New Serbia (political party)
New Serbia Нова Србија Nova Srbija | |
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Abbreviation | NS |
Leader | Velimir Ilić |
Founded | 10 August 1998 |
Split from | Serbian Renewal Movement |
Headquarters | Obilićev venac 4, Belgrade |
Membership (2015) | 95,000[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Sky blue |
National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
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New Serbia (Serbian: Нова Србија, romanized: Nova Srbija; abbr. НС or NS) is a national-conservative, monarchist and right-wing populist 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[]
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.[3]
Presidents[]
# | President | Born–died | Term start | Term end | |
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1 | Velimir Ilić | ![]() |
1951– | 10 August 1998 | Incumbent |
Electoral performance[]
Parliamentary elections[]
Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalitions | Status |
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2000 | Velimir Ilić | 2,402,387 | 64.09% | 8 / 250
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DOS | gov′t support 2000–2002 |
opposition 2002–2004 | |||||||
2003 | 293,082 | 7.66% | 9 / 250
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With SPO | government | |
2007 | 667,615 | 16.55% | 10 / 250
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With DSS-JS | government | |
2008 | 480,987 | 11.62% | 9 / 250
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With DSS | opposition | |
2012 | 940,659 | 24.05% | 8 / 250
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Around SNS | government | |
2014 | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 6 / 250
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Around SNS | government | |
2016 | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 5 / 250
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Around SNS | gov′t support 2016–2017 | |
opposition 2017–2020 | |||||||
2020 | 7,873 | 0.24% | 0 / 250
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With NSP | no seats |
Years in government (1990– )[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/0eqax6jl43avr9r36ehj6ns1afv3hqm.png)
Presidential elections[]
Election year | # | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | 2nd round votes | % | Notes |
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2003 | ![]() |
Velimir Ilić | 229,229 | 9.08 | — | — | Election declared invalid due to low turnout |
2004 | ![]() |
Dragan Maršićanin | 414,971 | 13.31 | — | — | Government Coalition |
2008 | ![]() |
Velimir Ilić | 305,828 | 7.43 | — | — | |
2012 | ![]() |
Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 25.05 | 1,552,063 | 49.54 | Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition |
2017 | ![]() |
Vuk Jeremić | 206,676 | 5.66 | — | — | Independent candidate; support |
References[]
- ^ Milinković, D. (13 April 2015). "Trećina kod naprednjaka" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2012). "Serbia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012.
- ^ http://www.cesid.org/
External links[]
- 1998 establishments in Serbia
- Conservative parties in Serbia
- Eastern Orthodox political parties
- Monarchist parties in Serbia
- Political parties established in 1998
- Pro-European political parties in Serbia