Elections in the Party of Democratic Action

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Elections in the Party of Democratic Action, as part of its regularly held party congresses, have been held numerous times since the party's founding in 1990.

2005 leadership election[edit]

The 2005 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 4th congress. The incumbent leader Sulejman Tihić ran for a second term as president. Elmir Jahić was the remaining candidate.[1]

Tihić was re-elected in the first ballot with 61.1% of the vote.

Results[edit]

Candidates Votes %
Sulejman Tihić 360 61.1
Elmir Jahić 230 38.9
Delegate votes: 590 100
Source: Results

2009 leadership election[edit]

The 2009 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 5th congress. The incumbent leader Sulejman Tihić ran for a third term as president. Bakir Izetbegović and Adnan Terzić were the two remaining candidates.[2]

Tihić was re-elected in the first ballot with 57.1% of the vote.[3]

Results[edit]

Candidates Votes %
Sulejman Tihić 425 57.1
Bakir Izetbegović 301 40.4
Adnan Terzić 19 2.5
Delegate votes: 745 100
Source: Results

2013 leadership election[edit]

The 2013 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's convention. Incumbent president Sulejman Tihić ran for his fourth term and was unopposed following an agreement between him and the party's deputy president Bakir Izetbegović, for a convention to be held instead of a regular congress.[4]

Tihić was elected almost unanimously, with 93.6% of the vote.[5]

Results[edit]

Candidate Votes %
Sulejman Tihić 190 93.6
Delegate votes: 203 100
Source: Results

2015 leadership election[edit]

The 2015 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 6th congress, following the death of Sulejman Tihić.[6] Bakir Izetbegović served as the acting leader and ran for a full term. Šemsudin Mehmedović and Irfan Ajanović were the two remaining candidates.[7]

Izetbegović was easily elected in the first ballot with 78.4% of the vote.[8]

Results[edit]

Candidates Votes %
Bakir Izetbegović 590 78.4
Šemsudin Mehmedović 159 21.1
Irfan Ajanović 4 0.5
Delegate votes: 753 100
Source: Results

2019 leadership election[edit]

The 2019 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 7th congress.[9] Incumbent president Bakir Izetbegović ran for his second term and was unopposed following the party's victory in the 2018 general election.[10] He was unanimously elected with all 1,227 delegate votes.[11]

Results[edit]

Candidate Votes %
Bakir Izetbegović 1,227 100
Delegate votes: 1,227 100
Source: Results

2023 leadership election[edit]

The 2023 Party of Democratic Action leadership election was held as part of the party's 8th congress.[12] Incumbent president Bakir Izetbegović ran for his third term and was unopposed.[13] He was almost unanimously elected with 99.3% of the vote.[14]

Results[edit]

Candidate Votes %
Bakir Izetbegović 1,276 99.3
Delegate votes: 1,285 100
Source: Results

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Danas Četvrti kongres SDA" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Počeo peti Kongres SDA" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Izabrani potpredsjednici stranke" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. ^ J.H. (1 February 2013). "U Sarajevu počela Konvencija SDA" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Sulejman Tihić ponovo predsjednik SDA" (in Bosnian). Al Jazeera Balkans. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Umro Sulejman Tihić, jedan od najutjecajnijih političara u BiH". 24 sata. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. ^ Samir Huseinović (26 May 2015). "U SDA nastavak frakcijskih podjela i nakon Kongresa?". dw.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Bakir Izetbegović novi je predsjednik SDA". vecernji.ba. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Sedmi kongres SDA". sdahnk.ba (in Bosnian). 14 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. ^ D.B. (31 August 2019). "Najveći kongres SDA po broju delegata: Bakir nema protivnika". Dnevni avaz. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Bakir Izetbegović novi je predsjednik SDA". vecernji.ba. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  12. ^ "8. kongres". sda.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  13. ^ Matea Jerković (14 October 2023). "U Zetri počeo 8. Kongres SDA: Pogledajte kako je Bakir Izetbegović zapjevao stranačku himnu". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  14. ^ N.V. (14 October 2023). "Bakir Izetbegović na javnom glasanju treći put izabran za predsjednika SDA" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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