United Srpska
United Srpska (Serbian: Уједињена Српска/Ujedinjena Srpska or US) is a political party based in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Serbian nationalist party, United Srpska was formed in December 2015 following a split from the Serb Democratic Party (SDS).
United Srpska Уједињена Српска Ujedinjena Srpska | |
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Abbreviation | US |
President | Nenad Stevandić |
Founded | December 2015 |
Split from | Serb Democratic Party |
Preceded by | Free Democratic Serb Group |
Headquarters | Jovana Dučića 25, 78000 Banja Luka |
Ideology | Serbian nationalism[1] Ultranationalism[2][3] National conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
National Assembly | 4 / 83 |
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Its president, Nenad Stevandić, formed the party after criticising SDS for a perceived lack of sufficient nationalism, stating that its representatives on a national level have aimed to "destroy Republika Srpska".[4] During the 9th convocation of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska, Stevandić was a part of the Free Democratic Serb Group, which comprised other right-wing SDS dissidents.
At the 2018 general election, US gained representation within the National Assembly in its own right for the first time. With 3.09% of the vote, the party had four deputies elected. In November 2018, it was announced that US would participate in the governing coalition, alongside SNSD, DNS, SP and NDP.[5]
Natalija Trivić became the party's first minister appointed to the Government of Republika Srpska, serving as Minister for Education and Culture since December 2018.
List of presidents
# | Name (Born-died) |
Term of office | |
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1 | Nenad Stevandić (b. 1966) | December 2015 | Incumbent |
Election results
Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
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2018 | 21,187 | 3.09% | 3 / 83 |
3 | - | government |
References
- Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Serbian Republic/Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- https://balkaneu.com/bih-united-srpska-party-banned-from-participating-in-the-upcoming-local-election/
- https://www.sarajevotimes.com/168578-2/
- U. Vukić, Foto: A. Čavić (25 May 2015). "Stevandić napustio SDS". Nezavisne novine.
- "DODIK OTKRIO: U novoj vladi i Ujedinjena Srpska, NDP i dobojska grupa, još ima vremena da se i drugi pojave! (VIDEO)". kurir.rs.