The Party of Democratic Progress (Serbian: Партија демократског прогреса, romanized: Partija demokratskog progresa, abbr. ПДП, PDP) is a centre to centre-right Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded on 26 September 1999. It is the third-largest party in the Republika Srpska entity.[3][4]
Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса Partija demokratskog progresa | |
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| Abbreviation | PDP |
| President | Branislav Borenović |
| Founder | Mladen Ivanić |
| Founded | 26 September 1999 |
| Headquarters | Banja Luka |
| Ideology | Serb ethnic interests Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre[1] to centre-right[2] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (observer) |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union (observer) |
| HoR BiH | 2 / 42 |
| HoP BiH | 1 / 15 |
| NA RS | 7 / 83 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
The PDP was established in Banja Luka on 26 September 1999. During the founding assembly, Mladen Ivanić was elected as the president of the party, while Branko Dokić and Zoran Đerić were elected as vice presidents.[5] On 28 November 2015, Ivanić left the position of president after 16 years, after which Branislav Borenović became the new president of PDP.[6]
International Cooperation
The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International Democrat Union (IDU).
In terms of bilateral cooperation with other European parties, PDP maintains strong links with the Conservative Party (UK), Moderate Party (Sweden), Christian Democratic Union (Germany), SDKU (Slovakia), Austrian People's Party, New Democracy (Greece) and Democratic Party of Serbia from Serbia.
PDP also has good relations with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Robert Schuman Institute and Democrat Youth Community of Europe.
List of presidents
| # | Name (Born–Died) | Portrait | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mladen Ivanić (b. 1958) | .jpg) | 26 September 1999 | 28 November 2015 |
| 2 | Branislav Borenović (b. 1974) | .jpg) | 28 November 2015 | present |
Electoral results
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 95,245 | 6.39 | 2 / 42 | New | 1 / 15 | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 56,643 | 4.61 | 2 / 42 |  0 | 2 / 15 |  1 | Coalition | |
| 2006 | 28,410 | 2.01 | 1 / 42 |  1 | 1 / 15 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 40,070 | 2.44 | 1 / 42 | 0 | 1 / 15 | 0 | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 50,516 | 3.10 | 1 / 42 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 | Coalition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 83,832 | 5.06 | 2 / 42 | 1 | 0 / 15 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 73,489 | 4.63 | 2 / 42 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 0 | Opposition |
National Assembly of Republika Srpska
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 76,810 | 12.3% | 11 / 83 | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 54,756 | 10.7% | 9 / 83 | 2 | Coalition | |
| 2006 | 38,681 | 6.86% | 8 / 83 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 47,806 | 7.55% | 7 / 83 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 48,845 | 7.38% | 7 / 83 | 0 | Opposition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 69,948 | 10.22% | 9 / 83 | 2 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 65,872 | 10.30% | 8 / 83 | 1 | Opposition |
Presidential elections
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5th | Branko Dokić | 41,667 | 35.9% | — | No |
| 2006 | 2nd | Mladen Bosić | 130,824 | 24.2% | Support | No |
| 2010 | 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 285,951 | 47.31% | — | No |
| 2014 | 1st | Mladen Ivanić | 318,196 | 48.71% | — | Yes |
| 2018 | 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 292,065 | 42.74% | — | No |
| 2022 | 2nd | Mirko Šarović | 224,912 | 35.45% | Support | No |
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3rd | Momčilo Tepić | 54,392 | 8.64% | — | No |
| 2002 | 3rd | Dragan Mikerević | 39,978 | 7.83% | — | No |
| 2006 | 4th | Slobodan Nagradić | 19,623 | 3.54% | — | No |
| 2007 | 3rd | Mladen Ivanić | 69,522 | 16.91% | — | No |
| 2010 | 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 227,239 | 35.92% | Support | No |
| 2014 | 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 296,021 | 44.28% | Support | No |
| 2018 | 2nd | Vukota Govedarica | 284,140 | 41.81% | Support | No |
| 2022 | 2nd | Jelena Trivić | 273,245 | 42.84% | — | No |
Positions held
Major positions held by Party of Democratic Progress members: