New Serbia
Нова Србија
Nova Srbija
AbbreviationNS
LeaderVelimir Ilić
Founded10 August 1998 (1998-08-10)
Split fromSerbian Renewal Movement
HeadquartersObilićev venac 4, Belgrade
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[8]
Colours  Blue
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
nova-srbija.org

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 2007 election in coalition with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and United Serbia (JS). The coalition received 16.55% of the popular vote and 47 seats in parliament, 10 of which went to New Serbia.

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

National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalitions Status
2000 Velimir Ilić 2,402,387 64.09%
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 Increase 8 DOS support 2000–02
opposition 2002–04
2003 293,082 7.66%
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 Increase 1 With SPO government
2007 667,615 16.55%
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 Increase 1 With DSS-JS government
2008 480,987 11.62%
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 Decrease 1 With DSS opposition
2012 940,659 24.05%
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 Decrease 1 SNS coalition government
2014 1,736,920 48.35%
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 Decrease 2 SNS coalition government
2016 1,823,147 48.25%
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 Decrease 1 SNS coalition support 2016–17
opposition 2017–20
2020 7,873 0.24%
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 Decrease 5 With NSP no seats
2022 did not participate
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 Steady 0 no seats

Years in government (1990– )

Presidential elections

President of Serbia
Election year # Candidate 1st round votes % 2nd round votes % Elected Notes
2003 Increase 3rd Velimir Ilić 229,229 9.08 — — Lost Election declared invalid due to low turnout
2004 Decrease 4th Dragan Maršićanin 414,971 13.31 — — Lost Government Coalition
2008 Increase 3rd Velimir Ilić 305,828 7.43 — — Lost
2012 Increase 1st Tomislav Nikolić 979,216 25.05 1,552,063 49.54 Won Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition
2017 Decrease 4th Vuk Jeremić 206,676 5.66 — — Lost Independent candidate; support
2022 Did not participate

References

  1. ^ a b Stojic, Marko (2018). Party responses to the EU in the western Balkans : transformation, opposition or defiance?. Cham, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-59563-4. OCLC 1003200383.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b Knezevic, Gaso (2006). Serbian Higher Education: Why the Road to Bologna? Obstacles and Incentives. Budapest: International Policy Fellowship Program. p. 8.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "ILGA-Europe's submission to the European Commission's 2011 Progress Report on Serbia" (PDF). 29 April 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ Stjepić, Darija (2020). Hate Speech And Stereotyping In Traditional And New Media. Novi Sad: Novi Sad School of Journalism. p. 21.
  6. ^ "Serbia prepares for close 'three-in-one' super-election". Euractiv. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Sandzak Muslims Divided Ahead of Elections". Balkan Insight. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  8. ^ Aqeel, Inaya (2020). "Kosovo Opposition's Election Win Unlikely To Help Solve Serbia Problem - Serbian Party". Pakistan Point. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Rezultati vanrednih parlamentarnih izbora 2014 - Nedeljnik Vreme". www.vreme.com (in Serbian). 20 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Mr Mladen GRUJIĆ (Serbia, EPP/CD)". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

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