List of political parties in Serbia
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This article lists political parties in Serbia, including former parties that existed in the Kingdom of Serbia between the early 1860s and 1918.
The Kingdom of Serbia operated under the multi-party system until 1918 when it became Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. After World War II, Serbia was reorganized into a one-party socialist republic. After the re-establishment of the multi-party system in 1990, new parties were established such as the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS; direct successor of the League of Communists of Serbia), Democratic Party (DS), Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), Serbian Radical Party (SRS), Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS) and others. Serbia was de facto a dominant-party state between 1990 and 2000, during the rule of Slobodan Milošević and his Socialist Party of Serbia. In the year 2000, Milošević and his party were overthrown which led to the disestablishment of the dominant-party system in Serbia. Between 2000 and 2012, Serbia was ruled by the centre-left Democratic Party. After the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) gained power in 2012, Serbia began to shift back to authoritarianism. Since 2014, Serbia has been de facto a dominant-party state, and since 2020 the ruling party and its government partners (including SPS and two minority parties) hold majority of seats in the parliament, while the opposition currently holds 7 seats out of 250.
During the entirety of the 1990s, Serbia's opposition which was composed of centrist, liberal and right-wing parties (DS, SPO, GSS, Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and others) clashed with the ruling nationalist parties, the left-wing SPS, and the far-right SRS. The Serbian Radical Party went into the opposition a couple of times during this period but even then they were described as a satellite party of the ruling SPS. After the fall of Milošević in 2000, the opposition gained a lot of popularity while the ruling SPS went into decline until 2008, while their former coalition partner, SRS, managed to stabilize its position in Serbian politics. In the 2000s, Serbia also experienced new liberal and social democratic parties (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Social Democratic Union (SDU) and others) and also new right-wing parties and organizations managed to get on the scene.
Active parties[]
Political parties currently represented in the National Assembly[]
Name | Leader | Ideology | Political position | National Assembly | ||
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Serbian Progressive Party Српска напредна странка Srpska napredna stranka |
SNS | Aleksandar Vučić | Populism Neoliberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Big tent | 167 / 250
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Socialist Party of Serbia Социјалистичка партија Србије Socijalistička partija Srbije |
SPS | Ivica Dačić | Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | 22 / 250
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Party of United Pensioners of Serbia Партија уједињених пензионера Србије Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije |
PUPS | Milan Krkobabić | Pensioners' interests Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
Single-issue | 9 / 250
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Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians Савез војвођанских Мађара Savez vojvođanskih Mađara |
SVM | István Pásztor | Hungarian minority politics Regionalism Conservatism |
Centre-right | 9 / 250
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Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije |
SDPS | Rasim Ljajić | Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | 8 / 250
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United Serbia Јединствена Србија Jedinstvena Srbija |
JS | Dragan Marković | National conservatism Social conservatism Regionalism |
Right-wing | 8 / 250
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Movement of Socialists Покрет социјалиста Pokret socijalista |
PS | Aleksandar Vulin | Left-wing nationalism Social democracy Social conservatism |
Syncretic | 3 / 250
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Serbian Renewal Movement Српски покрет обнове Srpski pokret obnove |
SPO | Vuk Drašković | Liberalism Economic liberalism Monarchism |
Centre-right | 3 / 250
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Serbian People's Party Српска народна партија Srpska narodna partija |
SNP | Nenad Popović | National conservatism Right-wing populism Russophilia |
Right-wing | 3 / 250
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Strength of Serbia Movement Покрет снага Србије Pokret snaga Srbije |
PSS | Bogoljub Karić | Conservatism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | 3 / 250
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Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak Странка демократске акције Санџака Stranka demokratske akcije Sandžaka |
SDA S | Sulejman Ugljanin | Bosniak minority interests Bosniak nationalism Autonomism |
Centre-right to right-wing |
3 / 250
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Party for Democratic Action Партија за демократско деловање Partija za demokratsko delovanje |
PDD | Shaip Kamberi | Albanian minority interests | Centre-right | 3 / 250
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Justice and Reconciliation Party Странка правде и помирења Stranka pravde i pomirenja |
SPP | Usame Zukorlić | Bosniak minority interests Conservatism Islamism |
2 / 250
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Serbian Left Српска левица Srpska levica |
KP | Radoslav Milojičić | 1 / 250
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People's Peasant Party Народна Сељачка Странка Narodna Seljačka Stranka |
NSS | Marijan Rističević | Agrarianism Conservatism |
Right-wing | 1 / 250
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United Peasant Party Уједињена сељачка странка Ujedinjena seljačka stranka |
USS | Milija Miletić | Agrarianism | 1 / 250
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Greens of Serbia Зелени Србије Zeleni Srbije |
ZS | Ivan Karić | Green politics | Centre-left | 1 / 250
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Political parties outside the parliament[]
Name | Leader | Ideology | Political position | ||
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Better Serbia Боља Србија Bolja Srbija |
BS | Dragan Jovanović | National conservatism Social conservatism Agrarianism |
Right-wing | |
Montenegrin Party Crnogorska partija Црногорска партија |
CP | Nenad Stevović | Montenegrin nationalism Atlanticism Populism |
Big tent | |
Enough is Enough Доста је било Dosta je bilo |
DJB | Saša Radulović | Conservatism Right-wing populism Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Democratic Party Демократска странка Demokratska stranka |
DS | Zoran Lutovac | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre to centre-left | |
Democratic Party of Serbia Демократска странка Србије Demokratska stranka Srbije |
DSS | Miloš Jovanović | National conservatism Christian democracy Euroscepticism |
Centre-right to right-wing | |
Serbian Movement Dveri Српски покрет Двери Srpski pokret Dveri |
Dveri | Boško Obradović | Serbian nationalism Right-wing populism Christian right |
Right-wing | |
Liberation Movement Покрет ослобођење Pokret oslobođenje |
Liberation | Mlađan Đorđević | National conservatism Social conservatism Right-wing populism |
Right-wing | |
Democratic Party of Macedonians Демократска партија на македонци, Serbian Демократска партија Македонаца |
DPM | Nenad Krsteski | Macedonian minority interests Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | |
Statehood Movement of Serbia Државотворни покрет Србије Državotvorni pokret Srbije |
DPS | Slobodan Samardžić | National conservatism Right-wing populism Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини |
DSHV | Tomislav Žigmanov | Croat minority interests Croatian nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | |
Civic Democratic Forum Грађански демократски форум Građanski demokratski forum |
GDF | Zoran Vuletić | Liberalism Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | |
Civic Platform Грађанска платформа Građanska platforma |
GP | Jovan Jovanović | Liberalism Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | |
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina Лига социјалдемократа Војводине Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine |
LSV | Nenad Čanak | Social democracy Autonomism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Liberal Democratic Party Либерално демократска партија Liberalno demokratska partija |
LDP | Čedomir Jovanović | Classical liberalism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | |
Do not let Belgrade drown Не давимо Београд Ne davimo Beograd |
NDB | Dobrica Veselinović | Green politics Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Fatherland Отаџбина Otadžbina |
NPS KiM | Slaviša Ristić | National conservatism Christian democracy Right-wing populism |
Right-wing | |
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia Нова комунистичка партија Југославије Nova komunistička partija Jugoslavije |
NKPJ | Aleksandar Banjanac | Marxism–Leninism Communism Yugoslavism |
Far-left | |
New Party Нова странка Nova stranka |
NOVA | Aris Movsesijan | Liberalism Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre to centre-left | |
New Serbia Нова Србија Nova Srbija |
NS | Velimir Ilić | Monarchism National conservatism Economic liberalism |
Right-wing | |
People's Party Народна странка Narodna stranka |
NS | Vuk Jeremić | Liberal conservatism Protectionism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | |
People's Freedom Movement Народни слободарски покрет Narodni slobodarski pokret |
NSP | Miroslav Parović | National conservatism Right-wing populism Economic nationalism |
Right-wing to far-right | |
Kingdom of Serbia Restoration Movement Покрет обнове Краљевине Србије Pokret obnove Kraljevine Srbije |
POKS | Žika Gojković | Monarchism National conservatism Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Party of Labour Партија рада Partija rada |
PR | Collective leadership | Marxism–Leninism Revolutionary socialism Anti-revisionism |
Far-left | |
Party of the Radical Left Партија радикалне левице Partija radikalne levice |
PRL | Collective leadership | Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Left-wing populism |
Left-wing | |
Movement of Free Citizens Покрет слободних грађана Pokret slobodnih građana |
PSG | Pavle Grbović | Liberalism Social liberalism Economic liberalism |
Centre | |
Movement for Reversal Покрет за преокрет Pokret za preokret |
PZP | Janko Veselinović | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Leviathan Movement Покрет Левијатан Pokret Levijatan |
PL | Pavle Bihali | Neo-fascism Ultranationalism Anti-immigration |
Far-right | |
Roma Party Romani partija Ромска партија |
RP | Srđan Šajn | Romani minority interests Romani rights Social liberalism |
Big tent | |
Roma Union of Serbia Unija Roma Srbije Унија Рома Србије) |
URS | Miloš Paunković | Romani minority interests Romani rights Social liberalism |
Centre | |
Russian Party Руска странка Ruska stranka |
RS | Slobodan Nikolić | Serbian nationalism Eurasianism Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Serbia 21 Србија 21 Srbija 21 |
S21 | Marko Đurišić | Social liberalism Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Serbian Right Српска десница Srpska desnica |
SD | Miša Vacić | Neo-fascism Social conservatism Anti-Islam |
Far-right | |
Social Democratic Party Социјалдемократска странка Socijaldemokratska stranka |
SDS | Boris Tadić | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Party of Modern Serbia Странка модерне Србије Stranka moderne Srbije |
SMS | Tatjana Macura | Liberalism Progressivism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | |
Serbian Radical Party Српска радикална странка Srpska radikalna stranka |
SRS | Vojislav Šešelj | Ultranationalism Serbian irredentism Russophilia |
Far-right | |
Love, Faith, Hope Љубав, вера, нада Ljubav, vera, nada |
LJVN | Nemanja Šarović | National conservatism Christian democracy Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Party of Freedom and Justice Странка слободе и правде Stranka slobode i pravde |
SSP | Dragan Đilas | Social democracy Green politics Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Serbian Party Oathkeepers Српска странка Заветници Srpska stranka Zavetnici |
SSZ | Stefan Stamenkovski | Ultranationalism Right-wing populism Russophilia |
Far-right | |
United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" Удружени синдикати Србије „Слога” Udruženi sindikati Srbije „Sloga” |
Sloga | Željko Veselinović | Democratic socialism Syndicalism Anti-corruption |
Left-wing | |
Slovaks Forward Slováci vpred Словаци напред |
SV | Pavel Surovi | Slovak minority interests Pro-Europeanism Populism |
Big tent | |
Vojvodina's Party Војвођанска партија Vojvođanska partija |
VP | Aleksandar Odžić | Autonomism Atlanticism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | |
Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара |
VMDK | Áron Csonka | Hungarian minority interests Regionalism Liberalism |
Centre | |
Vlach People's Party Partia Neamului Rumânesc Влашка Народна Странка |
VNS | Predrag Balašević | Vlachs minority interests Liberalism Social liberalism |
Centre | |
Healthy Serbia Здрава Србија Zdrava Srbija |
ZS | Milan Stamatović | National conservatism Right-wing populism Euroscepticism |
Right-wing | |
Together for Serbia Заједно за Србију Zajedno za Srbiju |
ZZS | Nebojša Zelenović | Progressivism Green politics Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left |
Former parties[]
Dissolved political parties in Serbia (since 1990)[]
Name | Ideology | Political position | Existence | ||
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G17 Plus Г17 плус G17 plus |
G17+ | Liberal conservatism Neoliberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | ||
Civic Alliance of Serbia Грађански савез Србије Građanski savez Srbije |
GSS | Liberalism Social liberalism Atlanticism |
Centre | ||
Democratic Alternative Демократска алтернатива Demokratska alternativa |
DA | Social democracy Democratic socialism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | ||
Democratic Centre Демократски центар Demokratski centar |
DC | Social democracy Civic nationalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre | ||
Christian Democratic Party of Serbia Демохришћанска Странка Србије Demohrišćanska Stranka Srbije |
DHSS | Christian democracy Liberalism Atlanticism |
Centre to centre-right |
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Yugoslav Left Југословенска Левица Jugoslovenska Levica |
JUL | Communism Left-wing nationalism Yugoslavism |
Left-wing | ||
Liberals of Serbia Либерали Србије Liberali Srbije |
LS | Liberalism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism |
Centre to centre-left |
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Otpor Отпор Otpor |
O! | Liberalism Civic nationalism Atlanticism |
Centre | ||
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije Савез реформских снага Југославије |
SRSJ | Liberalism Yugoslavism Anti-nationalism |
Centre | ||
League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia Савез комуниста - Покрет за Југославију Savez komunista - Pokret za Jugoslaviju |
SKPJ | Communism Marxism–Leninism Yugoslavism |
Far-left | ||
Serbian Liberal Party Српска либерална странка Srpska liberalna stranka |
SLS | National conservatism National liberalism Monarchism |
Right-wing | ||
Social Democratic Party Социјалдемократска партија Socijaldemokratska partija |
SDP | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | ||
Social Democracy Социјалдемократија Sociajaldemokratija |
SD | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left | ||
Social Democratic Union Социјалдемократска унија Socijaldemokratska unija |
SDU | Social democracy Democratic socialism Eco-socialism |
Centre-left to left-wing |
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Serbian Patriotic Alliance Српски патриотски савез Srpski patriotski savez |
SPAS | Conservatism Right-wing populism National conservatism |
Right-wing | ||
Party of Serbian Unity Странка српског јединства Stranka srpskog jedinstva |
SSJ | National conservatism Serbian irredentism Ultranationalism |
Far-right | ||
United Regions of Serbia Уједињени региони Србије Ujedinjeni regioni Srbije |
URS | Liberal conservatism Regionalism Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-right | ||
Association for the Yugoslav Democratic Initiative Удружење за Југословенску демократску иницијативу Udruženje za jugoslovensku demokratsku inicijativu |
UJDI | Yugoslavism Liberalism Anti-nationalism |
Big tent | ||
Green Party Зелена странка Zelena stranka |
ZS | Green politics Slovak minority interests Pro-Europeanism |
Centre-left |
Historical parties in Serbia (1861–1918)[]
Name | Ideology | Political position | Existence | ||
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Conservatives Конзервативци |
KS | Conservatism Constitutionalism Serbian nationalism |
Right-wing | ||
Liberals Либерали |
LS | Liberalism National liberalism Russophilia |
Centre | ||
People's Radical Party Народна радикална странка |
NRS | Socialism (until 1890s) Conservatism Yugoslavism |
Left-wing (until 1890s) Centre-right (after 1890s) |
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Serbian Progressive Party Српска напредна странка |
SNS | Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism Austrophilia |
Centre | ||
Serbian Social Democratic Party Српска социјалдемократска партија |
SSDP | Social democracy Marxism Antimilitarism |
Left-wing to far-left |
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Independent Radical Party Самостална радикална странка |
SRS | Radicalism Liberalism Yugoslavism |
Centre-left |
See also[]
- List of political parties in Yugoslavia – contains a list of political parties in the period of Kingdom (1918–1941) and then Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1991)
References[]
- Lists of political parties by country
- Political parties in Serbia
- Politics of Serbia
- Serbia politics-related lists
- Lists of organizations based in Serbia
- Lists of political parties in Europe