# List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

## List
### Represented in the Parliamentary Assembly

| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Representatives | Delegates | Political position | European affiliation |
| Party of Democratic Action Stranka demokratske akcije | SDA | Bakir Izetbegović | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Islamism Pro-Europeanism | 8 / 42 | 2 / 15 | Centre-right to right-wing | EPP (observer) |
| Alliance of Independent Social Democrats Савез независних социјалдемократа | SNSD СНСД | Milorad Dodik | Serbian nationalism Populism Entity interests Social democracy | 6 / 42 | 3 / 15 | Big tent Centre-left | – |
| Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија | SDP СДП | Nermin Nikšić | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism | 5 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre-left | PES (associate) |
| Croatian Democratic Union Hrvatska demokratska zajednica | HDZ | Dragan Čović | Conservatism Christian democracy Croatian nationalism Pro-Europeanism | 4 / 42 | 3 / 15 | Centre-right to right-wing | EPP (observer) |
| Democratic Front Demokratska fronta Демократски фронт | DF ДФ | Željko Komšić | Unitarism Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism | 3 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre to centre-left | – |
| People and Justice Narod i Pravda | NiP | Elmedin Konaković | Liberal conservatism Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism | 3 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre-right | – |
| Serb Democratic Party Српска демократска странка | SDS СДС | Milan Miličević | Serbian nationalism Conservatism Pro-Europeanism | 2 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre-right to right-wing | – |
| Party of Democratic Progress Партија демократског прогреса | PDP ПДП | Draško Stanivuković | Serb ethnic interests Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism | 2 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre to centre-right | EPP (observer) |
| Our Party Naša stranka Наша странка | NS НС | Edin Forto | Social liberalism Secularism Anti-nationalism Pro-Europeanism | 2 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre to centre-left | ALDE Party |
| People's European Union Narodni evropski savez | NES | Nermin Ogrešević | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Pro-Europeanism | 2 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre to centre-right | – |
| For Justice and Order За правду и ред | ZPR ЗПР | Nebojša Vukanović | Anti-corruption Anti-nationalism Pro-Europeanism | 1 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Big tent | – |
| Democratic Union Демократски савез | DEMOS ДЕМОС | Nedeljko Čubrilović | Conservatism | 1 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre-right | – |
| United Srpska Уједињена Српска | US УС | Nenad Stevandić | Serbian nationalism Ultranationalism National conservatism | 1 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre-right to far-right | – |
| Bosnian-Herzegovinian Initiative Bosanskohercegovačka Inicijativa | BHI | Fuad Kasumović | Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism | 1 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre-left | – |
| Forward Naprijed | NPD | Šemsudin Mehmedović | Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism | 1 / 42 | 0 / 15 | Centre |
| For New Generations Za Nove Generacije | ZNG | Damir Marjanović | Social liberalism Green liberalism Pro-Europeanism Secularism | 0 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre to centre-left | – |
| Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina Stranka za Bosnu i Hercegovinu | SBiH | Semir Efendić | Bosniak nationalism Bosnian unitarism Pro-Europeanism | 0 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre | – |
| Croatian Democratic Union 1990 Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990 | HDZ 1990 | Ilija Cvitanović | Christian democracy Conservatism Croatian nationalism Federalism Pro-Europeanism | 0 / 42 | 1 / 15 | Centre-right | EPP (observer) |

### Represented in Entity Parliaments

| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | HoR FBiH | HoP FBiH | NA RS | Political position | European |
| Movement of Democratic Action Pokret demokratske akcije | PDA | Elzina Pirić | Bosniak nationalism Conservatism Regionalism | 1 / 98 | 1 / 80 | | Centre-right | – |
| Croatian National Shift Hrvatski nacionalni pomak | HNP | Ivan Vukadin | Conservatism Regionalism | 1 / 98 | 1 / 80 | | Centre-right | – |
| Croatian Republican Party Hrvatska republikanska stranka | HRS | Slaven Raguž | Conservatism Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism Decentralization Federalism | 1 / 98 | 0 / 80 | | Centre-right | – |
| Movement for a Modern and Active Krajina Pokret za Modernu i Aktivnu Krajinu | POMAK | Šuhret Fazlić | Regionalism | 1 / 98 | 0 / 80 | | Centre | – |
| People's Power Snaga naroda | SN | Ramo Isak | Populism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism | 1 / 98 | 0 / 80 | | Centre to centre-right | – |
| Croatian Peasant Party Hrvatska seljačka stranka | HSS | Mario Karamatić | Agrarianism Croatian nationalism | 1 / 98 | 0 / 80 | | Centre-right | – |
| Socialist Party Социјалистичка Партија | SP СП | Petar Đokić | Social democracy Democratic socialism Euroscepticism | | | 5 / 83 | Centre-left | – |
| People's Party of Srpska Народна партија Српске | NPS НПС | Darko Banjac | Serbian nationalism Conservatism Christian democracy Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism | | | 3 / 83 | Right-wing | – |
| Socialist Party of Srpska Социјалистичка партија Српске | SPS СПС | Goran Selak | Social democracy | | | 3 / 83 | Centre-left | – |
| People's Front Народни Фронт | NF НФ | Jelena Trivić | Anti-corruption Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism | | | 3 / 83 | Centre to centre-right | – |
| Democratic People's Alliance Демократски народни савез | DNS ДNС | Nenad Nešić | Serbian nationalism Conservatism National conservatism | | | 2 / 83 | Centre-right | – |

### Extra-parliamentary parties

| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology |
| Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party Bosanskohercegovačka patriotska stranka | BPS | Sefer Halilović | Bosnian nationalism National conservativism |
| Bosnian Party Bosanska stranka | BOSS | Mirnes Ajanović | Left-wing populism |
| Bosnian Movement of National Pride Bosanski pokret nacionalnog ponosa | BPNP | Position vacant | Neo-Nazism Bosnian nationalism |
| Civic Democratic Party Građanska demokratska stranka | GDS | Ibrahim Spahić | Social liberalism |
| Croatian Christian Democratic Union Hrvatska kršćanska demokratska unija | HKDU | Ivanka Barić | Christian democracy |
| Croatian Peasant Party of Stjepan Radić Hrvatska seljačka stranka Stjepana Radića | HSS SR | Anto Lozančić | Christian democracy Agrarianism |
| Croatian Party of Rights Hrvatska stranka prava | HSP | Stanko Primorac | Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism |
| Democratic People's Union Demokratska narodna zajednica | DNZ | Admil Mulalić | Regionalism Big tent |
| Democratic Party of Federalists Demokratska stranka federalista | DSF | Dragan Đokanović | Federalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Greens of Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeleni Bosne i Hercegovine | Zeleni | Hasan Delić | Green politics |
| Labour Party Laburistička stranka | LS | Elvira Abdić-Jelenović | Labourism Regionalism |
| Party of United Pensioners Partija ujedinjenih penzionera | PUP | Vinko Pušonja | Centrism Pensioners' interests |
| Party of Justice and Trust Stranka pravde i povjerenja | SPP | Živko Budimir | Social conservatism |
| Pensioners' Party Stranka penzionera/umirovljenika | SPU | Dževad Hodžić | Pensioners' interests |
| People's Party Work for Prosperity Narodna stranka Radom za Boljitak | NSRzB | Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović | Social liberalism Secularism |
| Pirate Party Piratska partija | PP | Position vacant | Pirate politics Liquid democracy |
| Party of Croatian Right Stranka hrvatskog prava | SHP | Ante Matić | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina Party of Rights 1861 Bosanskohercegovačka stranka prava 1861 | BSP 1861 | Vlado Musa | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
| Platform for Progress Platforma za progres | PzP | Mirsad Hadžikadić | Centrism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism |
| Serbian Radical Party "9th January" Српска радикална странка „9. јануар” | SRS 9J | Dragan Đurđević | Serbian nationalism Conservatism |
| Social Democrats Socijaldemokrate Bosne i Hercegovine | SD | Enver Bijedić | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Union for a Better Future of BiH Savez za bolju budućnost BiH | SBB | Fahrudin Radončić | Conservatism Secularism |
| Workers' Communist Party Radničko-komunistička partija | RKP | Goran Marković | Communism Luxemburgism |

### Defunct and historical parties

| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology |
| Communist Party Komunistička partija | KP | Muhamed Imamović | Communism Democratic socialism |
| Liberal Democratic Party Liberalno demokratska stranka | LDS | Hasib Salkić | Liberalism |
| Party of Democratic Activity Stranka demokratske aktivnosti | A-SDA | Nermin Ogrešević | Bosnian nationalism Islamic democracy National conservatism |
| Independent Bosnian-Herzegovinian List Nezavisna bosanskohercegovačka lista | NBL | Ibrahim Hadžibajrić | Bosnian nationalism Conservatism |
| Croatian Christian Democrats Hrvatski demokršćani | HD | Petar Milić | Christian democracy |
| Croat People's Union Hrvatska narodna zajednica | HNZ | Milenko Brkić | Croatian nationalism Conservatism |
| Croatian Right Bloc Hrvatski pravaški blok | HPB | Željko Koroman | Croatian nationalism Conservativism |
| Democratic Alliance of Greens Demokratski savez Zelenih | DSZ | Unknown | Green politics |
| Democratic Party of Pensioners Demokratska stranka penzionera | DSP | Alojz Knezović | Pensioners' interests |
| Democratic Party of Republika Srpska Demokratska stranka Republike Srpske | DP RS | Dragan Čavić | National conservatism |
| Democratic Socialist Party Demokratska socijalistička partija | DSP | Nebojša Radmanović | Democratic socialism |
| League of Communists Savez komunista | SK | President of the Presidency | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
| League of Socialist Youth Savez socijalističke omladine | SSO | Rasim Kadić | Liberalism |
| Muslim Bosniak Organisation Muslimanska bošnjačka organizacija | MBO | Adil Zulfikarpašić | Muslim minority politics |
| National Democratic Party Narodna demokratska stranka | NDS | Krsto Jandrić | National conservatism |
| New Croatian Initiative Nova hrvatska inicijativa | NHI | Krešimir Zubak | Christian democracy Croatian nationalism |
| Radical Party of Republika Srpska Radikalna stranka Republike Srpske | RSRS | Unknown | Serbian nationalism |
| Republican Party Republikanska stranka | RP | Stjepan Kljuić | Secularism |
| Serb National Alliance Srpski narodni savez | SNS RS | Biljana Plavšić | Catch-all party Serbian nationalism |
| Serbian Radical Party of Republika Srpska Srpska radikalna stranka Republike Srpske | SRS RS | Milanko Mihajlica | Serbian nationalism National conservatism |
| Social Democratic Union Socijaldemokratska unija | SDU | Nermin Pećanac | Social democracy Secularism |
| Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia Savez reformskih snaga | SRSJ | Ante Marković | Social liberalism Social democracy |
| Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina Social Democrats Unija bosansko-hercegovačkih socijaldemokrata | UBSD | Sead Avdić | Social democracy |