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Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine
AbbreviationHDZ BiH
PresidentDragan Čović
General SecretaryGoran Božić
Deputy PresidentBorjana Krišto
FounderDavor Perinović
Founded18 August 1990 (1990-08-18)
HeadquartersKneza Domagoja bb 88000, Mostar
Youth wingYouth HDZ BiH
Membership (2014)35,000
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
National affiliationCroatian National Assembly
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (associate)
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union[4]
Colors  Blue
HoR BiH
4 / 42
HoP BiH
3 / 15
HoR FBiH
15 / 98
HoP FBiH
16 / 80
NA RS
0 / 83
Mayors
20 / 145
Website
hdzbih.org

The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, abbr. HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic Croatian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an associate member of the European People's Party. Its headquarters is in Mostar.

History

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The party was founded on 18 August 1990, with the first party convention held in Sarajevo. It has participated in all multiparty elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1991. It regularly won the support of the Croat electorate up to 2000 and took part in forming the government. It returned to power in 2002, where it remained until 2010. Since 2014, the party has once again been in power.

In the October 2002 general election, the party was part of the "Croatian Coalition" (Hrvatska koalicija) which won 9.5% of the popular vote and five out of 42 seats in the national House of Representatives and 16 of the 98 seats in the Federal House of Representatives.

In 2006, the party joined the Croatian National Assembly, an alliance of Bosnian Croat political parties, along with the Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croat People's Union. Shortly after, a group HDZ BiH members loyal to Božo Ljubić left the party and founded the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 on 26 April 2006.

Throughout its history, the HDZ BiH has had nine presidents, the current one being Dragan Čović since 5 June 2005.[5] Four of the six Croat members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina have come from the party, the most recent one also being Čović, serving in office from 2014 until 2018.[5]

In the 2018 general election, the party was in a coalition with three other Bosnian Croat parties (Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina), winning 149,872 or 9.05% of the votes, five out of 42 seats in the national House of Representatives and 16 out of 98 in the Federal one.[6]

List of presidents

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#Name
(Born–Died)		PortraitTerm of Office
1Davorin Perinović
(b. 1949)		18 August 19907 September 1990
2Stjepan Kljuić
(b. 1939)		7 September 19902 February 1992
3Milenko Brkić
(1944–2017)		2 February 199214 November 1992
4Mate Boban
(1940–1997)		14 November 199210 July 1994
5Dario Kordić
(b. 1960)		10 July 19942 December 1995
6Božo Rajić
(b. 1943)		2 December 199517 May 1998
7Ante Jelavić
(b. 1963)		17 May 19984 May 2002
8Bariša Čolak
(b. 1956)		4 May 20025 June 2005
9Dragan Čović
(b. 1956)		5 June 2005present

Elections

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Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
YearLeader#Popular vote%Seats wonGovernment
1990Stjepan Kljuić3rd362,85516.07
44 / 240
Coalition
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
YearLeader#Popular vote%HoRSeat changeHoPSeat changeGovernment
1996Božo Rajić3rd338,44014.10
8 / 42
New
5 / 15
NewCoalition
1998Ante Jelavić2nd200,09211.59
6 / 42
Decrease 2
5 / 15
Steady 0Coalition
20004th169,82111.40
5 / 42
Decrease 1
0 / 15
Decrease 5Opposition
2002[a]Bariša Čolak6th116,4529.48
5 / 42
Steady 0
4 / 15
Increase 4Coalition
2006[b]Dragan Čović6th69,3334.91
3 / 42
Decrease 2
3 / 15
Decrease 1Coalition
20106th114,4766.97
3 / 42
Steady 0
2 / 15
Decrease 1Coalition
2014[c]6th123,0237.54
4 / 42
Increase 1
3 / 15
Increase 1Coalition
2018[d]5th149,8729.05
5 / 42
Increase 1
4 / 15
Increase 1Coalition
2022[e]3rd139,0188.75
4 / 42
Decrease 1
3 / 15
Decrease 1Coalition
  1. ^ Run in coalition with HD.
  2. ^ Run as part of the Croatian Coalition (HDZ, HNZ and HSP).
  3. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP AS and HSPHB.
  4. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HSP AS and HKDU.
  5. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HKDU, HSP AS, HDU, HSPHB and HRAST.

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
YearLeader#Popular vote%HoRSeat changeHoPSeat changeGovernment
1996Božo Rajić2nd337,79425.29
36 / 140
New
30 / 65
NewCoalition
1998Ante Jelavić2nd184,56919.89
28 / 140
Decrease 8
25 / 72
Decrease 5Coalition
20003rd151,81217.49
25 / 140
Decrease 3
11 / 81
Decrease 14Opposition
2002[a]Bariša Čolak4th113,09715.76
16 / 98
Decrease 9
13 / 58
Increase 2Coalition
2006[b]Dragan Čović4th64,9067.56
8 / 98
Decrease 8
7 / 58
Decrease 6Coalition
20104th108,94310.64
12 / 98
Increase 4
10 / 58
Increase 3Opposition
2014[c]4th118,37511.93
12 / 98
Steady
13 / 58
Increase 3Coalition
2018[d]3rd143,70414.35
16 / 98
Increase 4
13 / 58
SteadyCoalition
2022[e]3rd130,56613.38
15 / 98
Decrease 1
17 / 80
Increase 4Coalition
  1. ^ Run in coalition with HD.
  2. ^ Run as part of the Croatian Coalition (HDZ, HNZ and HSP).
  3. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP AS and HSPHB.
  4. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HSP AS and HKDU.
  5. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HKDU, HSP AS, HDU, HSPHB and HRAST.

Presidency elections

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Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Election year#CandidateVotes%RepresentingElected?
19961stKrešimir Zubak330,47788.70%CroatsYes
19981stAnte Jelavić189,43852.91%CroatsYes
20021stDragan Čović114,60661.52%CroatsYes
20062ndIvo Miro Jović76,68126.14%CroatsNo
20102ndBorjana Krišto109,75819.74%CroatsNo
20141stDragan Čović128,05352.20%CroatsYes
20182ndDragan Čović154,81936.14%CroatsNo
20222ndBorjana Krišto180,25544.20%CroatsNo

Cantonal elections

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ Nardelli, Alberto; Dzidic, Denis; Jukic, Elvira (8 October 2014). "Bosnia and Herzegovina: the world's most complicated system of government?". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.
  4. ^ "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b Official biography Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine;accessed 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 general elections—Confirmed results". Central Election Commission Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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    Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine
    AbbreviationHDZ BiH
    PresidentDragan Čović
    General SecretaryGoran Božić
    Deputy PresidentBorjana Krišto
    FounderDavor Perinović
    Founded18 August 1990 (1990-08-18)
    HeadquartersKneza Domagoja bb 88000, Mostar
    Youth wingYouth HDZ BiH
    Membership (2014)35,000
    Ideology
    Political positionCentre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
    National affiliationCroatian National Assembly
    European affiliationEuropean People's Party (associate)
    International affiliationInternational Democracy Union[4]
    Colors  Blue
    HoR BiH
    4 / 42
    HoP BiH
    3 / 15
    HoR FBiH
    15 / 98
    HoP FBiH
    16 / 80
    NA RS
    0 / 83
    Mayors
    20 / 145
    Website
    hdzbih.org

    The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, abbr. HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic Croatian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is an associate member of the European People's Party. Its headquarters is in Mostar.

    History

    The party was founded on 18 August 1990, with the first party convention held in Sarajevo. It has participated in all multiparty elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1991. It regularly won the support of the Croat electorate up to 2000 and took part in forming the government. It returned to power in 2002, where it remained until 2010. Since 2014, the party has once again been in power.

    In the October 2002 general election, the party was part of the "Croatian Coalition" (Hrvatska koalicija) which won 9.5% of the popular vote and five out of 42 seats in the national House of Representatives and 16 of the 98 seats in the Federal House of Representatives.

    In 2006, the party joined the Croatian National Assembly, an alliance of Bosnian Croat political parties, along with the Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croat People's Union. Shortly after, a group HDZ BiH members loyal to Božo Ljubić left the party and founded the Croatian Democratic Union 1990 on 26 April 2006.

    Throughout its history, the HDZ BiH has had nine presidents, the current one being Dragan Čović since 5 June 2005.[5] Four of the six Croat members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina have come from the party, the most recent one also being Čović, serving in office from 2014 until 2018.[5]

    In the 2018 general election, the party was in a coalition with three other Bosnian Croat parties (Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Party of Rights of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina), winning 149,872 or 9.05% of the votes, five out of 42 seats in the national House of Representatives and 16 out of 98 in the Federal one.[6]

    List of presidents

    #Name
    (Born–Died)    		PortraitTerm of Office
    1Davorin Perinović
    (b. 1949)    		18 August 19907 September 1990
    2Stjepan Kljuić
    (b. 1939)    		7 September 19902 February 1992
    3Milenko Brkić
    (1944–2017)    		2 February 199214 November 1992
    4Mate Boban
    (1940–1997)    		14 November 199210 July 1994
    5Dario Kordić
    (b. 1960)    		10 July 19942 December 1995
    6Božo Rajić
    (b. 1943)    		2 December 199517 May 1998
    7Ante Jelavić
    (b. 1963)    		17 May 19984 May 2002
    8Bariša Čolak
    (b. 1956)    		4 May 20025 June 2005
    9Dragan Čović
    (b. 1956)    		5 June 2005present

    Elections

    Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    YearLeader#Popular vote%Seats wonGovernment
    1990Stjepan Kljuić3rd362,85516.07
    44 / 240
    		Coalition
    Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    YearLeader#Popular vote%HoRSeat changeHoPSeat changeGovernment
    1996Božo Rajić3rd338,44014.10
    8 / 42
    		New
    5 / 15
    		NewCoalition
    1998Ante Jelavić2nd200,09211.59
    6 / 42
    		Decrease 2
    5 / 15
    		Steady 0Coalition
    20004th169,82111.40
    5 / 42
    		Decrease 1
    0 / 15
    		Decrease 5Opposition
    2002[a]Bariša Čolak6th116,4529.48
    5 / 42
    		Steady 0
    4 / 15
    		Increase 4Coalition
    2006[b]Dragan Čović6th69,3334.91
    3 / 42
    		Decrease 2
    3 / 15
    		Decrease 1Coalition
    20106th114,4766.97
    3 / 42
    		Steady 0
    2 / 15
    		Decrease 1Coalition
    2014[c]6th123,0237.54
    4 / 42
    		Increase 1
    3 / 15
    		Increase 1Coalition
    2018[d]5th149,8729.05
    5 / 42
    		Increase 1
    4 / 15
    		Increase 1Coalition
    2022[e]3rd139,0188.75
    4 / 42
    		Decrease 1
    3 / 15
    		Decrease 1Coalition
    1. ^ Run in coalition with HD.
    2. ^ Run as part of the Croatian Coalition (HDZ, HNZ and HSP).
    3. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP AS and HSPHB.
    4. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HSP AS and HKDU.
    5. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HKDU, HSP AS, HDU, HSPHB and HRAST.

    Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    YearLeader#Popular vote%HoRSeat changeHoPSeat changeGovernment
    1996Božo Rajić2nd337,79425.29
    36 / 140
    		New
    30 / 65
    		NewCoalition
    1998Ante Jelavić2nd184,56919.89
    28 / 140
    		Decrease 8
    25 / 72
    		Decrease 5Coalition
    20003rd151,81217.49
    25 / 140
    		Decrease 3
    11 / 81
    		Decrease 14Opposition
    2002[a]Bariša Čolak4th113,09715.76
    16 / 98
    		Decrease 9
    13 / 58
    		Increase 2Coalition
    2006[b]Dragan Čović4th64,9067.56
    8 / 98
    		Decrease 8
    7 / 58
    		Decrease 6Coalition
    20104th108,94310.64
    12 / 98
    		Increase 4
    10 / 58
    		Increase 3Opposition
    2014[c]4th118,37511.93
    12 / 98
    		Steady
    13 / 58
    		Increase 3Coalition
    2018[d]3rd143,70414.35
    16 / 98
    		Increase 4
    13 / 58
    		SteadyCoalition
    2022[e]3rd130,56613.38
    15 / 98
    		Decrease 1
    17 / 80
    		Increase 4Coalition
    1. ^ Run in coalition with HD.
    2. ^ Run as part of the Croatian Coalition (HDZ, HNZ and HSP).
    3. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HKDU, HSP AS and HSPHB.
    4. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HSP AS and HKDU.
    5. ^ Run in coalition with HSS, HSP, HKDU, HSP AS, HDU, HSPHB and HRAST.

    Presidency elections

    Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Election year#CandidateVotes%RepresentingElected?
    19961stKrešimir Zubak330,47788.70%CroatsYes
    19981stAnte Jelavić189,43852.91%CroatsYes
    20021stDragan Čović114,60661.52%CroatsYes
    20062ndIvo Miro Jović76,68126.14%CroatsNo
    20102ndBorjana Krišto109,75819.74%CroatsNo
    20141stDragan Čović128,05352.20%CroatsYes
    20182ndDragan Čović154,81936.14%CroatsNo
    20222ndBorjana Krišto180,25544.20%CroatsNo

    Cantonal elections

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
    2. ^ Nardelli, Alberto; Dzidic, Denis; Jukic, Elvira (8 October 2014). "Bosnia and Herzegovina: the world's most complicated system of government?". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
    3. ^ Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.
    4. ^ "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.
    5. ^ a b Official biography Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine;accessed 8 September 2018.
    6. ^ "2018 general elections—Confirmed results". Central Election Commission Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    • Official website (in Croatian)
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