National Democratic Movement (Bosnia and Herzegovina) explained

President:Bojan Šapurić
General Secretary:Aleksandar Lukić
Founder:Dragan Čavić
Foundation:9 June 2013
Ideology:Conservatism[1]
Pro-Europeanism
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Democratic Movement
Native Name:Народни демократски покрет
Narodni demokratski pokret
Position:Centre-right
Seats1 Title:House of Representatives
Seats2 Title:House of Peoples
Seats3 Title:National Assembly of Republika Srpska

The National Democratic Movement (Serbian: Народни демократски покрет/Narodni demokratski pokret, NDP) is a political party founded in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina led by Bojan Šapurić.[2]

History

The party was established on 9 June 2013 as a merger of the Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party. In April 2014 the New Socialist Party merged into the NDP. In the 2014 elections the party contested the national elections in an alliance with the Party of Democratic Progress, with the alliance winning a single seat in the national House of Representatives.[3] The NDP contested the elections in Republika Srpska alone, winning five seats in the National Assembly.[4]

Presidents

PresidentBorn-DiedStart dateEnd date
1.Dragan Čavić1958–9 June 2013.10 June 2023.
2.Bojan Šapurić1994–10 June 2023.present

Election results

From the SP-NDP-SNP coalition, five candidates secured seats in the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska[5] in the elections held in 2022.

ElectionVotes%SeatsStatus
201433,9775.13%
201828,1834.12%
202233,9775.13%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serbian Republic/Bosnia-Herzegovina. Nordsieck. Wolfram. 2018. Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. Web site: Bojan Šapurić was elected president of the NDP .
  3. http://www.izbori.ba/Utvrdjeni2014/Finalni/ParlamentBIH/ZbirniRezultate.aspx Parliamentary Assembly, Republika Srpska
  4. http://www.izbori.ba/Utvrdjeni2014/Finalni/NarodnaSkupstinaRS/ZbirniRezultate.aspx Republika Srpska National Assembly
  5. Web site: National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska .