Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina) explained

Democratic Front
Native Name:Demokratska fronta
Демократски фронт
President:Željko Komšić
Headquarters:Saliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo
Position:Centre[1] to centre-left[2]
Seats2 Title:HoR BiH
Seats3 Title:HoP BiH
Seats4 Title:HoR FBiH
Seats5 Title:HoP FBiH
Seats6 Title:NA RS
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Democratic Front (Bosnian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is a multi-ethnic social-liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its founder and current leader is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The Democratic Front was founded by Željko Komšić on 7 April 2013,[3] the current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who left the Social Democratic Party in July 2012.[4]

List of presidents

width=180Name
(Born–Died)
PortraitTerm of Office
align=center style="background: ; color:white;"1Željko Komšić
(b. 1964)
7 April 2013 present

Elections

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina! Year! Leader! #! Popular vote! %! HoR! Seat change! HoP! Seat change! Government
2014Željko Komšić4th150,7679.24NewNew
20186th96,1745.81 2 0
20226th101,7136.41 0 0

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina! Year! Leader! #! Popular vote! %! HoR! Seat change! HoP! Seat change! Government
2014Željko Komšić3rd 128,05812.90NewNew
20184th 93,7089.36 4 3
20224th107,73511.04 2 5

Presidency elections

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina! Election year! #! Candidate! Representing! Votes! %! Elected?
20143rdEmir SuljagićBosniaks114,33415.2%
4thAnto PopovićCroats7,1792.9%
20181stŽeljko KomšićCroats225,50052.6%
20221stŽeljko KomšićCroats227,54055.8%

Cantonal elections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Arnautović, Suad. 2018. The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism. Passarelli. Gianluca. The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. 88. Palgrave Macmillan. 978-3-319-97352-4.
  2. News: Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election. 8 October 2018. EFE.
  3. Web site: Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH. 7 April 2013. 7 April 2013. hr. novilist.hr.
  4. Web site: Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH. 23 July 2012. 23 July 2012. bs. T. Sekulić. Klix.ba.