Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
The Democratic Front (Serbo-Croatian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is an multi-ethnic social-democratic[1][2] and social liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader and founder of DF is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт | |
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| President | Željko Komšić |
| Founded | 7 April 2013 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Sarajevo |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1][2] Social corporatism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-left[3] |
| Colours | Orange |
| HoR BiH | 3 / 42
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| HoP BiH | 0 / 15
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| HoR FBiH | 9 / 98
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| HoP FBiH | 2 / 58
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| NA RS | 0 / 83
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| Website | |
| www | |
History
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 of Bosnia and Herzegovina in July 2012.
Electoral results
Presidency elections
| 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 |
Parliamentary elections
| Year | # | Popular vote | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4th | 150,767 | 5 / 42 |
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1 / 15 |
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government (until 2016) |
| opposition (from 2016) | |||||||
| 2018 | 6th | 96,180 | 3 / 42 |
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1 / 15 |
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government |
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- "Demokratska Fronta". www.demokratskafronta.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
- "Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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