Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Serbo-Croatian: Laburistička stranka Bosne i Hercegovine) is a political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Velika Kladuša,^[2] Una-Sana Canton in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which serves as its main base. The party was founded in 2013 by Elvira Abdić-Jelenović, a daughter of Fikret Abdić,^[2] an influential politician and businessman from the region.^[3]

Labour Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina Laburistička stranka Bosne i Hercegovine
Abbreviation	LS BiH
President	Elvira Abdić-Jelenović
General Secretary	Amir Đogić
Founder	Elvira Abdić-Jelenović
Founded	28 December 2013 (2013-12-28)
Split from	Democratic People's Union
Headquarters	Velika Kladuša
Ideology	Labourism Regionalism[1]
Political position	Center-left
Colors	Orange
Slogan	Korak ispred drugih! (Step ahead of others!)
HoR BiH	0 / 42
HoP BiH	0 / 15
HoR FBiH	0 / 98
HoP FBiH	0 / 80
NA RS	0 / 83
Website
laburistibih.ba
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History

After Elvira Abdić-Jelenović was banned from her previous party founded by her father Fikret Abdić, the Democratic People's Union in 2013, she founded a new party with group of supporters. The Labour party of Bosnia and Herzegovina was founded on 28 December 2013 in Velika Kladuša. Abdić-Jelenović was elected the first president of the party.^{[citation needed]}

Electoral history

Parliamentary elections

Assembly of the Una-Sana Canton

Year	#	Popular vote	%	Seats	Seat change	Government
2014	6th	5,290	5.58	2 / 30	New	Opposition
2018	4th	7,357	7.97	3 / 30	1	Opposition
2022	7th	3,888	4.30	1 / 30	2	Opposition

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Year	#	Popular vote	%	HoR	Seat change	HoP	Seat change	Government
2014	22nd	5,731	0.35	0 / 42	New	0 / 15	New	Extra-parliamentary
2018	21st	7,734	0.47	0 / 42	0	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary
2022	25th	3,727	0.23	0 / 42	0	0 / 15	0	Extra-parliamentary