Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Socialist Party
Socialist Party; Социјалистичка Партија; Socijalistička Partija
President	Petar Đokić
Founded	2 June 1993
Headquarters	Jovana Dučića 25, Banja Luka
Ideology	Social democracy; Democratic socialism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	SNSD-DNS-Socialist
Slogan	"Hand to hand, we are the socialists!"
National Assembly (RS)	5 / 83
Website
	www.socijalisti.ba
	Politics of Republika Srpska; Political parties; Elections;

The Socialist Party (Serbian: Социјалистичка Партија/Socijalistička Partija or СП/SP) is a social democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Formed on 2 June 1993 in Banja Luka, it served as one of the first democratic alternatives to nationalist government of Republika Srpska. After the signing of the Dayton Accord, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serbian Democratic Party.^[1]

It only contests elections in Republika Srpska and the Brčko District, currently serving in the governing majority in the former.

Electoral results

National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	# of seats	Government
1997	Unknown	10,84%	9 / 83	government
1998	79.179	10.7%	10 / 83	government
2000	30.636	4.9%	4 / 83	opposition
2002	21.502	4.2%	3 / 83	opposition
2006	20.031	3.55%	3 / 83	government
2010	26.824	4.23%	3 / 83	government
2014	33.695	5.9%	5 / 83	government

Major positions held by Socialist Party members:

President of Republika Srpska National Assembly	Years
Petar Đokić	1998-2000
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Živko Radišić	1998-2002

↑ Day, Alan J.; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard. 2002. A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe. Routledge. P. 544

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