Social Democratic Party of Serbia
The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian Cyrillic: Социјалдемократска партија Србије, romanized: Socijaldemokratska 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.
Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SDPS |
| Leader | Rasim Ljajić |
| Founded | 5 October 2009 |
| Headquarters | Dečanska 1/III, Belgrade |
| Membership (2020) | 48,623 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Serbia Must Not Stop |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (observer) |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 6 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 3 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 2 / 110 |
| Bosniak National Council | 12 / 35 |
| Website | |
| sdpsrbije | |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
In June 2018 the party was admitted in the Socialist International as observer member.[10]
Electoral performance edit
Parliamentary elections edit
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rasim Ljajić | 863,294 | 23.09% | 2nd | 9 / 250 | 5 | IZBŽ | Government | [11] |
| 2014 | 1,736,920 | 49.96% | 1st | 10 / 250 | 1 | BKV | Government | [12] | |
| 2016 | 1,823,147 | 49.71% | 1st | 10 / 250 | 0 | SP | Government | [13] | |
| 2020 | 1,953,998 | 63.02% | 1st | 8 / 250 | 2 | ZND | Government | [14] | |
| 2022 | 1,635,101 | 44.27% | 1st | 7 / 250 | 1 | ZMS | Government | [15] | |
| 2023 | 1,783,701 | 48.07% | 1st | 6 / 250 | 1 | SNSDS | TBA |
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Presidential elections edit
| 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 | [16] |
| 2022 | 1st | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | — | — | [17] | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Rasim Ljajić na čelu unije stranaka".
- ^ "Stranke - Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Anastasakis, Othon (19 April 2017). "The five 'infections' of the social democratic 'family' in the Western Balkans". openDemocracy. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Beckmann-Dierkes, Norbert; Rankić, Slađan (13 May 2022). "Parlamentswahlen in Serbien 2022". Konrad Adenauer Foundation (in German). p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Ljajić: SDP obustavila aktivnosti zbog tragedija, vreme tuge i bola". N1 (in Serbian). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic. 30 December 2011.
- ^ Petronijević Terzić, Ivana (28 July 2023). "Ko je ko u vladajućoj koaliciji". Demostat (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ 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. (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
External links edit
- Official website