Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Socialist Party

Социјалистичка Партија
Socijalistička Partija
Socialist Party Социјалистичка Партија; Socijalistička Partija
President	Petar Đokić
Founded	2 June 1993
Headquarters	Jovana Dučića 25, Banja Luka
Ideology	Social democracy; Democratic socialism; Euroscepticism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	SNSD-Socialist
Slogan	Sigurno i slobodno, da Srpska živi i radi ; (Secure and free, that Srpska lives and works)
HoR BiH	0 / 42
HoP BiH	0 / 15
NA RS	5 / 83
Website
	socijalisti.ba
	Politics of Republika Srpska; Political parties; Elections;

The Socialist Party (Serbo-Croatian: Социјалистичка Партија, СП / Socijalistička Partija, SP) is a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1]

Formed on 2 June 1993 in Banja Luka, it served as one of the first democratic alternatives to the nationalist government of Republika Srpska. After the signing of the Dayton Agreement, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serb Democratic Party.^[3]

Its subsequent coalitions with the increasingly-nationalist Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and the Democratic People's Alliance have, however, diminished its standing as a leftist and multi-ethnic party.^{[citation needed]}

The party is currently serving in the governing majority in Republika Srpska, following the 2022 general election.

Electoral results

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
1996^[a]	136,077	5.67	1 / 42	New	0 / 15	New	Opposition
1998^[b]	214,716	12.44	1 / 42	0	1 / 15	1	Coalition
2000	38,851	2.61	1 / 42	0	1 / 15	0	Coalition
2002	23,533	1.91	1 / 42	0	0 / 15	1	Opposition
2006	14,331	1.01	0 / 42	1	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary
2010	14,573	0.89	0 / 42	0	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary
2014	18,729	1.15	0 / 42	0	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary
2018	31,321	1.89	1 / 42	1	0 / 15	0	Support
2022	23,018	1.45	0 / 42	1	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary

National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	# of seats	Seat change	Government
1996^[a]	125,372	11.53%	9 / 83	New	Opposition
1997	78,150	10.84%	9 / 83		Coalition
1998	79,179	10.67%	10 / 83	1	Coalition
2000	30,636	4.89%	4 / 83	6	Opposition
2002	21,502	4.21%	3 / 83	1	Opposition
2006	20,031	3.55%	3 / 83		Coalition
2010	26,824	4.23%	3 / 83		Coalition
2014	33,695	5.09%	5 / 83	2	Coalition
2018	56,106	8.19%	7 / 83	2	Coalition
2022	37,919	5.93%	5 / 83	2	Coalition

Major positions held by Socialist Party members:

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Živko Radišić	1998–2002
Co-chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Svetozar Mihajlović	1999–2000
Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska	Years
Petar Đokić	1998–2000

^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Europe Elects". Archived from the original on 2 November 2020.
^ Day, Alan J.; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard. 2002. A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe. Routledge. P. 544

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