Alliance of Independent Social Democrats

Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
Савез независних социјалдемократа/Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata
Leader Milorad Dodik
Founded 1996
Headquarters Petra Kočića 5,
78000 Banja Luka
Ideology

Social democracy

Serbian nationalism

Left-wing populism (Minority)

Political position Centre-left (economic)
Right-wing (social, cultural)
International affiliation none
House of Representatives
6 / 42
National Assembly of the Republika Srpska
29 / 83
Website
www.snsd.org

The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Serbian: Савез независних социјалдемократа/Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata, СНСД/SNSD), formerly the Party of Independent Social Democrats (Странка независних социјалдемократа/Stranka nezavisnih socijaldemokrata, SNSD), is a Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 1996. Its president, Milorad Dodik, is the current President of the Republika Srpska.

History

1991–96

The party grew out of the Independent Members of Parliament Caucus (IMPC), known as "the club", of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (NSRS) in 1996.[1] The club was in opposition to the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) during the Bosnian War (1992–96).[1] The IMPC was established from the caucus of ethnic Serb members of the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected in 1990 from the election list of the Union of Reform Forces. The Serb members of the Parliament of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, the majority of the Serb Democratic Party (SDS), including the members of the IMPC, established the Assembly of the Serb People of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 October 1991 (later renamed National Assembly of the Republika Srpska), following the majority of the parliament (mostly Croats and Bosniaks) approved the "Memorandum on Sovereignty" on 15 October 1991. In 1992, the Bosnian parliament held an independence referendum which led to the declaration of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The absolute majority of the newly founded NSRS was from the SDS. The IMPC was the only parliamentary opposition from the founding of the National Assembly through the first post-war elections in September 1996. The Party of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) participated in the elections in the "Union for Peace and Progress" coalition along with the Socialist Party of RS (SPRS) and a minor party.[1] The club and later party (SNSD) was chaired by Milorad Dodik.[1]

1997–present

In the early 1997 elections it cooperated with SPRS and the Serb National Alliance (SNS) in the Sloga ("Unity") coalition.[1] The SNS was founded by Biljana Plavšić, who had left the SDS following internal clashes.[2] Dodik was the RS PM in 1998–2001.[1]

In December 1999 the Social Liberal Party of Republika Srpska merged into the SNSD, and after local elections in 2000 Nikola Špirić's Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) merged into it in 2001, the SNSD then changed its name to the "Alliance of Independent Social Democrats", keeping its old abbreviation.[3] DSP was a splinter party of the SPRS. In August 2002 the New Labour Party of Republika Srpska merged into SNSD.

The SNSD was suspended from Socialist International in 2011 for continuing to "espouse a nationalist and extremist" line.[4] It was later expelled on 4 September 2012.[5]

Ideology

The party is nominally socialist, centre-left in the economic section, conservative in the social and cultural section, having transformed since the 1990s, and can now also be classified as nationalist and secessionist (see Proposed secession of Republika Srpska).

Presidents

# President Born–Died Term start Term end
1 Milorad Dodik 1959– 10 March 1996 Incumbent

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Parliament of Republika Srpska
Year Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Government
1996 125.372 11.05%
2 / 83
 Increase 2 NSSM opposition
1997 Unknown 2.41%
2 / 83
 Steady — government
1998 53.802 7.30%
6 / 83
 Increase 4 — government
2000 81.467 13%
11 / 83
 Increase 5 — opposition
2002 111.226 21.79%
19 / 83
 Increase 8 — opposition
2006 244.251 44.95%
41 / 83
 Increase 22 — government
2010 240.727 38%
37 / 83
 Decrease 4 — government
2014 213.665 32.28%
29 / 83
 Decrease 8 — government

Presidential elections

President of Republika Srpska
Election year # Candidate Votes %
2000 Steady 2nd Milorad Dodik 161.942 25.7%
2002 Steady 2nd Milan Jelić 112.612 22.1%
2006 Increase 1st Milan Jelić 271.022 48.87%
2007 Steady 1st Rajko Kuzmanović 169.863 41.33%
2010 Steady 1st Milorad Dodik 319.618 50.52%
2014 Steady 1st Milorad Dodik 303.496 45.39%

Positions held

Major positions held by Alliance of Independent Social Democrats members:

President of Republika Srpska Years
Milan Jelić 2006–2007
Rajko Kuzmanović 2007–2010
Milorad Dodik 2010–
President of Republika Srpska National Assembly Years
Igor Radojičić 2006–2014
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Years
Milorad Dodik 1998–2001
Milorad Dodik 2006–2010
Aleksandar Džombić 2010–2013
Željka Cvijanović 2013–
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Years
Nebojša Radmanović 2006–2014
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Years
Nikola Špirić 2007–2012

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stojarová & Emerson 2013, p. 94.
  2. ↑ Stojarová & Emerson 2013, p. 88.
  3. ↑ Stojarová & Emerson 2013, p. 89.
  4. ↑ "SNSD suspended from the Socialist International" (in Croatian). 2011-07-02. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Member Parties of the Socialist International". Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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