Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)


The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Formed on 2 June 1993 in Banja Luka, it served as one of the first democratic alternatives to nationalist government of Republika Srpska. After the signing of the Dayton Accord, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serb Democratic Party.
Its subsequent coalitions with the increasingly-nationalist Alliance of Independent Social Democrats and Democratic People's Alliance have, however, diminished its standing as a leftist and multi-ethnic party.
It only contests elections in Republika Srpska and the Brčko District, currently serving in the governing majority in the former. SP secured its second-ever seat in the House of Representatives at the 2018 general election.

National Assembly of RS elections

YearPopular vote% of popular vote# of seatsGovernment
1997Unknown10.8%
199879,17910.7%
200030,6364.9%
200221,5024.2%
200620,0313.5%
201026,8244.2%
201433,6955.9%
201856,1068.2%

Positions held

Major positions held by Socialist Party members:
Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika SrpskaYears
Petar Đokić1998–2000
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaYears
Živko Radišić1998–2002