The Justice and Reconciliation Party (; ; abbr. SPP), formerly known as the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak (; ; abbr. BDZS), is a

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, representing the Bosniak ethnic minority concentrated in the

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region of Serbia.

History

It contested the 2014 parliamentary elections as part of a joint list with the centrist Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and centre-left Social Democratic Union (SDU), but the alliance received only 3.4% of the vote, failing to win a seat. In the 2016 parliamentary elections it ran alone, winning two seats. The party officially changed its name from the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak to the Justice and Reconciliation Party on 23 December 2017. Jahja Fehratović had led the party from its formation until this time; following the name change, Muamer Zukorlić was recognised as its leader.

Political positions

SPP is Bosniak nationalist and advocates for

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for

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. Additionally, it promotes a

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, and Islamist ideology. SPP has defined itself as a "multi-ethnic, multi-confessional,

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, and

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party of the

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Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

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Presidential elections

References

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