The Movement of Democratic Action ( Bosnian: ''Pokret demokratske akcije'' or PDA) is a
conservative
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political party
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in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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History
The party was founded by Mirsad Kukić in 2018. After Kukić was removed from the
SDA
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Cantonal committee of
Tuzla canton
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, because he worked against the party's by-law, he announced he would be making his own party named ''Movement of Democratic Action.'' He accused SDA of not working in the interest of the people of Tuzla canton, rather that they were only "working for personal gains". The PDA claims that it will work based on the ideas of former SDA presidents
Alija Izetbegović
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and
Sulejman Tihić
Sulejman Tihić (26 November 1951 – 25 September 2014) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th List of Bosniak members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2 ...
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In the 2018 general elections, the PDA managed to obtain 38,417 (2.32%) votes and one seat in the
House of Representatives
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