Party of Democratic Progress
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Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Party of Democratic Progress (Template:Langx, abbr. ПДП, PDP) is a centre to centre-right Serb political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina founded on 26 September 1999. It is the third-largest party in the Republika Srpska entity.[1][2]
History
The PDP was established in Banja Luka on 26 September 1999. During the founding assembly, Mladen Ivanić was elected as the president of the party, while Branko Dokić and Zoran Đerić were elected as vice presidents.[3] On 28 November 2015, Ivanić left the position of president after 16 years, after which Branislav Borenović became the new president of the PDP.[4] On 15 December 2024, Draško Stanivuković replaced Borenović as the new president of the party.[5]
International Cooperation
The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) and International Democracy Union (IDU).
In terms of bilateral cooperation with other European parties, the PDP maintains strong links with the Conservative Party (UK), Moderate Party (Sweden), Christian Democratic Union (Germany), SDKU (Slovakia), Austrian People's Party, New Democracy (Greece) and Democratic Party of Serbia from Serbia.
The PDP also has good relations with Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Robert Schuman Institute and Democrat Youth Community of Europe.
List of presidents
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center style="background: Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1 | Mladen Ivanić (b. 1958) |
File:Mladen Ivanic (cropped).jpg | 26 September 1999 | 28 November 2015 |
| align=center style="background: Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2 | Branislav Borenović (b. 1974) |
File:Branislav Borenović (2025-03-12) (cropped).jpg | 28 November 2015 | 15 December 2024 |
| align=center style="background: Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3 | Draško Stanivuković (b. 1993) |
File:Draško Stanivuković 2025.jpg | 15 December 2024 | present |
Electoral results
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % | HoR | Seat change | HoP | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 95,245 | 6.39 | Template:Composition bar | New | Template:Composition bar | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 56,643 | 4.61 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Coalition | |
| 2006 | 28,410 | 2.01 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 40,070 | 2.44 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 50,516 | 3.10 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Coalition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 83,832 | 5.06 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 73,489 | 4.63 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Opposition |
National Assembly of Republika Srpska
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mladen Ivanić | 76,810 | 12.3% | Template:Composition bar | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | 54,756 | 10.7% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | Coalition | |
| 2006 | 38,681 | 6.86% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | 47,806 | 7.55% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 48,845 | 7.38% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Nochange 0 | Opposition | |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 69,948 | 10.22% | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 65,872 | 10.30% | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Opposition |
Presidential elections
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Template:Nochange 5th | Branko Dokić | 41,667 | 35.9% | — | No |
| 2006 | Increase 2nd | Mladen Bosić | 130,824 | 24.2% | Support | No |
| 2010 | Template:Nochange 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 285,951 | 47.31% | — | No |
| 2014 | Increase 1st | Mladen Ivanić | 318,196 | 48.71% | — | Yes |
| 2018 | Decrease 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 292,065 | 42.74% | — | No |
| 2022 | Template:Nochange 2nd | Mirko Šarović | 224,912 | 35.45% | Support | No |
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Template:Nochange 3rd | Momčilo Tepić | 54,392 | 8.64% | — | No |
| 2002 | Template:Nochange 3rd | Dragan Mikerević | 39,978 | 7.83% | — | No |
| 2006 | Decrease 4th | Slobodan Nagradić | 19,623 | 3.54% | — | No |
| 2007 | Increase 3rd | Mladen Ivanić | 69,522 | 16.91% | — | No |
| 2010 | Increase 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 227,239 | 35.92% | Support | No |
| 2014 | Template:Nochange 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 296,021 | 44.28% | Support | No |
| 2018 | Template:Nochange 2nd | Vukota Govedarica | 284,140 | 41.81% | Support | No |
| 2022 | Template:Nochange 2nd | Jelena Trivić | 273,245 | 42.84% | — | No |
Positions held
Major positions held by Party of Democratic Progress members:
| Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Years |
|---|---|
| Mladen Ivanić | 2014–2018 |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | Years |
| Mladen Ivanić | 2001–2003 |
| Dragan Mikerević | 2003–2005 |
References
External links
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