) - Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Савез независних социјалдемократа, Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata)
- Pensioners' Party of the Republika SrpskaPensioners' Party of the Republika SrpskaThe Pensioners' Party of the Republika Srpska is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Пензионерска странка Републике Српске, Penzionerska stranka Republike Srpske) - Serbian Democratic Party (Српска демократска странка, Srpska demokratska stranka)
- Serbian People's Alliance of the Republika SrpskaSerbian People's Alliance of the Republika SrpskaThe Serbian People's Alliance of the Republika Srpska is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Српски народни савез РС, Srpski narodni savez RS) - Serbian Radical Party of the Republika SrpskaSerbian Radical Party of the Republika SrpskaThe Serbian Radical Party of the Republika Srpska is a Serbian ultra-nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Српска радикална странка РС, Srpska radikalna stranka RS) - Socialist Party of the Republika SrpskaSocialist Party of the Republika SrpskaThe Socialist Party is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After the signing of the Dayton Accord, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serbian Democratic Party...
(Социјалистичка партија Републике Српске, Socijalistička partija Republike Srpske) - League of People's RebirthLeague of People's RebirthThe League of People's Rebirth was a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Савез народног препорода, Savez narodnog preporoda)
Croat parties
- Christian DemocratsChristian Democrats (Bosnia)The Croatian Christian Democrats is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party was part of the Coalition , that won 9.5% of the popular vote and 5 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 16 out of...
(Demokršćani) - Croatian Christian Democratic UnionCroatian Christian Democratic Union (Bosnia)The Croatian Christian Democratic Union is a Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party won no seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but 1 out of 140 seats in the House of Representatives of the...
(Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija) - Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and HerzegovinaCroatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an observer member of the European People's Party ....
(Hrvatska demokratska zajednica) - Croatian Democratic Union 1990Croatian Democratic Union 1990The Croatian Democratic Union 1990 is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It split of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is led by Božo Ljubić. In the 2006 it was the leading member of the Croats Together coalition....
(Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990) - Croatian Party of RightsCroatian Party of Rights (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina is parlamentary party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and represents ideology of dr. Ante Starčević. Main goals of the HSP BiH are changes of Treaty of Dayton and division of Bosnia and Herzegovina according to territorial regions.-History:HSP BiH was...
(Hrvatska stranka prava) - Croatian Peasant PartyCroatian Peasant Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)The Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.In 2007, the division of the Croatian Peasant Party in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the New Croatian Initiative merged. The New Croatian Initiative was formed as a splinter group from the...
(Hrvatska seljačka stranka) - Croatian Right BlocCroatian Right BlocThe Croatian Right Bloc is a Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party won no seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but 1 out of 140 seats in the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia...
(Hrvatski pravaški blok) - New Croatian InitiativeNew Croatian InitiativeThe New Croatian Initiative is a Croatian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.At the last legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party won 1.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2 out of 140 seats in the House of...
(Nova hrvatska inicijativa) - People's Party Work for Betterment People's Party Work for BettermentPeople's Party Work for Betterment is a multi-ethnic party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which enjoys support from all ethnic groups, but most of its members and voters are Croats. It was founded and run by Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović, from Široki Brijeg...
(Narodna stranka Radom - Za boljitak)