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College of Business and Technical Education in Doboj , Doboj , Bosnia and Herzegovina
The general aim of this paper is to give an overview of the following topics: the concept, significance and tasks of political organizations, their emergence and development, classification of political organization and relations in the organizational structure of political parties, ideology of political parties, and constitutional position of political parties. The specific aim of this paper is to provide feedback on political parties in B&H and The Republic of Srpska and to answer questions such as: What are the basic elements of these parties and what is their status basis: Program, statute and organization, party base, supporters, sympathizers, candidates; Types of membership, members, activists and executives; Level of organization: local, regional and national; what is the ideology of these political parties and why are there misunderstandings and conflicts between them? The question is whether it is possible at all to reach a consensus on common values through political parties in B&H based on current constitutional solutions and ethno-cultural differences. The key question is whether the three constituent nations, together with other national minorities in B&H, create political unity through their political parties? Also, in this paper, as well as in concluding considerations, the following questions will be answered: How is it possible that the political goals of political parties in B&H and The Republic of Srpska are so similar and wellstructured, while not implemented in practice; why certain parties take over the programs of other parties, and how is it possible for them to go to elections with the same program goals without practically conducting them or forming a coalition after elections with parties of completely different program orientations, without fearing that they will therefore be sanctioned by citizens (voters) in the next elections? It seems that for most political parties in B&H and The Republic of Srpska the most important thing is to "secure livelihood" for their members than to pursue their program goals. The paper also gives a broader overview of the constitutional position of political parties in general, and in B&H and Republika Srpska in particular, and answers how much the work of political parties is in the spirit of the Constitution of B&H and individual laws, and how much the Election Law of B&H contributes to violations of the aforementioned laws. The paper, and especially the concluding considerations, outlines what needs to be done in order for political parties to contribute to the stabilization of B&H as a state and the development of its entities: the Republic of Srpska and the Federation of B&H.
political party, Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dayton peace agreement, statute and program of political parties, ideology of political parties
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