Party of Democratic Progress

Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса Partija demokratskog progresa
Abbreviation	PDP
President	Draško Stanivuković
Founder	Mladen Ivanić
Founded	26 September 1999; 25 years ago (1999-09-26)
Headquarters	Banja Luka
Ideology	Moderate conservatism 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 Democracy Union [3]
HoR BiH	2 / 42
HoP BiH	1 / 15
NA RS	7 / 83
Website
www.pdp.rs.ba
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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.^[4][5]

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.^[6] On 28 November 2015, Ivanić left the position of president after 16 years, after which Branislav Borenović became the new president of the PDP.^[7] On 15 December 2024, Draško Stanivuković replaced Borenović as the new president of the party.^[8]

International Cooperation

The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International Democracy Union (IDU).

In terms of bilateral cooperation with other European parties, the 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.

The 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)		26 September 1999	28 November 2015
2	Branislav Borenović (b. 1974)		28 November 2015	15 December 2024
3	Draško Stanivuković (b. 1993)		15 December 2024	present

Electoral results

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

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

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

President of Republika Srpska

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:

Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Mladen Ivanić	2014–2018
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Years
Dragan Mikerević	2002
Prime Minister of Republika Srpska	Years
Mladen Ivanić	2001–2003
Dragan Mikerević	2003–2005

References

1. Passarelli, Gianluca (January 2018). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. ISBN 9783319973524.
2. "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
3. "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.
4. Bakke, Elisabeth (18 February 2010). "Party Systems since 1989". In Ramet, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 9781139487504.
5. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
6. Glas Javnosti (Serbian)
7. "Borenović izabran za novog predsjednika PDP-a, cilj preuzimanje Vlade RS" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
8. "Stanivuković izabran za predsjednika PDP-a: Promjene počinju danas". Nezavisne novine. 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

• Official website