| For a European Serbia | |
| Native Name: | За европску Србију Za evropsku Srbiju |
| Native Name Lang: | sr |
| Leader: | Boris Tadić |
| Leader3 Title: | Ballot carrier |
| Leader3 Name: | Dragoljub Mićunović |
| Leader2 Name: | Nada Kolundžija[1] |
| Slogan: | "For a strong, stable... European Serbia" (За јаку, стабилну... европску Србију) |
| Headquarters: | Belgrade |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Abbreviation: | ZES |
| Website: | zaevropskusrbiju.rs |
For a European Serbia (Serbian: За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, '''ZES''') was a big tent and pro-EU electoral alliance, led by Boris Tadić, which participated in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat Parliament of Serbia.
President of Serbia, Boris Tadić has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left Democratic Party (DS) and centre-right G17 Plus. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić and its leader is Dragoljub Mićunović. Boris Tadić claimed victory at the election, despite only gaining a plurality.
The victory was contested by the opposing Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), which received 29.46% of the popular vote.[2] [3] In the election aftermath, ZES alliance formed a big tent coalition government together with the SPS-PUPS-JS electoral alliance and ethnic minority parties (Hungarian Coalition, List for Sandžak) on 7 July 2008, after securing 128 seats in the 250-seat parliament. This coalition government ruled Serbia until the 2012 elections.
On 3 February 2008, Boris Tadić won in the second round of the presidential election, for the second time, his opponent Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right SRS.[4] He held that position until April 5, 2012,when he resigned,[5] and scheduled new presidential elections, which would coincide with the parliamentary election on 6 May 2012.[6]
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Political position | MPs (2008) | ||
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| Democratic Party Демократска странка Demokratska stranka | DS | Boris Tadić | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | |||
| G17 Plus Г17 плус G17 plus | G17+ | Mlađan Dinkić | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | |||
| League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina Лига социјалдемократа Војводине Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine | LSV | Nenad Čanak | Social democracy Autonomism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije | SDPS | Rasim Ljajić | Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | |||
| Serbian Renewal Movement Српски покрет обнове Srpski pokret obnove | SPO | Vuk Drašković | Monarchism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | |||
| Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini | DSHV | Petar Kuntić | Croat minority interests Autonomism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | |||
| 2008 | 1,590,200 | 38.42% | 15 |
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| 2008 | Boris Tadić | DS | 1,457,030 | 35.39% | 2,304,467 | 50.31% |
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