'Božo Ljubić' is a
Croatian politician from
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Ljubić was a member of the
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH). He came to prominence when in June 2005 he opposed the internal election of
Dragan Čović to the party presidency, claiming election fraud.
In April 2006, the rift between Ljubić and the main party line escalated, and he led the formation of the
Croatian Democratic Union 1990 (HDZ 1990). The new party was welcomed by the
Roman Catholic bishop of
Banja Luka Franjo Komarica and the president of the
Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
Ivo Sanader (also prime minister of
Croatia at the time).
The new party's candidates ran for office in the
Bosnia and Herzegovina general election, 2006 and achieved moderate success. Ljubić was the candidate for the Croatian seat in the
Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but came in third with 18% of the vote, after both
Željko Komšić of SDP BiH and
Ivo Miro Jović of HDZ BiH.