The Movement of Democratic Action ( Bosnian: ''Pokret demokratske akcije'' or PDA) is a

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History

The party was founded by Mirsad Kukić in 2018. After Kukić was removed from the SDA Cantonal committee of

Tuzla canton The Tuzla Canton ( bs, Tuzlanski kanton; hr, Tuzlanska županija; sr, Тузлански кантон) is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is the ci ...

, 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

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and

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. In the 2018 general elections, the PDA managed to obtain 38,417 (2.32%) votes and one seat in the

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Elections

Parliamentary elections

References

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History

Elections

Parliamentary elections

See also

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