The Party of Democratic Progress (, 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.
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. On 28 November 2015, Ivanić left the position of president after 16 years, after which Branislav Borenović became the new president of the PDP. On 15 December 2024, Draško Stanivuković replaced Borenović as the new president of the party.
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) PortraitTerm of Office 1 Mladen Ivanić(b. 1958) 26 September 1999 28 November 2015 2 Branislav Borenović(b. 1974) 28 November 2015 15 December 2024 3 Draško Stanivuković(b. 1993) 15 December 2024 present
Electoral results Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina + Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina Year Leader Popular vote % HoR Seat change HoP Seat change Government 2000 Mladen Ivanić 95,245 6.39 New New 2002 56,643 4.61 0 1 2006 28,410 2.01 1 1 2010 40,070 2.44 0 0 2014 50,516 3.10 0 1 2018 Branislav Borenović 83,832 5.06 1 0 2022 73,489 4.63 0 0
National Assembly of Republika Srpska + National Assembly of Republika Srpska Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Government 2000 Mladen Ivanić 76,810 12.3% New 2002 54,756 10.7% 2 2006 38,681 6.86% 1 2010 47,806 7.55% 1 2014 48,845 7.38% 0 2018 Branislav Borenović 69,948 10.22% 2 2022 65,872 10.30% 1
Presidential elections + Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Election year # Candidate Votes % Note Elected?2002 5thBranko Dokić41,66735.9% —2006 2ndMladen Bosić130,82424.2%Support2010 2ndMladen Ivanić285,95147.31%—2014 1stMladen Ivanić318,19648.71%—2018 2ndMladen Ivanić292,06542.74%—2022 2ndMirko Šarović224,91235.45%Support
+ President of Republika Srpska Election year # Candidate Votes % Note Elected?2000 3rdMomčilo Tepić54,3928.64%—2002 3rdDragan Mikerević39,9787.83%—2006 4thSlobodan Nagradić19,6233.54%—2007 3rdMladen Ivanić69,52216.91%—2010 2ndOgnjen Tadić227,23935.92%Support2014 2ndOgnjen Tadić296,02144.28%Support2018 2ndVukota Govedarica284,14041.81%Support2022 2ndJelena Trivić273,24542.84%—2025 2ndBranko Blanuša212,60548.22%Support
Positions held Major positions held by Party of Democratic Progress members:
Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina YearsMladen Ivanić2014–2018 Chairman of the Council of Ministersof Bosnia and Herzegovina YearsDragan Mikerević Prime Minister of Republika Srpska YearsMladen Ivanić2001–2003Dragan Mikerević2003–2005
References
External links Official website