# Party of Democratic Progress

The Party of Democratic Progress (Serbian: Партија демократског прогреса, romanized: Partija demokratskog progresa, abbr. ПДП, 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) | Term of Office | Term 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 | 2 / 42 | New | 1 / 15 | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | Mladen Ivanić | 56,643 | 4.61 | 2 / 42 | 0 | 2 / 15 | 1 | Coalition |
| 2006 | Mladen Ivanić | 28,410 | 2.01 | 1 / 42 | 1 | 1 / 15 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2010 | Mladen Ivanić | 40,070 | 2.44 | 1 / 42 | 0 | 1 / 15 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2014 | Mladen Ivanić | 50,516 | 3.10 | 1 / 42 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 1 | Coalition |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 83,832 | 5.06 | 2 / 42 | 1 | 0 / 15 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2022 | Branislav Borenović | 73,489 | 4.63 | 2 / 42 | 0 | 0 / 15 | 0 | Opposition |

### 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% | 11 / 83 | New | Coalition |
| 2002 | Mladen Ivanić | 54,756 | 10.7% | 9 / 83 | 2 | Coalition |
| 2006 | Mladen Ivanić | 38,681 | 6.86% | 8 / 83 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2010 | Mladen Ivanić | 47,806 | 7.55% | 7 / 83 | 1 | Opposition |
| 2014 | Mladen Ivanić | 48,845 | 7.38% | 7 / 83 | 0 | Opposition |
| 2018 | Branislav Borenović | 69,948 | 10.22% | 9 / 83 | 2 | Opposition |
| 2022 | Branislav Borenović | 65,872 | 10.30% | 8 / 83 | 1 | Opposition |

### Presidential elections

Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina :
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
| 2002 | 5th | Branko Dokić | 41,667 | 35.9% | — | No |
| 2006 | 2nd | Mladen Bosić | 130,824 | 24.2% | Support | No |
| 2010 | 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 285,951 | 47.31% | — | No |
| 2014 | 1st | Mladen Ivanić | 318,196 | 48.71% | — | Yes |
| 2018 | 2nd | Mladen Ivanić | 292,065 | 42.74% | — | No |
| 2022 | 2nd | Mirko Šarović | 224,912 | 35.45% | Support | No |
President of Republika Srpska :
| Election year | # | Candidate | Votes | % | Note | Elected? |
| 2000 | 3rd | Momčilo Tepić | 54,392 | 8.64% | — | No |
| 2002 | 3rd | Dragan Mikerević | 39,978 | 7.83% | — | No |
| 2006 | 4th | Slobodan Nagradić | 19,623 | 3.54% | — | No |
| 2007 | 3rd | Mladen Ivanić | 69,522 | 16.91% | — | No |
| 2010 | 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 227,239 | 35.92% | Support | No |
| 2014 | 2nd | Ognjen Tadić | 296,021 | 44.28% | Support | No |
| 2018 | 2nd | Vukota Govedarica | 284,140 | 41.81% | Support | No |
| 2022 | 2nd | Jelena Trivić | 273,245 | 42.84% | — | No |

## Positions held

Major positions held by Party of Democratic Progress members:
| Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Years |
| Mladen Ivanić | 2014–2018 |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Years |
| Dragan Mikerević | 2002 |
| Prime Minister of Republika Srpska | Years |
| Mladen Ivanić | 2001–2003 |
| Dragan Mikerević | 2003–2005 |