Party of Democratic Action
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Party of Democratic Action
Stranka demokratske akcije |
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| President | Bakir Izetbegović[1] |
| General Secretary | Amir Zukić |
| Presidium | Halid Genjac |
| Founder | Alija Izetbegović |
| Founded | 26 May 1990 |
| Headquarters | Mehmeda Spahe 14, Sarajevo |
| Youth wing | Youth Association SDA |
| Ideology | Bosniak nationalism[2] Conservatism[3] [4][5][6][7][8] Islamic democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (observer)[9] |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colours | Green |
| Slogan | "U jedinstvu je snaga!" "Power is in unity!" |
| Anthem | "Ja sin sam tvoj, zemljo" "I am your son, country" |
| House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
7 / 42
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| House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3 / 15
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| House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
29 / 98
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| House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
10 / 58
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| National Assembly of Republika Srpska |
2 / 83
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| Website | |
| www.sda.ba | |
The Party of Democratic Action (Bosnian: Stranka demokratske akcije, SDA) is a Conservative Bosniak political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[10]
History[edit]
The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) was founded on 26 May 1990 in Sarajevo. It was a realisation of Alija Izetbegović's idea of an Islamic religious and national party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many members of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including imams, took part in the party's foundation.[11] The party has its roots in the old Yugoslav Muslim Organization, a conservative Bosniak party in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The SDA achieved considerable success in elections after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. It founded the newspaper Ljiljan. The party remains the strongest political party among the Bosniak population in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In November 2000 the party was defeated by the Social Democratic Party and other parties gathered into the "Alliance for Change", and found itself in opposition for the first time since its creation.[12][clarification needed]
The party has branches in Slovenia, Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia, Croatia and the Sandžak region of Serbia. One of the goals of the party, outside Bosnia and Herzegovina, is to represent and defend the interests of Bosniaks and other Muslim South Slavs in the entire Balkan region. In Montenegro the party merged with smaller Bosniak and Slavic Muslim parties to create the Bosniak Party.
The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP).
After the Bosnian general election, 2014, SDA became once again the largest party in Bosnia and Herzegovina
List of presidents[edit]
| # | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of Office | |
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| 1 |  |
Alija Izetbegović (1925–2003) |
26 May 1990 | 13 October 2001 |
| 2 |  |
Sulejman Tihić (1951–2014) |
13 October 2001 | 25 September 2014 |
| 3 |  |
Bakir Izetbegović (b. 1956) |
26 May 2015 | present |
Cantonal election results[edit]
| Cantonal election | Cantonal Assembly | |||||||||||||
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| Una-Sana | Posavina | Tuzla | Zenica-Doboj | Bosnian Podrinje Goražde | Central Bosnia | Herzegovina-Neretva | West Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Canton 10 | Total won / Total contested | ||||
| 2006 |
12 / 30
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2 / 21
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12 / 35
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13 / 35
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9 / 25
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8 / 30
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6 / 30
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0 / 23
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10 / 35
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2 / 25
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74 / 289
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| 2010 |
7 / 30
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2 / 21
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10 / 35
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10 / 35
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6 / 25
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6 / 30
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5 / 30
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0 / 23
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7 / 35
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2 / 25
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55 / 289
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| 2014 |
10 / 30
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3 / 21
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13 / 35
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11 / 35
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6 / 25
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8 / 30
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5 / 30
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0 / 23
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10 / 35
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2 / 25
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68 / 289
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References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ "Bakir Izetbegović is the new president of the Party of Democratic Action". klix.ba. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Šedo 2013, p. 31.
- ^ Eralp 2012, p. 28.
- ^ Babić 2014, p. 128.
- ^ Farmer 2010, p. 126.
- ^ Krieger 2012, p. 102.
- ^ Tottoli 2014, p. 81.
- ^ Filipović & 28 July 2000.
- ^ Šedo 2013, p. 92.
- ^ James, Ron (2003). Frontiers and ghettos: State Violence in Serbia and Israel. University of California Press. p. 218. ISBN 9780520236578. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Perica 2004, p. 87.
- ^ Al-Azmeh, Aziz (2007). Islam in Europe: Diversity, Identity, and Influence. Cambridge University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780521860116. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- Books
- Babić, Marko (2014). Milosevic, Marko; Rekawek, Kacper, eds. Perseverance of Terrorism: Focus on Leaders. Amsterdam: IOS Press. ISBN 9781614993872.
- Eralp, Doğa Ulaş (2012). Politics of the European Union in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Between Conflict and Democracy. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 9780739149478.
- Farmer, Brian R. (2010). Radical Islam in the West: Ideology and Challenge. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 9780786462100.
- Krieger, Joel (2012). The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199738595.
- Perica, Vjekoslav (2004). Balkan Idols: Religion and Nationalism in Yugoslav States. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195174298.
- Šedo, Jakub (2013). "The party system of Bosnia and Herzegovina". In Stojarová, Vera; Emerson, Peter. Party Politics in the Western Balkans. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781135235857.
- Tottili, Roberto (2014). Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781317744023.
- Other sources
- Filipović, Muhamed (28 July 2000). "Kako su se razišli Alija i Adil". BH Dani (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 1 March 2015.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Bosnian)
