Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Union of Social Democrats Unija socijaldemokrata | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Sejfudin Tokić |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Dissolved | February 1999 |
| Merged into | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Sarajevo |
| Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata; abbr. UBSD) was a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1992, it merged into the Social Democratic Party in 1999.
History[edit]
The UBSD was formed by the Bosnian section of the Union of Reform Forces after the breakup of Yugoslavia.[1] It contested the 1996 general election as part of the Joint List alliance alongside the Social Democratic Party, the Croatian Peasant Party, the Muslim Bosniak Organisation and the Republican Party.[2] Candidates for the Bosniak and Croat members of the Presidency, Sead Avdić and Ivo Komšić, were not elected.[3] In the election for the national House of Representatives, the Joint List received 5.68% of the vote and won two of the 42 seats.
In the 1998 general election, the party did not put forward a presidential candidate, but won two seats in the national House of Representatives.[4] It merged into the Social Democratic Party in February 1999.[5]
Election results[edit]
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
| Election | # | Vote | % | HoR | +/– | HoP | +/– | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Part of the Joint List | 0 / 42 | New | 0 / 15 | New | Extra-parliamentary | ||
| 1998 | 8th | 28,740 | 1.66 | 2 / 42 |  2 | 0 / 15 |  0 | Opposition |
References[edit]
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina Parties and Elections
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p332 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ "Izbori u BiH 1996. godine" (in Bosnian). N1. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p340
- ^ Alan John Day (2004) A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe, Routledge, p537