▁/ ▁Save z ▁ne z av is nih ▁soci jal dem ok r ata , ▁S NS D ), ▁is ▁a ▁Ser b ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁party ▁in ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka , ▁with ▁its ▁leader , ▁Mil or ad ▁D od ik , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁Ser b ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁S NS D ▁members ▁Ž el j ka ▁C v ij an ović ▁and ▁Rad ovan ▁Vi š k ović ▁are ▁the ▁current ▁President ▁of ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁S NS D ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Independent ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Group , ▁which ▁eventually ▁grew ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Independent ▁Social ▁Democr ats . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁party ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁ult ra - n ational ist ▁Ser b ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁which ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Rad ovan ▁Kar ad ž ić ▁for ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁S NS D ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁moder ate ▁and ▁non - ext rem ist ▁alternative ▁to ▁SD S , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁members , ▁including ▁D od ik , ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁non - n ational ist ▁and