The Justice and Reconciliation Party (; ; abbr. SPP), formerly known as the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak (; ; abbr. BDZS), is a
political party
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in
Serbia
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, representing the
Bosniak ethnic minority concentrated in the
Sandžak
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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
minority rights
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Civil-rights movements oft ...
for
Bosniaks
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.
Additionally, it promotes a
conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
,
and
Islamist ideology.
SPP has defined itself as a "multi-ethnic, multi-confessional,
liberal-conservative
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, and
pro-European
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party of the
centre-right
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".
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
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Presidential elections
References
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2013 establishments in Serbia
Bosniak political parties in Serbia
Bosniaks of Serbia
Conservative parties in Serbia
Political parties established in 2013
Regionalist parties
Social conservative parties
Sunni Islamic political parties
Bosniak nationalism