New Serbia (political party)
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New Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Нова Србија, romanized: Nova Srbija, NS) is a right-wing political party in Serbia. It was established in 1998 by a group of dissidents led by Velimir Ilić from the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO).
History
After leaving SPO, Velimir Ilić became a member of SPO-Together.[9]
New Serbia was part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) bloc which defeated Slobodan Milošević in the 2000 presidential election.
The party took part in the 2003 parliamentary election in coalition with the Serbian Renewal Movement. The coalition received 7.7% of the popular vote and 22 seats; 9 seats were allocated to New Serbia.
New Serbia ran in the
The party ran again in coalition with the DSS a year later in the 2008 election, receiving 11.62% of votes and 30 seats, with 9 allocated to NS.
New Serbia ran in the 2014 election in coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and several other parties. The coalition received 48.2% of the popular vote and 158 seats in parliament, 6 of which went to New Serbia.[10]
In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, NS was associated with the European People's Party.[11]
Presidents
| # | President | Born–died | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velimir Ilić | 
|
1951– | 10 August 1998 | Incumbent |
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalitions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Velimir Ilić | 2,402,387 | 64.09% | 8 / 250
|
 8
|
DOS | support 2000–02 |
| opposition 2002–04 | |||||||
| 2003 | 293,082 | 7.66% | 9 / 250
|
1
|
With SPO | government | |
| 2007 | 667,615 | 16.55% | 10 / 250
|
1
|
With DSS-JS
|
government | |
| 2008 | 480,987 | 11.62% | 9 / 250
|
 1
|
With DSS
|
opposition | |
| 2012 | 940,659 | 24.05% | 8 / 250
|
1
|
SNS coalition
|
government | |
| 2014 | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 6 / 250
|
2
|
SNS coalition
|
government | |
| 2016 | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 5 / 250
|
1
|
SNS coalition
|
support 2016–17 | |
| opposition 2017–20 | |||||||
| 2020 | 7,873 | 0.24% | 0 / 250
|
5
|
With NSP | no seats | |
| 2022 | did not participate | 0 / 250
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no seats | |||
Years in government (1990– )
Presidential elections
| Election year | # | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | 2nd round votes | % | Elected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3rd
|
Velimir Ilić | 229,229 | 9.08 | — | — | Lost | Election declared invalid due to low turnout |
| 2004 | 4th
|
Dragan Maršićanin | 414,971 | 13.31 | — | — | Lost | Government Coalition |
| 2008 | 3rd
|
Velimir Ilić | 305,828 | 7.43 | — | — | Lost | |
| 2012 | 1st
|
Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 25.05 | 1,552,063 | 49.54 | Won | Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition
|
| 2017 | 4th
|
Vuk Jeremić | 206,676 | 5.66 | — | — | Lost | Independent candidate; support |
| 2022 | Did not participate | |||||||
References
- ^ OCLC 1003200383.)
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- ^ Stojarová, Věra (August 2008). "Populism in the Balkans". Středoevropské Politické Studie / Central European Political Studies Review. 10 (2–3): 95–112. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "ILGA-Europe's submission to the European Commission's 2011 Progress Report on Serbia" (PDF). 29 April 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Stjepić, Darija (2020). Hate Speech And Stereotyping In Traditional And New Media. Novi Sad: Novi Sad School of Journalism. p. 21.
- ^ "Serbia prepares for close 'three-in-one' super-election". Euractiv. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Sandzak Muslims Divided Ahead of Elections". Balkan Insight. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Aqeel, Inaya (2020). "Kosovo Opposition's Election Win Unlikely To Help Solve Serbia Problem - Serbian Party". Pakistan Point. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Kojić, Nikola (12 August 2023). "Najveće podele u partijama od 1990: Skoro da nema stranke koja se nije pocepala" [The biggest divisions in parties since 1990: There is almost no party that has not split]. N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Rezultati vanrednih parlamentarnih izbora 2014 - Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Mr Mladen GRUJIĆ (Serbia, EPP/CD)". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2023.