List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections.
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 governments. Every ethnic community has its own dominant political party.
The parties
Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | House of Representatives/House of Peoples | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine |
SDP BiH | Nermin Nikšić | Social democracy | 3 | Multi-ethnic party | |
| Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Савез независних социјалдемократа |
SNSD | Milorad Dodik | Serbian nationalism and social democracy | 5 | Serb party | |
| Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije |
SDA | Bakir Izetbegović | Bosniak nationalism, social conservatism and Islamic democracy | 10 | Bosniak party | |
| Serbian Democratic Party Српска демократска странка |
SDS | Mladen Bosić | Serbian nationalism and national conservatism | 5 | Serb party | |
| Union for a Better Future of BiH Savez za bolju budućnost BiH |
SBB BiH | Fahrudin Radončić | Bosniak nationalism and Conservativism | 4 | Bosniak party | |
| Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine |
HDZ BiH | Dragan Čović | Croatian nationalism and national conservatism | 4 | Croat party | |
| Party of democratic action no.2 of Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka demokratske aktivnosti |
A-SDA BiH | Nermin Ogrešević | Bosnian nationalism, neoconservatism | 1 | Bosniak party | |
| Democratic People's Alliance Демократски народни савез |
DNS | Marko Pavić | Serbian nationalism and national conservatism | 1 | Serb party | |
| Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса |
PDP | Mladen Ivanić | Conservativism | 1 | Serb party | |
| Democratic Front Demokratska fronta |
DF | Željko Komšić | Social democracy | 5 | Multi-ethnic party | |
| Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990 |
HDZ 1990 | Ilija Cvitanović | Croatian nationalism and national conservatism | 1 | Croat party | |
| Bosnian patriotic party Bosanska patriotska stranka |
BPS | Sefer Halilović | Social liberalism | 1 | Bosniak party | |
See also
References
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