The Economic Bloc "Croat Democratic Union for Prosperity" ( hr, Ekonomski Blok HDU – Za Boljitak) was a

political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used differ ...

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 He ...

History

The alliance was formed for the 2002 general elections by the

People's Party for Work and Betterment People's Party Work for Prosperity ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Narodna stranka Radom za Boljitak''; abbr. NSRzB) is a multi-ethnic party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded and is run by Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović, from Široki Brijeg. ...

and the

Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine or HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and ...

.Tom Lansford (2013) ''Political Handbook of the World 2013'', CQ Press, p170 It received 1.3% of the vote in the national parliamentary elections, winning a single seat in the national

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, taken by

Mladen Potočnik Mladen () is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic root ''mlad'' (, ), meaning "young". It is present in Bulgarian, Serbian, and Croatian society since the Middle Ages. Notable people with the name include: * Mladen (vojv ...

. Its candidate for the Croat member of the Presidency,

Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović Mladen Ivanković Lijanović (born 22 August 1960 in Duvno (now Tomislavgrad), Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian politician and businessman. He is the founder and leader of the People's Party Work for Betterment. Biography Lij ...

, finished second with 17% of the Croat vote. The alliance also won two seats in the

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gove ...

References

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