Democratic Front (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Bosnian political party

Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт

President	Željko Komšić
Founded	7 April 2013 (2013-04-07)
Split from	Social Democratic Party
Headquarters	Saliha Udžvarlića 10, Sarajevo
Ideology	Unitarism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre to centre-left
HoR BiH	3 / 42
HoP BiH	1 / 15
HoR FBiH	12 / 98
HoP FBiH	7 / 80
NA RS	0 / 83
Website
www.fronta.ba
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The Democratic Front (Bosnian: Demokratska fronta, DF / Демократски фронт, ДФ) is a multi-ethnic social-liberal political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its founder and current leader is Željko Komšić, the incumbent Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

The Democratic Front was founded by Željko Komšić on 7 April 2013, the current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who left the Social Democratic Party in July 2012.

#	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Term of Office
1	Željko Komšić (b. 1964)		7 April 2013	present

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year	Leader	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
2014	Željko Komšić	4th	150,767	9.24	5 / 42	New	1 / 15	New	Coalition (2014–2016)
2014		4th	150,767	9.24	5 / 42	New	1 / 15	New	Opposition (2016–2018)
2018		6th	96,174	5.81	3 / 42	2	1 / 15	0	Coalition
2022		6th	101,713	6.41	3 / 42	0	1 / 15	0	Opposition

Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Year	Leader	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
2014	Željko Komšić	3rd	128,058	12.90	14 / 98	New	5 / 58	New	Coalition (2014–2015)
2014		3rd	128,058	12.90	14 / 98	New	5 / 58	New	Opposition (2015–2018)
2018		4th	93,708	9.36	10 / 98	4	2 / 58	3	Opposition
2022		4th	107,735	11.04	12 / 98	2	7 / 80	5	Opposition

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Election year	#	Candidate	Representing	Votes	%	Elected?
2014	3rd	Emir Suljagić	Bosniaks	114,334	15.2%	No
2014	4th	Anto Popović	Croats	7,179	2.9%	No
2018	1st	Željko Komšić	Croats	225,500	52.6%	Yes
2022	1st	Željko Komšić	Croats	227,540	55.8%	Yes

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Bosniaks	Party of Democratic Action (2) Democratic Front (1) People and Justice (1) Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Croats	Croatian Democratic Union (3) Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (1) For New Generations (1)
Serbs	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (3) Serb Democratic Party (1) Party of Democratic Progress (1)

Bosniaks	Party of Democratic Action (12) People and Justice (5) People's European Union (2) Social Democratic Party (1) Democratic Front (1) Our Party (1) Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Croats	Croatian Democratic Union (13) Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (3) Social Democratic Party (1) People and Justice (1) People's European Union (1) Croatian National Shift (1) For New Generations (1) Bosnian People's Party (1) Croatian Democratic Alliance (1)
Serbs	Social Democratic Party (7) Party of Democratic Action (3) Croatian Democratic Union (3) Democratic Front (3) Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (2) Our Party (1) Liberal Party (1) New Beginning (1) Serbian Progressive Party (1) Serb National Movement (1)
Others	Social Democratic Party (4) Democratic Front (4) Our Party (2) Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)