Justice and Reconciliation Party

The Justice and Reconciliation Party (Bosnian: Stranka pravde i pomirenja; Serbian: Странка правде и помирења; abbr. СПП or SPP), formerly known as the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak (Bosnian: Bošnjačka demokratska zajednica Sandžaka; Serbian: Бошњачка демократска заједница Санџака; abbr. БДЗС or BDZS), is a political party in Serbia, representing the Bosniak ethnic minority concentrated in the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.

Justice and Reconciliation Party
Stranka pravde i pomirenja
Странка правде и помирења
LeaderUsame Zukorlić
Founded2010 (as the Bosniak Democratic Union)
HeadquartersNovi Pazar, Serbia
IdeologyBosniak minority interests[1]
ReligionSunni Islam
Colours  Dark green
Serbian National Assembly
4 / 250
Montenegrin Parliament
0 / 81
Bosniak National Council
13 / 35
Website
spp.rs

History

It contested the 2014 parliamentary elections as part of a joint list with the centrist Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and centre-left Social Democratic Union (SDU), but the alliance received only 3.4% of the vote, failing to win a seat.[2]

In the 2016 parliamentary elections it ran alone, winning two seats.[3]

The party officially changed its name from the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak to the Justice and Reconciliation Party on December 23, 2017.[4] Jahja Fehratović had led the party from its formation until this time; following the name change, Muamer Zukorlić was recognized as leader of the reorganized party.

Electoral history

Serbian parliamentary elections
National Assembly of Serbia
Year Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Government
2014 120,879 3.36%
0 / 250
 New With LDP−SDU no seats
2016 32.526 0.86%
2 / 250
 2 — gov′t support
2020 32,170 1.00%
4 / 250
 2 With DPM gov′t support

Montenegrin parliamentary elections
Parliament of Montenegro
Year Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Government
2016 1,140 0.30%
0 / 81
 New — non-parliamentary
2020 22,649 5.53%
0 / 81
 —0 With CnB non-parliamentary

Local elections in Sandzak municipalities
Local electionCouncil
Novi PazarTutinSjenicaPrijepoljePribojNova VarošTotal won / Total contested
2016
10 / 47
6 / 37
7 / 39
5 / 61
5 / 41
(coalition)
0 / 27
33 / 252
2020
11 / 47
11 / 37
9 / 39
8 / 61
2 / 41
0 / 27
41 / 252

References
  1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Serbia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. 2014 Elections Republic Electoral Commission
  3. RIK stavio tačku: Ovo su konačni rezultati izbora. B92. 6 May 2016.
  4. "БДЗС постала Странка правде и помирења,председник Зукорлић", Novosti, 23 December 2017, accessed 23 March 2018.
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