Democratic Front (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 | Saliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre[2] to centre-left[3] |
| HoR BiH | 3 / 42 |
| HoP BiH | 1 / 15 |
| HoR FBiH | 12 / 98 |
| HoP FBiH | 7 / 80 |
| NA RS | 0 / 83 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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) |
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7 April 2013 | present |
Elections
[edit]Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]| 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
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 2
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1 / 15
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 0
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Coalition | |
| 2022[a] | 6th | 101,713 | 6.41 | 3 / 42
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0
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1 / 15
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0
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Opposition |
Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]| 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
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4
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2 / 58
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3
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Opposition | |
| 2022[a] | 4th | 107,735 | 11.04 | 12 / 98
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 2
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7 / 80
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5
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Opposition |
Presidency elections
[edit]| 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]| Cantonal election | Cantonal Assembly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Una-Sana | Posavina | Tuzla | Zenica-Doboj | Bosnian Podrinje Goražde | Central Bosnia | Herzegovina-Neretva | West Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Canton 10 | Total won / Total contested | ||||
| 2014 | 4 / 30 |
0 / 21 |
4 / 35 |
5 / 35 |
2 / 25 |
3 / 30 |
2 / 30 |
0 / 23 |
7 / 35 |
0 / 25 |
27 / 289
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| 2018 | 2 / 30 |
0 / 21 |
3 / 35 |
3 / 35 |
2 / 25 |
2 / 30 |
1 / 30 |
0 / 23 |
3 / 35 |
0 / 25 |
16 / 289
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| 2022[a] | 3 / 30 |
0 / 21 |
4 / 35 |
3 / 35 |
1 / 25 |
2 / 30 |
2 / 30 |
0 / 23 |
4 / 35 |
0 / 25 |
19 / 289
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018p1041%EF%BC%8813%EF%BC%89Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ T. Sekulić (23 July 2012). "Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
