Global InformationBosniak National Council information
| Bošnjačko nacionalno vijećeБошњачко национално вијеће | |
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 National Council Assembly Majority rule (22) SPP (12) SDA S (10) Opposition (13) SDPS (12) SzSDB (1) | |
| Abbreviation | BNV |
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| Formation | 11 May 1991 |
| Founder | Sulejman Ugljanin |
| Founded at | Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Type | Political organisation |
| Purpose | Bosniak minority interests |
| Headquarters | Novi Pazar, Serbia |
Region | Sandžak |
Official language | Bosnian |
President | Misala Pramenković |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Muslim National Council of Sandžak (1991–96)Bosniac National Council of Sandžak (1996–03) |
The Bosniak National Council (Bosnian: Bošnjačko nacionalno vijeće, Бошњачко национално вијеће) is a representative body of the Bosniak national minority in Serbia. It was founded as the Muslim National Council of Sandžak (MNVS) on 11 May 1991. Its first president and founder is Sulejman Ugljanin. Until 2003, the Bosniak National Council was called the Bosniak National Council of Sandžak (BNVS), after which it took its current name.[1]
Throughout the 1990s, it actively sought autonomy for the Sandžak region and its eventual unification with the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following Montenegro's independence in 2006, it remained active only in Serbia.
The Bosniak National Council has 35 seats, while the representatives are being elected at the elections for the national councils of various recognised national minorities in Serbia. The last election was held in November 2018, in which most of seats were won by the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak, led by Sulejman Ugljanin.
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