Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine Социјалдемократска партија Боснe и Херцеговинe | |
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| Abbreviation | SDP BiH |
| President | Nermin Nikšić |
| General Secretary | Edis Dervišagić |
| Deputy Presidents | |
| Founder | Nijaz Duraković |
| Founded | 27 December 1992; 32 years ago (1992-12-27) |
| Preceded by | League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Headquarters | Alipašina 41,Sarajevo |
| Youth wing | Youth Forum SDP BiH |
| Membership | c. 50,000[1] |
| Ideology | Social democracy[2] Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left[3][4] |
| National affiliation | Troika (since 2020) |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Red |
| HoP BiH | 0 / 15 |
| HoR BiH | 5 / 42 |
| HoP FBiH | 12 / 80 |
| HoR FBiH | 14 / 98 |
| NA RS | 3 / 83 |
| Mayors | 8 / 145 |
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TheSocial Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian:Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine,abbr.SDP BiH[5]) is asocial democratic[6]political party inBosnia and Herzegovina. It is considered the successor of theLeague of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian branch of the formerLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia.[7] Initially established as a multi-ethnic party, the SDP BiH has since the early 2000s experienced a decline in support amongCroats andSerbs, and its voter base has become predominantlyBosniak.[8]
In the period after theBosnian War, the SDP BiH emerged as the leading non-nationalist party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] The party achieved significant success in the2000 general election, forming a ruling coalition led by SDP memberBožidar Matić. However, in the2002 elections, the party suffered major losses and was pushed into the opposition. The SDP BiH returned to power following the2010 general election, but once again lost influence in the2014 elections. The party entered the government of theSarajevo Canton after the2018 election, and in 2020 formed theTroika alliance. Following the2022 general election, the SDP BiH became part of the ruling coalition at the national level as well.
The SDP BiH remains the maincenter-left party in the country[10] and continues to advocate for a unified, multi-ethnic Bosnia and Herzegovina based on social justice andEuropean integration. It is a member of theParty of European Socialists,Progressive Alliance, and theSocialist International.
The SDP BiH has its roots in theSocial Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 1909. The party was founded by workers to defend and represent their rights and interests, and consisted of members of allethnic groups. On 20 April 1920, the Social Democratic Party became part of theLeague of Communists of Yugoslavia.[11]
The SDP BiH was reestablished on 27 December 1992. The party was enlarged by the inclusion of the Social Democrats of BiH party to the original SDP.
In thefirst post-war election in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1996, the SDP BiH appeared in a coalition with five other parties within theJoint List. Candidates for the Bosniak and Croat members of thePresidency, Sead Avdić andIvo Komšić, were not elected.
On 6 April 1997,Zlatko Lagumdžija was elected as the SDP BiH's new president. In the2000 parliamentary election, the SDP BiH won the most seats in theHouse of Representatives. On 22 February 2001,Božidar Matić was appointedChairman of the Council of Ministers.
In the2006 general election,Željko Komšić was elected Croat member of the Presidency. He was re-elected in the2010 general election.
On 7 December 2014,Nermin Nikšić was elected president of the party, succeeding Lagumdžija.[12] On the eve of the2020 municipal elections, the SDP BiH entered into a four-party liberal coalition alongside the partiesPeople and Justice (NiP),Our Party (NS) and theIndependent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List, colloquially known as theFour.
The coalition, also supported by theUnion for a Better Future and thePeople's European Union, announcedDenis Bećirović's candidacy in theBosnian general election on 21 May 2022, running for Presidency member and representing the Bosniaks.[13] In the general election, held on 2 October 2022, Bećirović was elected to the Presidency, having obtained 57.37% of the vote.[14] Following the election, the SDP BiH reached an agreement on the formation of a newgovernment supported by the coalition of theAlliance of Independent Social Democrats, theCroatian Democratic Union, NiP, NS and theDemocratic People's Alliance.[15]
The Social Democratic Party is acentre-left democratic party. The program vision corresponds to values and ideas ofsocial democracy in Europe and the world. The SDP BiH is acivic party that is particularly interested in improving thesocial status of workers, rural population, students, youth, veterans, women, pensioners and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina in thediaspora.
| # | Name (Born–Died) | Portrait | Term of Office | Days | |
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| 1 | Nijaz Duraković (1949–2012) |  | 27 December 1992 | 6 April 1997 | 4 years, 100 days |
| 2 | Zlatko Lagumdžija (b. 1955) | _(cropped).jpg) | 6 April 1997 | 7 December 2014 | 17 years, 245 days |
| 3 | Nermin Nikšić (b. 1960) | .jpg) | 7 December 2014 | present | 10 years, 351 days |
| Year | Leader | # | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
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| 1996[a] | Nijaz Duraković | 4th | 136,203 | 5.68 | 2 / 42 | New | 0 / 15 | New | Opposition |
| 1998 | Zlatko Lagumdžija | 5th | 159,876 | 9.26 | 4 / 42 |  2 | 1 / 15 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2000 | 1st | 268,270 | 18.00 | 9 / 42 | 5 | 3 / 15 | 2 | Coalition | |
| 2002 | 4th | 128,212 | 10.43 | 4 / 42 |  5 | 1 / 15 | 2 | Opposition | |
| 2006 | 4th | 143,272 | 10.15 | 5 / 42 | 1 | 1 / 15 |  0 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 1st | 284,435 | 17.33 | 8 / 42 | 3 | 4 / 15 | 3 | Coalition | |
| 2014 | 7th | 108,501 | 6.65 | 3 / 42 | 5 | 0 / 15 | 4 | Opposition | |
| 2018 | Nermin Nikšić | 4th | 150,453 | 9.08 | 5 / 42 | 2 | 1 / 15 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 4th | 129,499 | 8.15 | 5 / 42 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 | Coalition |
| Year | Leader | # | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
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| 1996[a] | Nijaz Duraković | 3rd | 105,897 | 7.93 | 11 / 140 | New | 4 / 65 | New | Opposition |
| 1998 | Zlatko Lagumdžija | 3rd | 126,635 | 13.65 | 19 / 140 | 8 | 10 / 72 | 6 | Opposition |
| 2000 | 2nd | 226,440 | 26.09 | 37 / 140 | 18 | 37 / 81 | 27 | Coalition | |
| 2002 | 3rd | 111,668 | 15.96 | 15 / 98 | 22 | 9 / 58 | 28 | Opposition | |
| 2006 | 3rd | 130,204 | 15.17 | 17 / 98 | 2 | 12 / 58 | 3 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 1st | 251,053 | 24.53 | 28 / 98 | 11 | 21 / 58 | 9 | Coalition | |
| 2014 | 5th | 100,626 | 10.14 | 12 / 98 | 16 | 10 / 58 | 11 | Opposition | |
| 2018 | Nermin Nikšić | 2nd | 145,458 | 14.53 | 16 / 98 | 4 | 12 / 58 | 2 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 2nd | 131,323 | 13.46 | 15 / 98 | 1 | 15 / 80 | 3 | Coalition |
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Representing | Note | Elected? |
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| 1996[a] | 2nd | Ivo Komšić[b] | 37,684 | 10.1% | Croats | Support | No |
| 4th | Sead Avdić | 21,254 | 2.3% | Bosniaks | — | No | |
| 1998 | 2nd | Gradimir Gojer | 113,961 | 31.8% | Croats | — | No |
| 2002 | 3rd | Alija Behmen | 90,434 | 17.5% | Bosniaks | — | No |
| 7th | Mladen Grahovac | 22,852 | 4.5% | Serbs | — | No | |
| 2006 | 1st | Željko Komšić | 116,062 | 40.0% | Croats | — | Yes |
| 4th | Jugoslav Jovičić | 22,245 | 4.1% | Serbs | — | No | |
| 2010 | 1st | Željko Komšić | 337,065 | 60.6% | Croats | — | Yes |
| 2014 | 4th | Bakir Hadžiomerović | 75,369 | 10.0% | Bosniaks | — | No |
| 2018 | 2nd | Denis Bećirović | 194,688 | 33.5% | Bosniaks | — | No |
| 2022 | 1st | Denis Bećirović | 330,238 | 57.37% | Bosniaks | — | Yes |
| 3rd | Vojin Mijatović | 38,655 | 6.1% | Serbs | — | No |
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| Una-Sana | Posavina | Tuzla | Zenica-Doboj | Bosnian Podrinje Goražde | Central Bosnia | Herzegovina-Neretva | West Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Canton 10 | Total won / Total contested | ||||
| 1996 | 1 / 50 | 0 / 20 | 9 / 50 | 4 / 59 | 1 / 31 | 2 / 55 | 1 / 50 | 0 / 31 | 8 / 45 | 0 / 15 | 26 / 406 | |||
| 1998 | 3 / 50 | 1 / 30 | 10 / 50 | 11 / 50 | 5 / 31 | 5 / 50 | 3 / 50 | 0 / 31 | 11 / 45 | 1 / 30 | 50 / 417 | |||
| 2000 | 6 / 30 | 4 / 19 | 16 / 35 | 11 / 35 | 8 / 25 | 6 / 28 | 4 / 28 | 0 / 21 | 14 / 35 | 1 / 23 | 70 / 279 | |||
| 2002 | 4 / 30 | 3 / 21 | 11 / 35 | 6 / 35 | 5 / 25 | 3 / 30 | 3 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 10 / 35 | 1 / 25 | 46 / 289 | |||
| 2006 | 6 / 30 | 2 / 21 | 11 / 35 | 5 / 35 | 6 / 25 | 3 / 30 | 2 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 7 / 35 | 1 / 25 | 43 / 289 | |||
| 2010 | 8 / 30 | 1 / 21 | 13 / 35 | 10 / 35 | 7 / 25 | 6 / 30 | 5 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 10 / 35 | 1 / 25 | 61 / 289 | |||
| 2014 | 4 / 30 | 1 / 21 | 6 / 35 | 4 / 35 | 2 / 25 | 4 / 30 | 3 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 4 / 35 | 1 / 25 | 29 / 289 | |||
| 2018 | 4 / 30 | 1 / 21 | 10 / 35 | 6 / 35 | 2 / 25 | 5 / 30 | 3 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 4 / 35 | 1 / 25 | 36 / 289 | |||
| 2022 | 3 / 30 | 1 / 21 | 8 / 35 | 5 / 35 | 2 / 25 | 4 / 30 | 3 / 30 | 0 / 23 | 6 / 35 | 2 / 25 | 34 / 289 | |||
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