Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina Socijaldemokratska Unija Bosne i Hercegovine | |
|---|---|
| President | Nermin Pećanac |
| Secretary-General | Esad Piknjać |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters |
Soukbunar 7, 71000 Sarajevo |
| Youth wing | Organization of Youth SDU BiH |
| Membership | 10,000 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Secularism Pro-Europeanism Multiculturalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate) |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Website | |
| www.sdu.ba | |
The Social Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Socijaldemokratska Unija Bosne i Hercegovine, SDU BiH) is a plural social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
After a slow start in political activity in the first years after its foundation in 2002, the SDU has had a remarkable growth both in terms of members and importance on the political stage of Bosnia-Herzegovina in recent years. Its most successful year was in 2012 when it won a record number of seats in the local elections.[1]
Their success continued as their chair member Dr. Ivo Komsic got elected as Mayor of Sarajevo 27 March 2013.[2]
History
The SDU BiH was set up with the goal of overriding serious weaknesses of social democracy and the crisis in social democratic establishment in Bosnia-Herzegovina. After the general elections of 2002 a group of high-ranking officials of Social Democratic party (SDP) after struggle to reform the rigid views on political and organization issues in SDP, decided to leave the party and formed a new political party – Social Democratic union of BIH. The main idea of founding SDU BiH was to preserve and affirm Bosnia-Herzegovina as a sovereign, constitutional, democratic state whose borders are inviolable, whose life space was ethnical inseparable, and whose prosperity was in The European Union and in Euro-Atlantic integration.[3]
SDU's main political activities and aims are in the development of constitutional democracy, affirmation of constitutional patriotism and the cherishing of cultural, religious and national identities of all Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizens. They are supporting an idea of stronger political identification with Bosnia and Herzegovina as a homeland for all nationals of the country.[4]
The presidency and upper leadership of the party consists of prominent Bosnian-Herzegovinian personalities from the political sphere of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Some of the members include Stjepan Kljuic, Nijaz Durakovic, Ivo Komsic, Miro Lazovic and Emir Zlatar.[5]
