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Bosnia and Herzgovina
Population
Total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 3 509 728 by 1st January 2017 (Eurostat).
The median age of Austrians is 39.23 which is slightly less than the European average of 40.36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary election was held in October 2014. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (wiki):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Party of Democratic Action |
18.74 |
Conservative |
|
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats |
15.64 |
Social democracy |
|
Serb Democratic Party |
12.97 |
Conservative |
|
Democratic Front |
9.24 |
Social democracy |
|
Union for a Better Future of BiH |
8.7 |
Conservative |
|
HDZ–HSS–HKDU–HSP-AS BiH–HSP HB |
7.54 |
Conservative |
|
Social Democratic Party |
6.66 |
Social democracy |
Electoral System
The system used in Bosnia and Herzegovina is List PR in which parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. The voter turnout in 2014 election was 54.54 % (idea.int)
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 4 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Bosnia and Herzgovina is ranked 91st least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 38 out of 100.
Gender Equality
21% of the parliamentarians are women. Bosnia and Herzegovina doesn’t have a legislated quota for women candidates. (idea.int)