Alliance of Independent Social Democrats

Infobox_BA_Political_Party
party_name = Савез независних социјалдемократа
Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata
party_articletitle = Party of Independent Social Democrats
party_
leader = Milorad Dodik
foundation = March 10, 1996
ideology = Social Democracy,
Left-wing nationalism
international = Socialist International

european = "none"
ethnicgroup = mostly Bosnian Serb
colours = red
headquarters = Petra Kočića 5,
78000 Banja Luka
website = [http://www.snsd.org/ www.snsd.org] The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Serbian: Савез независних социјалдемократа or "Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrat"a) is a parliamentary party in the Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its president, Milorad Dodik, is the Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska.

History

The party grew out of the Independent Members of Parliament Caucus of the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska to become the Party of Independent Social Democrats. In December 2001, it united with the Democratic Socialist Party, a splinter party of the Socialist Party of the Republika Srpska. After the unification, the party changed its name to Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, retaining its Serbian language acronym.

Election Results

2006

The party had swept to success at all levels of government at the October 1 2006 general elections.
*Nebojša Radmanović (287,675, 53.26% in the Republika Srpska) was elected to the tripartite Bosnian presidency as the Serb member.
*The party won the most votes (269,468) on the state level for the House of Representatives, "ahead" of the SDA (238,474) and SBiH (219,477). However, due to Bosnia and Herzegovina's complicated electoral system, the SNSD received only 7 seats in the 42-member House of Representatives, "behind" the SDA (9 seats) and SBiH (8 seats). [http://www.nezavisne.com/vijesti.php?vijest=1340&meni=2]
*Milan Jelić (271,022 votes, 48.87%) secured the post of President of Republika Srpska.
*The party won 41 of 83 seats (244,251 votes, 43.29%) in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, securing the post of Prime Minister of Republika Srpska for Milorad Dodik.
*The party won 12,564 votes (1.46%) in the elections to the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, securing 1 of 98 seats.
*The party won 5 seats (3,779 votes, 16.16%) in the 25-member Assembly of Canton 10 (in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

2002

In the legislative elections of 5 October 2002, the party won 9.8% of the popular vote and 3 out of 42 seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 out of 140 seats in the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 19 out of 83 in the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska.

External links

* [http://www.snsd.org Official Website]
* [http://www.msd.ba Youth of SNSD]