The Union of Social Democrats of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( bs, Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata, UBSD) was a political party 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 ...

History

The UBSD was formed by the Bosnian section of the

Union of Reform Forces The Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Савез реформских снага Југославије, Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije; abbr. СРСЈ or SRSJ) was a centre-left political party in the SFR Yugoslavia led b ...

after the breakup of Yugoslavia.Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parties and Elections It contested the 1996 general election as part of the Joint List alliance alongside the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

, the

Muslim Bosniak Organisation The Muslim Bosniak Organisation ( bs, Muslimanska bošnjačka organizacija, MBO) was a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. History The party contested the 1990 general elections, receiving 1.2% of the national vote and winning two seats. ...

, the

Croatian Peasant Party The Croatian Peasant Party ( hr, Hrvatska seljačka stranka, HSS) is an agrarian political party in Croatia founded on 22 December 1904 by Antun and Stjepan Radić as Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). The Brothers Radić believed that t ...

and the

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...

. The Joint List put forward Sead Avdić as its candidate for Bosniak member of the Presidency, but he finished fourth with just 0.9% of the vote. Its candidate for the Croat member, Ivo Komšić, finished second, but far behind winning candidate

Krešimir Zubak Krešimir Zubak (; born 25 January 1947) is a Bosnian Croat politician. At the beginning of the Bosnian War in 1992, he joined the Croatian Democratic Union. After Mate Boban left the position of president of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-B ...

. In the election for the House of Representatives, the Joint List received 4.4% of the vote and won two seats in the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

and 1.3% of the vote and no seats in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

. In the 1998 general election the party did not put forward a presidential candidate, but won two seats in the national House of Representatives. It merged with into

in February 1999.Alan John Day (2004) ''A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe'', Routledge, p537

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