Serbian Progressive Party
Serbian Progressive Party Српска напредна странка Srpska napredna stranka | |
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| President | Aleksandar Vučić |
| Deputy president | Jorgovanka Tabaković |
| Founder | Tomislav Nikolić |
| Founded | October 21, 2008 |
| Split from | Serbian Radical Party |
| Headquarters | Palmira Toljatija 5, Belgrade |
| Membership (2012) |  300,000[1] |
| Ideology | Populism Pro-Europeanism National conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right to Right-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (Applied)[2] |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue, Red |
| National Assembly | 131 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 23 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 63 / 110 |
| Website | |
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The Serbian Progressive Party ([Српска напредна странка, CHC / Srpska napredna stranka, SNS] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a centre-right, conservative political party in Serbia.
History
The Serbian Progressive Party was formed by a group of 21 former Serbian Radical Party (SRS) MPs led by Tomislav Nikolić. Disenchanted with the direction of the party, the pro-EU members[3] left and formed the Forward Serbia parliamentary group. The SNS was founded and held its first congress meeting on 21 October 2008.[4]
Of the Serbian Radical Party's representatives elected in the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, 21 moved to the Serbian Progressive Party, while 56 remained in the SRS.
In 2011, the SNS formed a pre-election coalition with New Serbia, the Strength of Serbia Movement and the Movement of Socialists to participate in the 2012 election.[5]
In the Serbian parliamentary election, 2012, the party led the Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition and gained 55 seats out of 73 won by the coalition in the National Assembly. Party leader Tomislav Nikolić defeated Boris Tadić of the Democratic Party in the second round of the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Following his election as President of Serbia, Nikolić stepped down as leader of the party on 24 May 2012, leaving deputy president Aleksandar Vučić in charge until a successor was elected.[7] Vučić was the only candidate who ran for party leadership, and was elected on 29 September 2012, with Jorgovanka Tabaković as his deputy.[8]
In December 2012, the People's Party led by ex-Mayor of Novi Sad Maja Gojković, merged into the SNS.[9]
The Serbian Progressive Party maintains cooperation with the United Russia party.[10] On 24 April 2013 the SNS' representatives in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe joined the Group of the European People's Party.[11]
Presidents of the Serbian Progressive Party (2008–Present)
| # | President | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:Template:Serbian Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 1 | Tomislav Nikolić |  |
1952– | 21 October 2008 | 24 May 2012 |
| style="background:Template:Serbian Progressive Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 2 | Aleksandar Vučić[nb 1] |  |
1970– | 29 September 2012[12] | Incumbent |
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | Overall seats won | Seat change | Notes | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | - | - | 21 / 250
|
21
|
Split from SRS | opposition |
| 2012 | 940,659 | 24.05% | 55 / 250
|
34
|
PS coalition | government |
| 2014 | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 131 / 250
|
76
|
In coalition | government |
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | 2nd round votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 25.05% | 1,552,063 | 49.54% |
Positions held
Major positions held by Serbian Progressive Party members:
| President of Serbia | Years |
|---|---|
| Tomislav Nikolić | 2012– |
| President of the National Assembly of Serbia | Years |
| Nebojša Stefanović | 2012–2014 |
| Maja Gojković | 2014– |
| Prime Minister of Serbia | Years |
| Aleksandar Vučić | 2014– |
| Mayor of Belgrade | Years |
| Siniša Mali* | 2014– |
*Non-partisan but SNS nominated
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ Acting party leader until 29 September 2012
- Footnotes
- ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic Online. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ http://www.danas.rs/danasrs/politika/sns_aplicira_za_epp_najkasnije_u_februaru.56.html?news_id=294616
- ^ "Poll: Progressive Party is pro-EU, but its voters are not". B92. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Nikolić party to be called "Serb Progressive"". B92. September 24, 2008.
- ^ http://pressonline.rs/sr/vesti/vesti_dana/story/199240/Predsedni%C5%A1tvo+NS%3A+Nikoli%C4%87+nosilac+liste+SNS-NS-PSS-PS.html
- ^ "Tomislav Nikolić wins in presidential runoff". B92. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Serbia's new president quits as party leader". B92. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ "Progressives elect new leader, deputy leader". B92. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Maja Gojković: Narodna partija kolektivno prešla u SNS" (in Serbian). Blic. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- ^ "Agreement for cooperation between SNS and United Russia". SNS website. September 2011.
- ^ "SNS becomes member of European People's Party". B92. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ http://www.naslovi.net/2012-09-29/press/novo-rukovodstvo-sns-vucic-predsednik-jorgovanka-zamenik/3908710
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