List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.^[1]

List

Represented in the Parliamentary Assembly

	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Representatives	Delegates	Political position	European affiliation
Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije	SDA	Bakir Izetbegović	Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Islamism Pro-Europeanism	8 / 42	2 / 15	Centre-right to right-wing	EPP (observer)
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Савез независних социјалдемократа	SNSD СНСД	Milorad Dodik	Serbian nationalism Populism^[2] Entity interests^[3] Social democracy^[4]	6 / 42	4 / 15	Big tent^[2] Centre-left^[4]	–
Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine Социјалдемократска партија Босне и Херцеговине	SDP BiH СДП БиХ	Nermin Nikšić	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism	5 / 42	0 / 15	Centre-left	PES (associate)
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine	HDZ BiH	Dragan Čović	Conservatism Christian democracy Croatian nationalism Pro-Europeanism	4 / 42	3 / 15	Centre-right to right-wing	EPP (observer)
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт	DF ДФ	Željko Komšić	Unitarism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism	3 / 42	1 / 15	Centre to centre-left	–
People and Justice Narod i Pravda	NiP	Elmedin Konaković	Liberal conservatism Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism	3 / 42	1 / 15	Centre-right	–
Serb Democratic Party Српска демократска странка	SDS СДС	Milan Miličević	Serbian nationalism Conservatism Pro-Europeanism	2 / 42	1 / 15	Centre-right to right-wing	–
Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса	PDP ПДП	Branislav Borenović	Serb ethnic interests Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	2 / 42	0 / 15	Centre to centre-right	EPP (observer)
Our Party Naša stranka Наша странка	NS НС	Edin Forto	Social liberalism Secularism Anti-nationalism Pro-Europeanism	2 / 42	0 / 15	Centre to centre-left	ALDE Party
People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Narodni evropski savez Bosne i Hercegovine	NES	Nermin Ogrešević	Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Pro-Europeanism	2 / 42	0 / 15	Centre to centre-right	–
For Justice and Order За правду и ред	ZPR ЗПР	Nebojša Vukanović	Anti-corruption Anti-nationalism Pro-Europeanism	1 / 42	0 / 15	Big tent	–
Democratic Union Демократски савез	DEMOS ДЕМОС	Nedeljko Čubrilović	Conservatism	1 / 42	0 / 15	Centre-right	–
United Srpska Уједињена Српска	US УС	Nenad Stevandić	Serbian nationalism Ultranationalism National conservatism	1 / 42	0 / 15	Centre-right to far-right	–
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative Bosanskohercegovačka Inicijativa	BHI	Fuad Kasumović	Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism	1 / 42	0 / 15	Centre-left	–
Forward Naprijed	NPD	Šemsudin Mehmedović	Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism	1 / 42	0 / 15	Centre
For New Generations Za Nove Generacije	ZNG	Damir Marjanović	Social liberalism Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism Secularism	0 / 42	1 / 15	Centre to centre-left	–
Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu	SBiH	Semir Efendić	Bosniak nationalism Bosnian unitarism Pro-Europeanism	0 / 42	1 / 15	Centre	–
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990	HDZ 1990	Ilija Cvitanović	Christian democracy Conservatism Croatian nationalism Federalism Pro-Europeanism	0 / 42	1 / 15	Centre-right	EPP (observer)

Represented in Entity Parliaments

	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	HoR FBiH	HoP FBiH	NA RS	Political position	European
Movement of Democratic Action Pokret demokratske akcije	PDA	Elzina Pirić	Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Regionalism	1 / 98	1 / 80		Centre-right	–
Croatian National Shift Hrvatski nacionalni pomak	HNP	Ivan Vukadin	Conservatism Regionalism	1 / 98	1 / 80		Centre-right	–
Croatian Republican Party Hrvatska republikanska stranka	HRS	Slaven Raguž	Conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism Decentralization Federalism	1 / 98	0 / 80		Centre-right	–
Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina Pokret za Modernu i Aktivnu Krajinu	POMAK	Šuhret Fazlić	Regionalism	1 / 98	0 / 80		Centre	–
People's Power Snaga naroda	SN	Ramo Isak	Populism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism	1 / 98	0 / 80		Centre to centre-right	–
Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska seljačka stranka Bosne i Hercegovine	HSS BiH	Mario Karamatić	Agrarianism Croatian nationalism	1 / 98	0 / 80		Centre-right	–
Socialist Party Социјалистичка Партија	SP СП	Petar Đokić	Social democracy Democratic socialism Euroscepticism			5 / 83	Centre-left	–
People's Party of Srpska Народна партија Српске	NPS НПС	Darko Banjac	Serbian nationalism Conservatism Christian democracy Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism			3 / 83	Right-wing	–
Socialist Party of Srpska Социјалистичка партија Српске	SPS СПС	Goran Selak	Social democracy			3 / 83	Centre-left	–
People's Front Народни Фронт	NF НФ	Jelena Trivić	Anti-corruption Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism			3 / 83	Centre to centre-right	–
Democratic People's Alliance Демократски народни савез	DNS ДNС	Nenad Nešić	Serbian nationalism Conservatism National conservatism			2 / 83	Centre-right	–

Extra-parliamentary parties

	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology
Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party Bosanskohercegovačka patriotska stranka	BPS	Sefer Halilović	Bosnian nationalism National conservativism
Bosnian Party Bosanska stranka	BOSS	Mirnes Ajanović	Left-wing populism
Bosnian Movement of National Pride Bosanski pokret nacionalnog ponosa	BPNP	Position vacant	Neo-Nazism Bosnian nationalism
Civic Democratic Party Građanska demokratska stranka	GDS	Ibrahim Spahić	Social liberalism
Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine	HKDU BiH	Ivanka Barić	Christian democracy
Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepana Radića	HSS SR	Anto Lozančić	Christian democracy Agrarianism
Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hrvatska stranka prava Bosne i Hercegovine	HSP BiH	Stanko Primorac	Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism
Democratic People's Union Demokratska narodna zajednica	DNZ	Admil Mulalić	Regionalism Big tent
Democratic Party of Federalists Demokratska stranka federalista	DSF	Dragan Đokanović	Federalism Pro-Europeanism
Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeleni Bosne i Hercegovine	Zeleni BiH	Hasan Delić	Green politics
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Laburistička stranka Bosne i Hercegovine	LS BiH	Elvira Abdić-Jelenović	Labourism Regionalism
Party of United Pensioners Partija ujedinjenih penzionera	PUP	Vinko Pušonja	Centrism Pensioners' interests
Party of Justice and Trust Stranka pravde i povjerenja	SPP	Živko Budimir	Social conservatism
Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka penzionera/umirovljenika BiH	SPU BiH	Dževad Hodžić	Pensioners' interests
People's Party Work for Prosperity Narodna stranka Radom za Boljitak	NSRzB	Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović	Social liberalism Secularism
Pirate Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Piratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine	PP BiH	Position vacant	Pirate politics Liquid democracy
Party of Croatian Right Stranka hrvatskog prava	SHP	Ante Matić	Croatian nationalism Conservativism
Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1861 Bosanskohercegovačka stranka prava 1861	BSP 1861	Vlado Musa	Croatian nationalism Conservativism
Platform for Progress Platforma za progres	PzP	Mirsad Hadžikadić	Centrism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism
Serbian Radical Party "9th January" Српска радикална странка „9. јануар”	SRS 9J	Dragan Đurđević	Serbian nationalism Conservatism
Social Democrats Socijaldemokrate Bosne i Hercegovine	SD BiH	Enver Bijedić	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism
Union for a Better Future of BiH Savez za bolju budućnost BiH	SBB BiH	Fahrudin Radončić	Conservatism Secularism
Workers' Communist Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Radničko-komunistička partija Bosne i Hercegovine	RKP-BiH	Goran Marković	Communism Luxemburgism

Defunct and historical parties

	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology
Communist Party Komunistička partija	KP	Muhamed Imamović	Communism Democratic socialism
Liberal Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Liberalno demokratska stranka Bosne i Hercegovine	LDS	Hasib Salkić	Liberalism
Party of Democratic Activity Stranka demokratske aktivnosti	A-SDA	Nermin Ogrešević	Bosnian nationalism Islamic democracy National conservatism
Independent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List Nezavisna bosanskohercegovačka lista	NBL	Ibrahim Hadžibajrić	Bosnian nationalism Conservatism
Croatian Christian Democrats Hrvatski demokršćani	HD	Petar Milić	Christian democracy
Croat People's Union Hrvatska narodna zajednica	HNZ	Milenko Brkić	Croatian nationalism Conservatism
Croatian Right Bloc Hrvatski pravaški blok	HPB	Željko Koroman	Croatian nationalism Conservativism
Democratic Alliance of Greens Demokratski savez Zelenih	DSZ	Unknown	Green politics
Democratic Party of Pensioners Demokratska stranka penzionera	DSP	Alojz Knezović	Pensioners' interests
Democratic Party of Republika Srpska Demokratska stranka Republike Srpske	DP RS	Dragan Čavić	National conservatism
Democratic Socialist Party Demokratska socijalistička partija	DSP	Nebojša Radmanović	Democratic socialism
League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina Savez komunista Bosne i Hercegovine	SK BiH	President of the Presidency	Communism Marxism-Leninism
League of Socialist Youth of Bosnia and Herzegovina Savez socijalističke omladine Bosne i Hercegovine	SSO BiH	Rasim Kadić	Liberalism
Muslim Bosniak Organisation Muslimanska bošnjačka organizacija	MBO	Adil Zulfikarpašić	Muslim minority politics
National Democratic Party Narodna demokratska stranka	NDS	Krsto Jandrić	National conservatism
New Croatian Initiative Nova hrvatska inicijativa	NHI	Krešimir Zubak	Christian democracy Croatian nationalism
Radical Party of Republika Srpska Radikalna stranka Republike Srpske	RSRS	Unknown	Serbian nationalism
Republican Party Republikanska stranka	RP	Stjepan Kljuić	Secularism
Serb National Alliance Srpski narodni savez	SNS RS	Biljana Plavšić	Catch-all party Serbian nationalism
Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska Srpska radikalna stranka Republike Srpske	SRS RS	Milanko Mihajlica	Serbian nationalism National conservatism
Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska unija Bosne i Hercegovine	SDU BiH	Nermin Pećanac	Social democracy Secularism
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia Savez reformskih snaga	SRSJ	Ante Marković	Social liberalism Social democracy
Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata	UBSD	Sead Avdić	Social democracy

References

↑ Stojarová, Vera; Emerson, Peter (2013). Party Politics in the Western Balkans. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-23585-7.
1 2 Populist Parties in Contemporary Europe, Publisher: Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe
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1 2 Left and Right: The Great Dichotomy Revisited

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[1] Stojarová, Vera; Emerson, Peter (2013). Party Politics in the Western Balkans. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-23585-7.

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