Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu | |
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| Leader | Amer Jerlagić |
| Founder | Haris Silajdžić |
| Founded | 13 April 1996 |
| Split from | Party of Democratic Action |
| Headquarters | Maršala Tita 9a, 71000 Sarajevo |
| Ideology | Bosniak nationalism[1][2][3] Bosnian unitarism Atlanticism |
| Political position | Centre[4] |
| Colours | Yellow, blue and white |
| House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 / 42 |
| House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 / 15 |
| House of Representatives of the FB&H | 0 / 98 |
| House of Peoples of FB&H | 1 / 58 |
| Assembly of RS | 1 / 83 |
| Website | |
| www.zabih.ba | |
The Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu) is a Bosniak nationalist[1][2][3] political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Amer Jerlagić.
List of presidents
| # | Name (Born-Died) | Portrait | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haris Silajdžić (b. 1945) | ) | 13 April 1996 | 6 March 2012 |
| 2 | Amer Jerlagić (b. 1967) | ) | 6 March 2012 | present |
Elections
Parliamentary elections
| Year | # | Popular vote | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5th | 93,816 | 2 / 42 |  | 0 / 15 | | opposition |
| 1998 | 1st | 583,945 | 3 / 42 |  1 | 1 / 15 | 1 | government |
| 2000 | 5th | 168,995 | 5 / 42 | 2 | 1 / 15 | | government |
| 2002 | 2nd | 136,090 | 6 / 42 | 1 | 1 / 15 | | government |
| 2006 | 2nd | 219,487 | 8 / 42 | 2 | 1 / 15 | | government |
| 2010 | 7th | 86,669 | 2 / 42 |  6 | 0 / 15 | 1 | opposition |
| 2014 | 12th | 25,677 | 0 / 42 | 2 | 0 / 15 | | non-parliamentary |
| 2018 | 17th | 17,830 | 0 / 42 | | 0 / 15 | | non-parliamentary |
Presidency elections
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Representing | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2nd | Haris Silajdžić | 124,396 | 13.6% | Bosniaks | No |
| 2002 | 2nd | Haris Silajdžić | 179,726 | 34.8% | Bosniaks | No |
| 2006 | 1st | Haris Silajdžić | 350,520 | 62.8% | Bosniaks | Yes |
| 2010 | 3rd | Haris Silajdžić | 117,240 | 25.10% | Bosniaks | No |
| 2018 | 6th | Amer Jerlagić | 9,655 | 1.66% | Bosniaks | No |
References
- Citations
- ^ a b Hudson & Bowman 2011, p. 121.
- ^ a b Shields & Baldwin 2008, p. 93.
- ^ a b Van Willigen 2013, p. 119.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- Bibliography
- Hudson, Robert; Bowman, Glenn (2011). After Yugoslavia: Identities and Politics Within the Successor States. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230201316.
- Shields, Vanessa E.; Baldwin, Nicholas (2008). Beyond Settlement: Making Peace Last After Civil Conflict. Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses. ISBN 9780838641835.
- Van Willigen, Niels (2013). Peacebuilding and International Administration: The Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781134117185.