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region of

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, established in October 2022. Its leader is Samir Tandir, who was a leading figure in

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's political movement for several years and served in the

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from 2020 to 2022 as a member of the

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(''Stranka pravde i pomirenja'', SPP).

History

Samir Tandir was a member of the SPP and its antecedent parties between 2010 and 2022 and was a prominent ally of Chief

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Muamer Zukorlić. When the latter figure died in November 2021, control of the SPP passed to his son,

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. Tandir had a poor relationship with the party's new leadership and did not seek re-election to the national assembly in

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. He resigned from the party after the election, accusing it of carrying out "

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-style purges" of dissident voices and moving away from its original purpose. In leaving the SPP, Tandir indicated that he would establish a new political party called the Bosniak-Serb Alliance. The party was officially launched in October 2022, with Tandir chosen as president of its initiative committee. An

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aligned with the party is contesting the 2022 elections for the Bosniak National Council. The list bearer is Admir Muratović, an independent member of the

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city assembly."Samir Tandir izabran za predsednika Bošnjačko srpskog saveza BOSS"
''RTV Novi Pazar'', 9 October 2022, accessed 11 October 2022.

References

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