United Srpska
Уједињена Српска
Ujedinjena Srpska
AbbreviationUS
PresidentNenad Stevandić
FoundedDecember 2015;
8 years ago (2015-12)
Split fromSerb Democratic Party
Preceded byFree Democratic Serb Group
HeadquartersJovana Dučića 25,
78000 Banja Luka
IdeologySerbian nationalism[1]
Ultranationalism[2][3]
National conservatism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
HoR BiH
1 / 42
HoP BiH
0 / 15
NA RS
4 / 83
Website
www.ujedinjenasrpska.rs

United Srpska (Serbian: Уједињена Српска/Ujedinjena Srpska or US) is a political party based in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Serb nationalist party, United Srpska was formed in December 2015 following a split from the Serb Democratic Party.

History

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 presidents

# Name
(Born–Died) 		Portrait Term of office
1 Nenad Stevandić
(b. 1966)		 December 2015 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
2018 Nenad Stevandić Did not enter
0 / 42
 New
0 / 15
 New Extra-parliamentary
2022 17th 24,687 1.55
1 / 42
 Increase 1
0 / 15
 Steady 0 Support

National Assembly of Republika Srpska

National Assembly of Republika Srpska
Year Leader # Popular vote % # of seats Seat change Coalition Government
2018 Nenad Stevandić 8th 21,187 3.09%
3 / 83
 New — Coalition
2022 7th 32,700 5.11%
4 / 83
 Increase 1 — Coalition

Positions held

Major positions held by United Srpska members:

Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska Years
Nenad Stevandić 2022–

References

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Serbian Republic/Bosnia-Herzegovina". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  2. ^ "BiH: United Srpska party banned from participating in the upcoming local election". 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Scandalous Video of the United Srpska caused Criticism on Social Networks". 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ U. Vukić, Foto: A. Čavić (25 May 2015). "Stevandić napustio SDS". Nezavisne novine.
  5. ^ "DODIK OTKRIO: U novoj vladi i Ujedinjena Srpska, NDP i dobojska grupa, još ima vremena da se i drugi pojave! (VIDEO)". kurir.rs.

External links

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Political parties in Republika Srpska
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