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.
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 |
| HoR BiH | 1 / 42 |
| HoP BiH | 0 / 15 |
| NA RS | 4 / 83 |
| Website | |
| www | |
HistoryEdit
United Srpska president, Nenad Stevandić, formed the party after criticising the Serb Democratic Party 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 presidentsEdit
| # | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nenad Stevandić (b. 1966) |
December 2015 | present |
Electoral resultsEdit
Parliamentary electionsEdit
| Year | # | Popular vote | % | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8th | 21,187 | 3.09% | 3 / 83
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New | — | government |
| 2022 | 7th | 32,700 | 5.11% | 4 / 83
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Positions heldEdit
Major positions held by United Srpska members:
| Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska | Years |
|---|---|
| Nenad Stevandić | 2022– |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Serbian Republic/Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ "BiH: United Srpska party banned from participating in the upcoming local election". 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Scandalous Video of the United Srpska caused Criticism on Social Networks". 20 September 2020.
- ^ 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.