▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Activity ▁( , ▁A - SD A ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Em ri ć ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bu ž im , ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Y ug oslav ia . ▁His ▁parliament ary ▁bi ography ▁indicates ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁engineer ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁ge odes y ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁G E O ID ▁in ▁Bi ha ć ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Em ri ć ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁council ▁of ▁Bu ž im ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Action ▁( , ▁S DA ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁S DA ▁won ▁a ▁lands lide ▁majority ▁in ▁this ▁election , ▁and ▁Em ri ć ▁was ▁subsequently ▁chosen ▁by ▁coun c ill ors ▁as ▁the ▁city ' s ▁mayor . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁S DA ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁mayor ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁municipal ▁elections , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁after ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁introduced ▁the ▁direct ▁election ▁of ▁may ors . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁A - SD A ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁S DA ▁candidate ▁Mir s ad ▁Š ah in