Social Democratic Party of Serbia
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][4] It is orientated towards social democracy.[2]
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 | 12 / 35 |
| Website | |
| sdpsrbije | |
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.[5]
In June 2018 the party was admitted in the Socialist International as observer member.[6] 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.
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rasim Ljajić | 863,294 | 23.09% |  2nd |
9 / 250 |
5 |
IZBŽ | Government |
| 2014 | 1,736,920 | 49.96% | 1st |
10 / 250 |
1 |
BKV | Government | |
| 2016 | 1,823,147 | 49.71% |  1st |
10 / 250 |
0 |
SP | Government | |
| 2020 | 1,953,998 | 63.02% | 1st |
8 / 250 |
 2 |
ZND | Government | |
| 2022 | 1,635,101 | 44.27% | 1st |
7 / 250 |
1 |
ZMS | Government |
Presidential elections
| Year | Candidate | 1st round popular vote | % of popular vote | 2nd round popular vote | % of popular vote | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Boris Tadić | 1st | 989,454 | 26.50% | 2nd | 1,481,952 | 48.84% | Supported Tadić |
| 2017 | Aleksandar Vučić | 1st | 2,012,788 | 56.01% | — | — | — | Supported Vučić |
| 2022 | 1st | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | — | — | ||
References
- "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic. 30 December 2011.
- "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.
- "Rasim Ljajić na čelu unije stranaka".
- "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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