Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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Democratic Front
Demokratska fronta
Демократски фронт
PresidentŽeljko Komšić
Founded7 April 2013 (2013-04-07)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party
HeadquartersSaliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo
Ideology
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-left[3]
HoR BiH
3 / 42
HoP BiH
1 / 15
HoR FBiH
12 / 98
HoP FBiH
8 / 80
NA RS
0 / 83
Website
www.fronta.ba

The Democratic Front (Bosnian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is a multi-ethnic social-liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its founder and current leader is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History[edit]

The Democratic Front was founded by Željko Komšić on 7 April 2013,[4] the current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who left the Social Democratic Party in July 2012.[5]

List of presidents[edit]

# Name
(Born–Died)
Portrait Term of Office
1 Željko Komšić
(b. 1964)
7 April 2013 present

Elections[edit]

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Leader # Popular vote % HoR Seat change HoP Seat change Government
2014 Željko Komšić 4th 150,767 9.24
5 / 42
New
1 / 15
New Coalition (2014–2016)
Opposition (2016–2018)
2018[a] 6th 96,174 5.81
3 / 42
Decrease 2
1 / 15
Steady 0 Coalition
2022[a] 6th 101,713 6.41
3 / 42
Steady 0
1 / 15
Steady 0 Opposition

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year Leader # Popular vote % HoR Seat change HoP Seat change Government
2014 Željko Komšić 3rd 128,058 12.90
14 / 98
New
5 / 58
New Coalition (2014–2015)
Opposition (2015–2018)
2018[a] 4th 93,708 9.36
10 / 98
Decrease 4
2 / 58
Decrease 3 Opposition
2022[a] 4th 107,735 11.04
12 / 98
Increase 2
7 / 80
Increase 5 Opposition

Presidency elections[edit]

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Election year # Candidate Representing Votes % Elected?
2014 3rd Emir Suljagić Bosniaks 114,334 15.2% No
4th Anto Popović Croats 7,179 2.9% No
2018 1st Željko Komšić Croats 225,500 52.6% Yes
2022 1st Željko Komšić Croats 227,540 55.8% Yes

Cantonal elections[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Run in coalition with GS.

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018p1041%EF%BC%8813%EF%BC%89Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.
  3. ^ "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ T. Sekulić (23 July 2012). "Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

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