Social Democratic Party of Serbia

Social Democratic Party of Serbia
Социјалдемократска партија Србије
Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije
AbbreviationSDPS
LeaderRasim Ljajić
Parliamentary leaderBranimir Jovanović
Founded5 October 2009 (2009-10-05)
HeadquartersDečanska 1/III, Belgrade
Membership (2020)48,623
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
International affiliationSocialist International (observer)
Parliamentary groupSocial Democratic Party of Serbia
Colours  Red
National Assembly
6 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina
3 / 120
City Assembly of Belgrade
2 / 110
Bosniak National Council
12 / 35
Website
sdpsrbije.org.rs

The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian: Социјалдемократска партија Србије, romanizedSocijaldemokratska partija Srbije, abbr. SDPS) is a centre-left political party in Serbia. Orientated towards the principles of social democracy, it has been led by Rasim Ljajić since its formation in 2009.

History

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The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) was formed on 5 October 2009 by Rasim Ljajić, the long-time leader of Sandžak Democratic Party.[1] Ljajić has been the president of SDPS since its formation.[1] In late 2013 SDPS had joined in coalition with the Sandžak Democratic Party, forming a political union. Rasim Ljajić was elected as the SDPS-SDP's first head.[2] Despite taking part with the Democratic Party-led Choice for a Better Life alliance in the 2012 Serbian parliamentary election, SDPS has aligned itself with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) after the election.[1] Since then, it has contested every election on the SNS electoral list.[1]

Ideology and platform

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SDPS is a centre-left political party, orientated towards the principles of social democracy.[3][4][5] Ljajić has described SDPS as an anti-fascist, anti-populist, and solidarist party in 2023.[6]

Organisation

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Its headquarters is at Dečanska 1/III in Belgrade.[7] In 2015, it was reported that SDPS had 44,658 members.[8] In 2020, SDPS had 48,623 members.[9]

International cooperation

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In June 2018 the party was admitted in the Socialist International as observer member.[10]

Electoral performance

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Parliamentary elections

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National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Coalition Status Ref.
2012 Rasim Ljajić 863,294 23.09% Increase 2nd
9 / 250
Increase 5 IZBŽ Government [11]
2014 1,736,920 49.96% Increase 1st
10 / 250
Increase 1 BKV Government [12]
2016 1,823,147 49.71% Steady 1st
10 / 250
Steady 0 SP Government [13]
2020 1,953,998 63.02% Steady 1st
8 / 250
Decrease 2 ZND Government [14]
2022 1,635,101 44.27% Steady 1st
7 / 250
Decrease 1 ZMS Government [15]
2023 1,783,701 48.07% Steady 1st
6 / 250
Decrease 1 SNSDS Government [16]

Presidential elections

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President of Serbia
Year Candidate 1st round popular vote % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote Notes Ref.
2012 Boris Tadić 1st 989,454 26.50% 2nd 1,481,952 48.84% Supported Tadić [11]
2017 Aleksandar Vučić 1st 2,012,788 56.01% Supported Vučić [17]
2022 1st 2,224,914 60.01% [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Rasim Ljajić na čelu unije stranaka".
  3. ^ "Stranke - Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. ^ Anastasakis, Othon (19 April 2017). "The five 'infections' of the social democratic 'family' in the Western Balkans". openDemocracy. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ Beckmann-Dierkes, Norbert; Rankić, Slađan (13 May 2022). "Parlamentswahlen in Serbien 2022". Konrad Adenauer Foundation (in German). p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ljajić: SDP obustavila aktivnosti zbog tragedija, vreme tuge i bola". N1 (in Serbian). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic. 30 December 2011.
  9. ^ Petronijević Terzić, Ivana (28 July 2023). "Ko je ko u vladajućoj koaliciji". Demostat (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  11. ^ a b Vukmirović, Dragan (2012). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije i za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-021-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. ^ Vukmirović, Dragan (2014). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-108-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  13. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2016). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-154-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  14. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2020). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-193-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  15. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2022). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. ISBN 978-86-6161-221-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  16. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2024). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 8–9. ISBN 978-86-6161-252-7. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  17. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2017). Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Beograd: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-164-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  18. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2022). Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. ISBN 978-86-6161-220-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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