Izetbegovic

The party, which predominantly represents Muslim Bosniaks and is known by the acronym SDA, is led by Bakir Izetbegovic, a former member of the country’s tripartite presidency.

Izetbegovic, who according to the election commission won 37.84% of the votes according to results based on 86.38% of vote, conceded defeat late on Sunday.

On the campaign trail, the main Bosniak leader, Bakir Izetbegovic, who is running for the Bosniak seat on the joint presidency against a candidate endorsed by an ideologically diverse alliance of 11 Bosniak and multi-ethnic parties, has repeatedly portrayed his nationalist party, SDA, as the only true bulwark against secessionism.

During a pre-election rally last week, his wife, Sebija Izetbegovic, a candidate for a legislative position, claimed their party’s Bosniak opponents would lead the country’s Muslims “to again be slaughtered, interned in concentration camps and dumped in mass graves” by their Serb and Croat compatriots.

In between, he was part of the security detail for Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic.