The Party of Democratic Progress (Serbian: Партија демократског прогреса, romanized: Partija demokratskog progresa, abbr. ПДП, PDP) is a centre to centre-right Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded on 26 September 1999. It is the third-largest party in the Republika Srpska entity.[4][5]
Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса Partija demokratskog progresa | |
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| Abbreviation | PDP |
| President | Draško Stanivuković |
| Founder | Mladen Ivanić |
| Founded | 26 September 1999 |
| Headquarters | Banja Luka |
| Ideology | Moderate conservatism Serb ethnic interests Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-right[2] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (observer) |
| International affiliation | International Democracy Union [3] |
| HoR BiH | 2 / 42
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| HoP BiH | 1 / 15
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| NA RS | 7 / 83
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| Website | |
| www | |
History
editThe PDP was established in Banja Luka on 26 September 1999. During the founding assembly, Mladen Ivanić was elected as the president of the party, while Branko Dokić and Zoran Đerić were elected as vice presidents.[6] On 28 November 2015, Ivanić left the position of president after 16 years, after which Branislav Borenović became the new president of the PDP.[7] On 15 December 2024, Draško Stanivuković replaced Borenović as the new president of the party.[8]
International Cooperation
editThe party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International Democracy Union (IDU).
In terms of bilateral cooperation with other European parties, the PDP maintains strong links with the Conservative Party (UK), Moderate Party (Sweden), Christian Democratic Union (Germany), SDKU (Slovakia), Austrian People's Party, New Democracy (Greece) and Democratic Party of Serbia from Serbia.
The PDP also has good relations with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Robert Schuman Institute and Democrat Youth Community of Europe.
List of presidents
edit| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mladen Ivanić (b. 1958) |
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26 September 1999 | 28 November 2015 |
| 2 | Branislav Borenović (b. 1974) |
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28 November 2015 | 15 December 2024 |
| 3 | Draško Stanivuković (b. 1993) |
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15 December 2024 | present |
Electoral results
editParliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
edit| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 95,245 | 6.39 | 2 / 42
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New | 1 / 15
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New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 56,643 | 4.61 | 2 / 42
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2 / 15
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 1
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Coalition | |
| 2006 | 28,410 | 2.01 | 1 / 42
|
 1
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1 / 15
|
1
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Opposition | |
| 2010 | 40,070 | 2.44 | 1 / 42
|
0
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1 / 15
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0
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Opposition | |
| 2014 | 50,516 | 3.10 | 1 / 42
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0
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0 / 15
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1
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Coalition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 83,832 | 5.06 | 2 / 42
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1
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0 / 15
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0
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Opposition |
| 2022 | 73,489 | 4.63 | 2 / 42
|
0
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0 / 15
|
0
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Opposition |
National Assembly of Republika Srpska
edit| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 76,810 | 12.3% | 11 / 83
|
New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 54,756 | 10.7% | 9 / 83
|
2
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Coalition | |
| 2006 | 38,681 | 6.86% | 8 / 83
|
1
|
Opposition | |
| 2010 | 47,806 | 7.55% | 7 / 83
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1
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Opposition | |
| 2014 | 48,845 | 7.38% | 7 / 83
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Opposition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 69,948 | 10.22% | 9 / 83
|
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Opposition |
| 2022 | 65,872 | 10.30% | 8 / 83
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Opposition |
Presidential elections
edit| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5th
|
Branko Dokić | 41,667 | 35.9% | — | No |
| 2006 | 2nd
|
Mladen Bosić | 130,824 | 24.2% | Support | No |
| 2010 | 2nd
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Mladen Ivanić | 285,951 | 47.31% | — | No |
| 2014 | 1st
|
Mladen Ivanić | 318,196 | 48.71% | — | Yes |
| 2018 | 2nd
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Mladen Ivanić | 292,065 | 42.74% | — | No |
| 2022 | 2nd
|
Mirko Šarović | 224,912 | 35.45% | Support | No |
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3rd
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Momčilo Tepić | 54,392 | 8.64% | — | No |
| 2002 | 3rd
|
Dragan Mikerević | 39,978 | 7.83% | — | No |
| 2006 | 4th
|
Slobodan Nagradić | 19,623 | 3.54% | — | No |
| 2007 | 3rd
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Mladen Ivanić | 69,522 | 16.91% | — | No |
| 2010 | 2nd
|
Ognjen Tadić | 227,239 | 35.92% | Support | No |
| 2014 | 2nd
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Ognjen Tadić | 296,021 | 44.28% | Support | No |
| 2018 | 2nd
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Vukota Govedarica | 284,140 | 41.81% | Support | No |
| 2022 | 2nd
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Jelena Trivić | 273,245 | 42.84% | — | No |
Positions held
editMajor positions held by Party of Democratic Progress members:
| Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Years |
|---|---|
| Mladen Ivanić | 2014–2018 |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Years |
| Dragan Mikerević | 2002
|
| Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | Years |
| Mladen Ivanić | 2001–2003 |
| Dragan Mikerević | 2003–2005 |
References
edit- ^ Passarelli, Gianluca (January 2018). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. ISBN 9783319973524.
- ^ "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.
- ^ Bakke, Elisabeth (18 February 2010). "Party Systems since 1989". In Ramet, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 9781139487504.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Glas Javnosti (Serbian)
- ^ "Borenović izabran za novog predsjednika PDP-a, cilj preuzimanje Vlade RS" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Stanivuković izabran za predsjednika PDP-a: Promjene počinju danas". Nezavisne novine. 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.