The Party of Democratic Activity ( bs, Stranka demokratske aktivnosti or A-SDA) was a

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History

The party was established in February 2008 as a breakaway from the

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. Based in

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, its founders included town mayor Nermin Ogrešević. In the 2010 general elections, A-SDA ran only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina part of Bosnia. It received 1.7% of the vote, failing to win a seat in the national

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, However, it won one seat in the

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with 1.9% of the vote. In the 2014 elections the party increased its vote share to 2.25%, winning a seat in the national House of Representatives. It also won two seats in the Federal House.Parliament of FBiH
Central Elections Commission Its member of the country's legislature was Jasmin Emrić, who holds a seat in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's first division.

Elections

Parliamentary elections

References

External links

Official website
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