The Economic Bloc "Croat Democratic Union for Prosperity" ( hr, Ekonomski Blok HDU – Za Boljitak) was a

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

History

The alliance was formed for the 2002 general elections by the People's Party for Work and Betterment and the

Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( hr, Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine or HDZ BiH) is a Christian democratic, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina, representing the Croats of Bosnia and ...

.Tom Lansford (2013) ''Political Handbook of the World 2013'', CQ Press, p170 It received 1.3% of the vote in the national parliamentary elections, winning a single seat in the national

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, taken by Mladen Potočnik. Its candidate for the Croat member of the Presidency, Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović, finished second with 17% of the Croat vote. The alliance also won two seats in the

of the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of 10 autonomous cantons with their own gover ...

References

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