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United Serbia Јединствена Србија | |
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| Abbreviation | JS |
| President | Dragan Marković |
| Parliamentary leader | Dragan Marković |
| Founded | 15 February 2004 |
| Split from | Party of Serbian Unity |
| Headquarters | Železnička 2, Jagodina |
| Youth wing | Youth of United Serbia |
| Women's wing | Aktiv žena |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Parliamentary group | United Serbia |
| Colours |
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| National Assembly | 5 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 2 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 1 / 110 |
| Website | |
| jedinstvenasrbija.org.rs | |
United Serbia (Serbian: Јединствена Србија, romanized: Jedinstvena Srbija, abbr. JS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia.
History
It was founded on 15 February 2004,[1] as a split from the far-right Party of Serbian Unity with Dragan Marković Palma elected as the leader on the first party assembly.[2] During its early years, the party had close relations with other right-wing parties such as New Serbia and Democratic Party of Serbia, even participating with them in the 2007 parliamentary election.[3] During the 2008 parliamentary election, they participated in a coalition around the Socialist Party of Serbia and supported the accession of Serbia into the European Union.[4][2]
United Serbia was the first to announce the beginning of talks with the coalition For a European Serbia, led by the President Boris Tadić, on forming the new government. The party leader is Dragan Marković, former mayor of Jagodina.
The United Serbia, including its leader Palma, supported the "Serbs for Trump" campaign and Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.[5]
Ideology and platform
JS is positioned on the right-wing on the political spectrum,[6] and it has been described as populist,[7][8] and national-conservative.[9] It is staunchly socially conservative,[10] and it also advocates regionalism.[10]
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
Presidential elections
References
- ^ "Jedinstvena Srbija". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Jedinstvena Srbija | Srbija izbori". www.srbijaizbori.com. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "DSS, NS i JS posetila severni deo Kosova". KIM radio. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Vlada sa DS ili novi izbori?". www.bbc.com. June 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Help your country, Serbia, in the fight for truth: Palma sends a message to Serbs in America". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Pantović, Milivoje (19 June 2020). "Serbia election: Vucic declares landslide win in controversial vote". euronews. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Suvakovic, Uros (24 November 2020). "Porodica kroz programske stavove političkih partija u Srbiji: presek stanja u drugoj deceniji XXI veka". Srpska politička misao (in Serbian). 69 (3/2020): 43–61. doi:10.22182/spm.6932020.2.
- ^ "A Conservative Populist Charged with Pimping Girls". Beta Briefing. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Serbia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b Cvejić, Slobodan; Spasojević, Dušan; Stanojević, Dragan; Todosijević, Bojan (November 2020). "Electoral Compass 2020, analysis of the political landscape in Serbia" (PDF). library.fes.de. Heinrich Böll Foundation.
External links
- Official website