The Democratic People's Union (
Bosnian: ''Demokratska narodna zajednica'', DNZ) is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
. It was founded in 1993 and first led by
Fikret Abdić
Fikret Abdić (born 29 September 1939) is a Bosnian politician and businessman who first rose to prominence in the 1980s for his role in turning the Velika Kladuša-based agriculture company Agrokomerc into one of the biggest conglomerates in S ...
.
In 2014 the Democratic People's Union saw a major split when large number of its members led by
Elvira Abdić-Jelenović (Fikret's daughter) founded a new party, the
Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to this split, the DNZ now has only 2 out of 28 members of the
Velika Kladuša
Velika Kladuša ( sr-cyrl, Велика Кладуша, ; lit. "Great Kladuša") is a town and municipality located in Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the far n ...
Municipality Council, while the new Labour Party gained a large majority.
References
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External links
Website of the political party
Bosniak political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Velika Kladuša
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