Union for a Better Future of BiH

{{Short description|Centre-right Bosniak political party}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Union for a Better Future of BiH

| colorcode = {{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}

| logo = Union for a Better Future of BiH logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| leader = Fahrudin Radončić

| foundation = {{start date|2009|10|30|df=y}}

| ideology = {{ubl|Conservatism{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/bosnia-herzegovina.html|title=Bosnia-Herzegovina|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|year=2018|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|access-date=11 October 2018}}|Secularism|Populism|Pro-Europeanism}}

| headquarters = Tešanjska 24a,
71000 Sarajevo

| website = {{url|http://www.sbb.ba/}}

| country = Bosnia and Herzegovina

| native_name = Savez za bolju budućnost BiH

| leader1_title = Board

| leader1_name = Fehim Škaljić

| youth_wing = Youth Forum SBB BiH

| position = Centre-right{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/oct/08/bosnia-herzegovina-elections-the-worlds-most-complicated-system-of-government|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina: the world's most complicated system of government?|work=The Guardian|date=8 October 2014|last1=Nardelli|first1=Alberto|last2=Dzidic|first2=Denis|last3=Jukic|first3=Elvira|access-date=11 October 2018}}

| seats1_title = HoR BiH

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|42|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| seats2_title = HoP BiH

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| seats3_title = HoR FBiH

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|98|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| seats4_title = HoP FBiH

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|0|80|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| seats5_title = NA RS

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|0|83|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| colours =

}}

The Union for a Better Future of BiH ({{langx|bs|italic=yes|Savez za bolju budućnost BiH}} or SBB BiH) is a Bosniak centre-right{{cite news|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/the-key-political-players|title=Bosnian Elections 2014: The Key Political Players|date=24 September 2014|access-date=11 October 2018|work=Balkan Insight}} political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The party was founded in September 2009 by Fahrudin Radončić, the founder and owner of Dnevni avaz, the largest daily newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web|author=Zeljko Pantelic|url=http://waz.euobserver.com/887/30939 |title=Elections in Bosnia promise little change |work=EUObserver |date=1 October 2010 |access-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003062036/http://waz.euobserver.com/887/30939 |archivedate=3 October 2010 }}

As of 20 April 2017, the party has over 76,000 members.{{cite web|author=N1 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA2RKEqcYIY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ZA2RKEqcYIY |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=N1 Pressing/Fahrudin Radončić/19.4.2017. |via=YouTube |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=25 December 2017}}{{cbignore}}

List of presidents

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
-

! #

! width=180|Name
(Born–Died)

! Portrait

! colspan=2|Term of Office

-

!align=center style="background: {{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}; color:white;"| 1

| Fahrudin Radončić
(b. 1957)

70px30 October 2009present

Elections

=Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

! Year

! Leader

! #

! Popular vote

! %

! HoR

! Seat change

! HoP

! Seat change

! Government

rowspan=2|2010

| rowspan=7|Fahrudin Radončić

| rowspan=2|5th

| rowspan=2|130,448

| rowspan=2|7.95

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|4|42|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|New

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|New

| {{no2|Opposition {{small|(2010–2012)}}}}

{{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2012–2014)}}}}
rowspan=2|2014

| rowspan=2|5th

| rowspan=2|142,003

| rowspan=2|8.71

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|4|42|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{steady}} 0

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|1|15|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{increase}} 1

| {{no2|Opposition {{small|(2014–2016)}}}}

{{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2016–2018)}}}}
rowspan=2|2018

| rowspan=2|9th

| rowspan=2|68,993

| rowspan=2|4.16

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|2|42|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{decrease}} 2

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|1|15|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{steady}} 0

| {{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2018–2020)}}}}

{{no2|Opposition {{small|(2020–2022)}}}}
2022

| 16th

| align=center|24,786

| 1.56

| {{Composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 2

| {{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 1

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

=Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

! Year

! Leader

! #

! Popular vote

! %

! HoR

! Seat change

! HoP

! Seat change

! Government

2010

| rowspan=7|Fahrudin Radončić

| 3rd

| align=center| 121,697

| 11.89

| {{Composition bar|13|98|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| New

| {{Composition bar|3|58|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| New

| {{no2|Opposition}}

rowspan=2|2014

| rowspan=2|2nd

| rowspan=2|145,946

| rowspan=2|14.71

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|16|98|{{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{increase}} 3

| rowspan=2|{{Composition bar|4|58|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| rowspan=2|{{increase}} 1

| {{no2|Opposition {{small|(2014–2015)}}}}

{{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2015–2018)}}}}
2018

| 5th

| align=center| 70,571

| 7.05

| {{Composition bar|8|98|{{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 8

| {{Composition bar|2|58|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 2

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

2022

| 9th

| align=center| 27,597

| 2.83

| {{Composition bar|0|98|{{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 8

| {{Composition bar|0|80|{{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

| {{decrease}} 2

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

=Presidency elections=

class="wikitable"

|+ Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

! Election year

! #

! Candidate

! Representing

! Votes

! %

! Elected?

2010

|2nd

|Fahrudin Radončić

|Bosniaks

|142,387

|30.49%

|{{no}}

2014

|2nd

|Fahrudin Radončić

|Bosniaks

|201,454

|26.78%

|{{no}}

2018

|3rd

|Fahrudin Radončić

|Bosniaks

|75,210

|12.95%

|{{no}}

=Cantonal elections=

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:72%; line-height:126%; margin-bottom:0"
rowspan=2| Cantonal electioncolspan=14|Cantonal Assembly
Una-SanaPosavinaTuzlaZenica-DobojBosnian Podrinje GoraždeCentral BosniaHerzegovina-NeretvaWest HerzegovinaSarajevoCanton 10Total won / Total contested
2010

|{{Composition bar|2|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|1|21|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|4|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|5|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|3|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|4|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|3|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|23|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|7|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|29|289|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

2014

|{{Composition bar|3|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|1|21|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|5|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|8|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|5|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|4|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|3|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|23|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|7|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|36|289|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

2018

|{{Composition bar|2|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|1|21|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|2|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|3|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|2|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|2|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|2|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|23|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|4|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|18|289|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

2022

|{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|21|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|2|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|1|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|23|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|35|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|0|25|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}||{{Composition bar|3|289|hex={{party color|Union for a Better Future of BiH}}}}

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