The People's Alliance for Free Peace (, NSSM) was a

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, formed for the 1996 general election. The alliance consisted of the

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, the

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, the

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and the New Workers' Party.

History

Consisting of the

, the

and the New Workers' Party, the alliance contested the 1996 general election, but only in

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

. It finished third in Republika Srpska with 11.53% of the vote, winning ten of the 83 seats in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska. It won two seats in the national

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. The alliance did not contest any further elections.Bosnia and Herzegovina
Parties and Elections

Election results

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

National Assembly of Republika Srpska

References

{{Reflist 1996 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Defunct political party alliances in Bosnia and Herzegovina Political parties established in 1996 Political parties in Republika Srpska