Alliance of Independent Social Democrats

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The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (Serbian: Савез независних социјалдемократа, СНСД, romanized: Savez nezavisnih socijaldemokrata, SNSD) is a Serb nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika Srpska. As of 2026, the party's vice-president Željka Cvijanović is the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while party member Siniša Karan is serving as the president of Republika Srpska. SNSD member Savo Minić is also the prime minister of Republika Srpska. The creation of the SNSD can be traced back to the Independent Members of Parliament Group, which eventually grew to become the Party of Independent Social Democrats. During this time, the party served as the only opposition to the dominance of the ultra-nationalist Serb Democratic Party (SDS), which was led by Radovan Karadžić for the majority of the 1990s. The SNSD was seen as a moderate and non-extremist alternative to the SDS, with many of its members...

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