League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina explained

League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
Native Name:Лига социјалдемократа Војводине
Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine
Native Name Lang:sr
Abbreviation:LSV
Founder:Nenad Čanak
Leader2 Title:Vice-Presidents
Predecessor:SKV–VKL
Headquarters:Novi Sad
Position:Centre-left
European:European Free Alliance
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:Assembly of Vojvodina
Flag:Vojvodina flag proposed by LSV in the 1990s.svg
Country:Serbia

The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (Serbian: Лига социјалдемократа Војводине|Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine, abbr. LSV) is an autonomist political party in Serbia. Its current leader is Bojan Kostreš, who succeeded Nenad Čanak.[1] They're colloquially known as ligaši (Leaguemen).

History

The party was founded by Nenad Čanak on 14 July 1990 in Novi Sad. At the First Party Congress, the LSV adopted the party program, which defined following principles of the party: liberty, equality, justice, solidarity, and publicity. At the Second Congress, which was held in July 1997, the LSV adopted a new statute.[2]

In the first years of its existence, the party's activities were mainly directed towards organisation of anti-war actions. Together with other parties, it organised anti-war demonstrations in Vojvodina and publicly opposed mobilisation of Vojvodina citizens for the front lines in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Ideology

LSV is positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum.[3] [4] It is mainly orientated towards autonomism,[5] [6] [7] although the party is also social-democratic,[8] [9] and regionalist.[10] It represents itself as a multi-ethnic party, and it previously advocated for the creation of Republic of Vojvodina.[11] It is also supportive of feminism and anti-fascism.[12] It is supportive of accession of Serbia to the European Union.[13] [14]

In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, LSV was associated with the Socialist Group.[15]

Goals

The League advocates the "right of autonomous decisions about fundamental affairs of Vojvodina within Serbia", which, according to the League, was abolished after the so-called Yogurt Revolution in 1988 and after constitutional changes from 1990, which, according to the League, diminished the autonomy of Vojvodina to "protocolar minimum".[2]

In December 1998, the League proclaimed that its political goal is establishment of the Republic of Vojvodina within a federalised Serbia.[2] In recent years, the League mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but it still advocated a greater level of autonomy for the province. In November 2011, League official Aleksandra Jerkov stated that "Vojvodina needs more jurisdictions", but that "there is no need for it to be a republic".[16]

Presidents

PresidentBirth–DeathTerm startTerm end
1Nenad Čanak1959–14 July 199019 November 2022
2Bojan Kostreš1974–19 November 2022Incumbent

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

In the 1990 Serbian general election, the League supported candidates of the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia and the Association for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative in several electoral districts.

National Assembly of Serbia! Year!Leader! Popular vote! % of popular vote! # of seats! Seat change! Coalition! Status
1992Nenad Čanak36,7800.78%With RS-RK-NSSno seats
199341,0970.96%With RDSV-SJno seats
1997112,5892.72% 3KV
20002,402,38764.09% 3DOS
2003161,7654.23% 6ZZTno seats
2007214,2625.31% 4With LDP-GSS-SDU-DHSS
20081,590,20038.42% 1ZES
2012863,29422.07% 2IZBŽ
2014204,7675.70% 3With NDS-Z-ZZS
2016189,5645.02% 2With SDS-LDP
202030,5910.95% 4UDSno seats
2022did not participateno seats

Provincial elections

In the 2004 provincial election, the LSV was part of the Together for Vojvodina coalition. The coalition won 9.44% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government.

In the 2008 provincial election, the LSV was again part of the Together for Vojvodina coalition. The coalition won 8.25% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting, representing a drop of −1.19% from the previous election. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government.

Presidential elections

President of Serbia! Election year! #! Candidate! 1st round votes! %! 2nd round votes! %! Notes
19974thMile Isakov111,166 2.43Vojvodina Coalition
Election declared invalid due to low turnout
2002 2ndMiroljub Labus995,20027.961,516,69331.62DOS
Election declared invalid due to low turnout
2003 2ndDragoljub Mićunović893,90635.42DOS
Election declared invalid due to low turnout
2008 1stBoris Tadić1,457,03035.392,304,46750.31For a European Serbia
2012 2ndBoris Tadić989,45425.311,481,95247.31Choice for a Better Life
2017 9thNenad Čanak41,0701.12
2022did not participate

Positions held

Major positions held by League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina members:

Years
Nenad Čanak2000–2004
Bojan Kostreš2004–2008

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 November 2022 . Bojan Kostreš novi predsednik LSV – Politika – Dnevni list Danas . 19 November 2022 . sr-RS.
  2. Enciklopedija Novog Sada, knjiga 13, Novi Sad, 1999, pages 40–41.
  3. Web site: Serbia . 6 March 2022 . European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity . en.
  4. Book: Political handbook of the world 2012 . 2012 . Sage . Tom Lansford . 978-1-4522-3434-2 . Los Angeles . 794595888.
  5. Book: Orlović, Slaviša . Socijalna demokratija u Evropi i koncept "dobrog društva" . Friedrich Ebert Foundation . 2016 . 978-86-83767-55-7 . Belgrade . sr.
  6. Dević . Ana . 2002 . Prospects of multicultural regionalism as a democratic barrier against ethnonationalism: The case of Vojvodina, Serbia's Multiethnic Haven . Center for Development Research . ZEF - Discussion Papers on Development Policy No. 57 . en . 23 . 10.22004/AG.ECON.18756.
  7. Book: Dragojević, Mila . The politics of social ties : immigrants in an ethnic homeland . 2016 . Routledge . 978-1-315-55424-2 . London . 111 . 958106949.
  8. Web site: Anastasakis . Othon . 19 April 2017 . The five 'infections' of the social democratic 'family' in the Western Balkans . 6 March 2022 . openDemocracy . en.
  9. Web site: Nordsieck . Wolfram . 2020 . Vojvodina/Serbia . 19 March 2020 . Parties and Elections in Europe.
  10. Book: Political autonomy and divided societies : imagining democratic alternatives in complex settings . 2012 . Palgrave Macmillan . Alain Gagnon, Michael Keating . 978-0-230-36532-2 . Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire . 196 . 812516096.
  11. Book: Vance, Charles . Managing a global workforce : challenges and opportunities in international human resource management . 2006 . M.E. Sharpe . Yongsun Paik . 978-0-7656-2016-3 . Armonk, N.Y. . 426 . 169862710.
  12. Web site: Spalović . Dejan . 4 May 2021 . Gde je nestala radnička levica . 6 March 2022 . Politika . sr.
  13. 2020 . Political Parties: Serbia . European Social Survey . 3.
  14. Web site: Cvejić . Slobodan . Spasojević . Dušan . Stanojević . Dragan . Todosijević . Bojan . November 2020 . Electoral Compass 2020, analysis of the political landscape in Serbia . library.fes.de . Heinrich Böll Foundation.
  15. Web site: Mr Bojan KOSTREŠ (Serbia, SOC) . 29 July 2023 . Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  16. Web site: Traži da Vojvodina bude republika.