Good Morning Serbia
Good Morning Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Добро јутро Србијо, romanized: Dobro jutro Srbijo, abbr. DJS) was an electoral alliance in Serbia that took part in the parliamentary, Vojvodina provincial, and Belgrade City Assembly elections on 17 December 2023. Its members are Enough is Enough, Social Democratic Party, and the "Stolen Babies" citizens group. It has mainly campaigned on rejecting the proposed Ohrid Agreement. In the elections it contested, it failed to cross the thresholds.
Good Morning Serbia Добро јутро Србијо Dobro jutro Srbijo | |
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| Abbreviation | DJS |
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| Founded | 6 November 2023 |
| Dissolved | December 2023 |
| Ideology | Anti-Ohrid Agreement |
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History edit
Formation edit
Shortly before the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election was called on 1 November 2023, the Social Democratic Party (SDS) held negotiations with the People's Movement of Serbia (NPS) in order to take part in the elections under the Serbia Against Violence (SPN) alliance.[1] Once the elections were called, SDS announced that it submitted its application to join the alliance, however, Miroslav Aleksić of NPS responded by rejecting its application due to opposing views inside the SPN alliance.[2][3][4] During the same period, Enough is Enough (DJB) of Saša Radulović announced that it would contest the elections independently.[5]
On 6 November 2023, DJB and SDS reached a deal on taking part in the elections together, including Ana Pejić's Stolen Babies (OBAP) citizens group.[6]
2023 elections edit
The DJB–SDS–OBAP alliance submitted its electoral list to the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) on 22 November 2023, under the name "Good Morning Serbia" (DJS).[7] A day later, its electoral list was confirmed by RIK. Its electoral lists for the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election and 2023 Vojvodina provincial election were announced by electoral commission on 25 and 29 November 2023, respectively.[8][9] For the Belgrade City Assembly election, DJS announced Dejan Žujović as its mayoral candidate.[10]
Ideology and platform edit
During the campaign period, DJS mainly emphasised their joint opposition to the Ohrid Agreement.[6] They have also criticised the SPN alliance, which SDS initially wanted to join, with Tadić saying that DJS does not belong to either the SNS or SPN blocs.[11][12] DJS does not hold specific positions on the European Union, considering that SDS supports the accession of Serbia to the European Union and DJB opposes it.[12] DJS opposes the independence of Kosovo.[12] Radulović also said that "Serbian agriculture needs a system of cooperatives modeled on Denmark and the Netherlands, as well as investment in individual producers".[13]
Members edit
| Name | Leader(s) | Main ideology | Political position | National Assembly | Assembly of Vojvodina | City Assembly of Belgrade | |
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| Enough is Enough (DJB) | Saša Radulović | Right-wing populism | Right-wing to far-right | 0 / 250 | 0 / 120 | 0 / 110 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SDS) | Boris Tadić | Social democracy | Centre-left | 0 / 250 | 0 / 120 | 0 / 110 | |
| Stolen Babies (OBAP) | Ana Pejić | Anti-baby trafficking | 0 / 250 | 0 / 120 | 0 / 110 | ||
Electoral performance edit
Parliamentary elections edit
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Status | Ref. | |
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| Name | Party | ||||||||
| 2023 | Saša Radulović | DJB | 45,079 | 1.21% | 9th | 0 / 250 | 0 | Extra-parliamentary | |
Provincial elections edit
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Status | Ref. | |
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| Name | Party | ||||||||
| 2023 | Aleksandar Bujić | DJB | To be decided | TBA | |||||
Belgrade City Assembly elections edit
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Status | Ref. | |
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| Name | Party | ||||||||
| 2023 | Dejan Žujović | SDS | To be decided | TBA | |||||
See also edit
- Sovereignists – a 2022 Serbian parliamentary election electoral alliance which DJB was a member of
References edit
- ^ "Tadić: SDS želi na listu "Srbija protiv nasilja", razgovaramo s Miroslavom Aleksićem" [Tadić: SDS wants to be on the "Serbia Against Violence" list, we are talking to Miroslav Aleksić]. N1 (in Serbian). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Tadić: SDS spremna da bude deo liste 'Srbija protiv nasilja' uz minimum uslova" [Tadić: SDS is ready to be part of the list of 'Serbia Against Violence' with minimum conditions]. Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Tadić: Aleksić nas obavestio da na listi 'Srbija protiv nasilja' ipak nema mesta za SDS" [Tadić: Aleksić informed us that there is no place for SDS on the list of 'Serbia Against Violence']. Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Aleksić: Jedini uspeh na izborima - formiranje nove vlasti i promena sistema vrednosti" [Aleksić: The only success in the elections - the formation of a new government and a change in the values of the system]. N1 (in Serbian). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "DJB: Spremni smo da idemo samostalno na izbore, nema ozbiljnih razgovora "državotvorne opozicije"" [DJB: We are ready to go to the elections independently, there are no serious talks of the "state-building opposition"]. N1 (in Serbian). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b "SDS, DJB i pokret "Otete bebe" izlaze zajedno na izbore" [SDS, DJB, and movement "Stolen Babies" are taking part in the elections together]. N1 (in Serbian). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Koalicija Tadića i Radulovića predala potpise RIK-u" [The coalition of Tadić and Radulović submitted their signatures to the RIK]. N1 (in Serbian). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "GIK proglasio listu "Dobro jutro Beograde" za beogradske izbore, odbijeno proglašenje liste "Dosta! Evropski put"" [GIK announced the "Good Morning Belgrade" list for the Belgrade elections, and rejected the "Enough! European Way" list]. Insajder (in Serbian). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "PIK: Proglašene još dve izborne liste, ukupno 13" [PIK: Two more electoral lists proclaimed, 13 in total]. N1 (in Serbian). 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Lekar Dejan Žujović kandidat za gradonačelnika Beograda" [Doctor Dejan Žujović, candidate for mayor of Belgrade]. N1 (in Serbian). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Tadić: Srbija protiv nasilja vodi prljavu kampanju protiv liste Dobro jutro Srbijo" [Tadić: Serbia Against Violence is running a dirty campaign against the Good Morning Serbia list]. Danas (in Serbian). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Dosta je bilo, SDS i udruženje "Otete bebe" predali RIK-u listu" [Enough is Enough, SDS and the association "Stolen Babies" submitted their list to RIK]. Euronews (in Serbian). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Saša Radulović: Poljoprivredi je potreban sistem zadruga po ugledu na Dansku i Holandiju" [Saša Radulović: Agriculture needs a system of cooperatives modeled after Denmark and the Netherlands]. Tanjug (in Serbian). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.