Healthy Serbia
Healthy Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Здрава Србија, romanized: Zdrava Srbija, ZS) is a right-wing political party founded in 2017 by Milan Stamatović, Mayor of Čajetina.
Healthy Serbia Здрава Србија Zdrava Srbija | |
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| Abbreviation | ZS |
| President | Milan Stamatović |
| Vice Presidents |
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| Founded | 5 July 2017[1] |
| Headquarters | Čajetina[2] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours |
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| Slogan | "Za Zdravu Srbiju" ("For a Healthy Serbia") |
| National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 0 / 120 |
| Website | |
| zdravasrbija | |
History
After leaving the Democratic Party of Serbia and further disagreements with the President of the Serbian People's Party Nenad Popović over Popović's support for the ruling party's leader Aleksandar Vučić's candidacy at the 2017 Serbian Presidential election, Milan Stamatović decided to run for President himself. Together with his supporters, he founded the "For a Healthy Serbia" Citizens' Group, which nominated him.[3] Stamatović received 1.15% of the overall votes in Serbia, but the fact that he won 61.23% of votes in his hometown of Čajetina encouraged him to found his own political party.[4]
Healthy Serbia was officially founded on 5 June 2017 in the western Serbian village of Ljubiš, where Stamatović received 99% of the votes. Among the founders were famous Serbian poet Ljubivoje Ršumović and Serbian writer Milan Paroški. At that occasion, Stamatović said that "Healthy Serbia would be an authentic regional party, but also a party devoted to making entire Serbia healthier by working from the interior, and not from Belgrade."[5]
On 21 August 2017, Healthy Serbia and Dveri signed an agreement on joint political action. Stamatović said that neither of these two political parties have ever flirted with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, which he considers to be a huge advantage. He also mentioned that these two political organizations do not wish to topple the Government on the streets, but through elections.[6]
In the 2020 parliamentary elections, Healthy Serbia participated in a coalition with the conservative Better Serbia.
Electoral results
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
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| 2020 | Milan Stamatović | 33,435 | 1.04% | 0 / 250 | New | With BS | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2022 | 86,362 | 2.34% | 0 / 250 | 0 | Sovereignists | Extra-parliamentary |
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
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| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 2017[a] | Milan Stamatović | 42,193 | 1.17% | — | Lost | |
| 2022[b] | Branka Stamenković | 77,031 | 2.08% | — | Lost | |
- ^ Supported Milan Stamatović as independent candidate.
- ^ Supported DJB candidate.
Notable members
This is a list of notable members of the Healthy Serbia:
- Milan Stamatović, Mayor of Čajetina
- Ljubivoje Ršumović, poet (2017–present)
- Milan Paroški, writer (2017–present)
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Milan Paroški i Ljuba Ršumović sa Stamatovićem počeli osnivanje stranke Zdrava Srbija
- ^ Milan Paroški i Ljuba Ršumović sa Stamatovićem počeli osnivanje stranke Zdrava Srbija
- ^ Stamatovićev pokret prerasta u stranku
- ^ Stamatović ohrabren rezultatima
- ^ Milan Paroški i Ljuba Ršumović sa Stamatovićem počeli osnivanje stranke Zdrava Srbija
- ^ . Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.