Social Democratic Party of Serbia
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Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije | |
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Abbreviation | SDPS |
Leader | Rasim Ljajić |
Founded | 18 October 2008 |
Headquarters | Belgrade |
Membership (2015) | 44,658[1] |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Together We Can Do Everything |
International affiliation | Socialist International (observer) |
Colors | Red |
National Assembly | 7 / 250 |
Assembly of Vojvodina | 3 / 120 |
City Assembly of Belgrade | 2 / 110 |
Bosniak National Council | 8 / 35 |
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The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian: Социјалдемократска партија Србије, romanized: Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije, SDPS) is a centre-left political party in Serbia.[2][3] It is orientated towards social democracy.[2]
History
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.[4]
In June 2018 the party was admitted in the Socialist International as observer member.[5] The SDPS currently has seats in the National Assembly. Rasim Ljajić is the current Minister of Foreign and Domestic Trade and Telecommunications since July 2012.
Election results
Parliamentary elections
Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalitions | Status |
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2008 | Rasim Ljajić | 1,590,200 | 38.42% | 4 / 250
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New | ZES | Government |
2012 | 863,294 | 22.07% | 9 / 250
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IZBŽ | Government | |
2014 | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 10 / 250
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SNS coalition | Government | |
2016 | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 10 / 250
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Government | ||
2020 | 1,953,998 | 60.65% | 8 / 250
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Government | ||
2022 | 1,635,101 | 44.27% | 7 / 250
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Presidential elections
Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
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# Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
2008[a] | Boris Tadić | 1,457,030 | 36.08% | 2,304,467 | 51.19% | Won ![]() |
2012[a] | 989,454 | 26.50% | 1,481,952 | 48.84% | Lost ![]() | |
2017[b] | Aleksandar Vučić | 2,012,788 | 56.01% | — | Won ![]() | |
2022[b] | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | Won ![]() |
References
- ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic. 30 December 2011.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Rasim Ljajić na čelu unije stranaka".
- ^ "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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