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Democratic Front

Demokratska fronta
Демократски фронт
Democratic Front Demokratska fronta; Демократски фронт
President	Željko Komšić
Founded	7 April 2013
Split from	Social Democratic Party
Headquarters	Saliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo
Ideology	Unitarism; Civic nationalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre to centre-left
HoR BiH	3 / 42
HoP BiH	1 / 15
HoR FBiH	12 / 98
HoP FBiH	7 / 80
NA RS	0 / 83
Website
	www.fronta.ba
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The Democratic Front (Bosnian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is a multi-ethnic social-liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its founder and current leader is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The Democratic Front was founded by Željko Komšić on 7 April 2013,^[4] the current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who left the Social Democratic Party in July 2012.^[5]

List of presidents

#	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Term of Office
1	Željko Komšić (b. 1964)		7 April 2013	present

Elections

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year	Leader	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
2014	Željko Komšić	4th	150,767	9.24	5 / 42	New	1 / 15	New	Coalition (2014–2016)
2014		4th	150,767	9.24	5 / 42	New	1 / 15	New	Opposition (2016–2018)
2018^[a]		6th	96,174	5.81	3 / 42	2	1 / 15	0	Coalition
2022^[a]		6th	101,713	6.41	3 / 42	0	1 / 15	0	Opposition

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year	Leader	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
2014	Željko Komšić	3rd	128,058	12.90	14 / 98	New	5 / 58	New	Coalition (2014–2015)
2014		3rd	128,058	12.90	14 / 98	New	5 / 58	New	Opposition (2015–2018)
2018^[a]		4th	93,708	9.36	10 / 98	4	2 / 58	3	Opposition
2022^[a]		4th	107,735	11.04	12 / 98	2	7 / 80	5	Opposition

Presidency elections

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Election year	#	Candidate	Representing	Votes	%	Elected?
2014	3rd	Emir Suljagić	Bosniaks	114,334	15.2%	No
2014	4th	Anto Popović	Croats	7,179	2.9%	No
2018	1st	Željko Komšić	Croats	225,500	52.6%	Yes
2022	1st	Željko Komšić	Croats	227,540	55.8%	Yes

Cantonal elections

Cantonal election	Cantonal Assembly
Cantonal election	Una-Sana	Posavina	Tuzla	Zenica-Doboj	Bosnian Podrinje Goražde	Central Bosnia	Herzegovina-Neretva	West Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Canton 10	Total won / Total contested

2014	4 / 30	0 / 21	4 / 35	5 / 35	2 / 25	3 / 30	2 / 30	0 / 23	7 / 35	0 / 25	27 / 289
2018	2 / 30	0 / 21	3 / 35	3 / 35	2 / 25	2 / 30	1 / 30	0 / 23	3 / 35	0 / 25	16 / 289
2022^[a]	3 / 30	0 / 21	4 / 35	3 / 35	1 / 25	2 / 30	2 / 30	0 / 23	4 / 35	0 / 25	19 / 289

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Run in coalition with GS.

References

^ https://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018p1041%EF%BC%8813%EF%BC%89Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.
^ "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.
^ "Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ T. Sekulić (23 July 2012). "Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

External links

Official website

[ca-6] Run in coalition with GS.

[1] ttps://china-cee.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018p1041%EF%BC%8813%EF%BC%89Bosnia-Herzegovina.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2] Arnautović, Suad (2018). "The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Mitigated Presidentialism". In Passarelli, Gianluca (ed.). The Presidentialisation of Political Parties in the Western Balkans. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-319-97352-4.

[3] "Serb, Bosniak nationalists, Croat center-left win Bosnia Herzegovina election". EFE. 8 October 2018.

[4] "Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[5] T. Sekulić (23 July 2012). "Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 July 2012.

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+The '''Democratic Front''' ({{langx|bs|Demokratska fronta}}, '''DF''' / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is a multi-ethnic [[social liberalism|social-liberal]] [[List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina|political party]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. Its founder and current leader is [[Željko Komšić]], the incumbent Croat member of the [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]].
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+The Democratic Front was founded by [[Željko Komšić]] on 7 April 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Svijet/Zeljko-Komsic-osnovao-Demokratsku-frontu-BiH|title=Željko Komšić osnovao Demokratsku frontu BiH|date=7 April 2013|access-date=7 April 2013|language=hr|website=novilist.hr}}</ref> the current Croat member of the [[Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina]], who left the [[Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Social Democratic Party]] in July 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/zeljko-komsic-napustio-sdp-bih/120723118|title=Željko Komšić napustio SDP BiH|date=23 July 2012|access-date=23 July 2012|language=bs|author=T. Sekulić|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref>
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-| [[Željko Komšić]]<br /><small>(b. 1964)</small> || [[File:Željko Komšić 2021.jpg|70px]] || 7 April 2013 || ''present''
+| [[Željko Komšić]]<br /><small>(b. 1964)</small> || [[File:Željko Komšić 2023 (cropped).jpg|70px]] || 7 April 2013 || ''present''
 |}
 ==Elections==
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+! Leader
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+| rowspan=4|[[Željko Komšić]]
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+|+ [[Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
+! Year
+! Leader
+! #
+! Popular vote
+! %
+! [[House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|HoR]]
+! Seat change
+! [[House of Peoples of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|HoP]]
+! Seat change
+! Government
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+! rowspan=2|[[2014 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election|2014]]
+| rowspan=4|[[Željko Komšić]]
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+| rowspan=2|New
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+| rowspan=2|New
+| {{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2014–2015)}}}}
+|-
+| {{no2|Opposition {{small|(2015–2018)}}}}
+|-
+! [[2018 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election|2018]]{{efn|name=ca|Run in coalition with [[Civic Alliance (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|GS]].}}
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+| {{decrease}} 4
+| {{Composition bar|2|58|hex={{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}}}
+| {{decrease}} 3
+| {{no2|Opposition}}
+|-
+! [[2022 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election|2022]]{{efn|name=ca|Run in coalition with [[Civic Alliance (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|GS]].}}
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+| 11.04
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+| {{increase}} 2
+| {{Composition bar|7|80|{{party color|Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)}}}}
+| {{increase}} 5
+| {{no2|Opposition}}
+|}
 ===Presidency elections===
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+==Notes==
+{{Notelist}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Political parties established in 2013]]
 [[Category:Bosnian nationalism]]
-[[Category:Civic nationalism]]
 [[Category:Social democratic parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
 [[Category:Pro-European political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]