Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Socialist Party
Социјалистичка Партија
Socijalistička Partija
Leader Petar Đokić
Founded 27 July 1990
Headquarters Banja Luka
Ideology Democratic socialism
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Official colours Red
Ethnic group Serb
Website
www.socijalisti.ba
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Political parties
Elections

The Socialist Party (Serbian: Социјалистичка Партија, Socijalistička Partija) is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 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] At the legislative elections, 5 October 2002, the party won 1.9 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 3 out of 83 in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska. At the last legislative elections, October 1, 2006, the party Lost its seat in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina but gained 3.70% of the vote and retained its 3 seats in the elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska.

References

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