Social Democratic Party (Serbia) Explained

Social Democratic Party
Native Name:Социјалдемократска странка
Socijaldemokratska stranka
Native Name Lang:sr
Abbreviation:SDS
President:Boris Tadić
General Secretary:Dragoslav Ljubičić
Leader1 Title:Vice-President
Leader1 Name:Vojislav Janković
Founder:Boris Tadić
Split:Democratic Party
Predecessor:New Democratic Party — Greens
Headquarters:Radoslava Grujića 25, Belgrade
Ideology:Social democracy
Position:Centre-left
European:Party of European Socialists (cooperation)
International:Progressive Alliance
Colors: Red
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:Assembly of Vojvodina
Seats3 Title:City Assembly of Belgrade
Country:Serbia

The Social Democratic Party (Serbian: Социјалдемократска странка|Socijaldemokratska stranka, abbr. SDS) is a centre-left political party in Serbia.[1]

The party was founded and is headed by Boris Tadić, who was previously president of the Democratic Party and the former President of Serbia. Between June and October 2014, the name of the party was the New Democratic Party (Serbian: Нова демократска странка|Nova demokratska stranka, NDS).[2] In May 2019, the party formed a union with Democratic Party and Together for Serbia. It supports accession of Serbia to the European Union[3] and it is a member of the Progressive Alliance.[4]

History

Tadić revealed in February 2014 his intention to secede from the Democratic Party and to form a new party to take part in the 2014 parliamentary election.[5] But, after realising that they don't have enough time to register a new party before the election, Tadić and his supporters made a deal with the Greens of Serbia. As part of this deal, Tadić and his supporters joined the Greens of Serbia, and then on 10 February 2014 the name of the party was changed to the "New Democratic Party – Greens".[6] Although Ivan Karić was still officially president of this party, Tadić became its de facto leader.[7] Party then participated in the 2014 parliamentary election under that name in coalition with Together for Serbia, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and some other minor parties.[8] This coalition won 5.7% of the electoral vote and 18 seats in the National Assembly of Serbia.[9] Of these, 11 seats were allocated to the "New Democratic Party – Greens", but only one to the original Greens (Ivan Karić) and 10 to the group around Boris Tadić.[10]

After the 2014 parliamentary election, a divergence emerged in the "New Democratic Party – Greens" between the original Greens and group of members that joined the party with Tadić.[11] On 14 June, Tadić and his supporters decided to secede from the Greens and form "New Democratic Party" as a separate party, while the name of the "New Democratic Party—Greens" was changed back to the "Greens of Serbia".[12] In the National Assembly, 10 deputies of the New Democratic Party are part of the parliamentary group of 12 deputies together with Ivan Karić of the Greens and Blagoje Bradić of Together for Serbia,[13] and they are in the opposition to the current Government of Serbia.[14]

First internal party elections were held on 4 October 2014. Boris Tadić was elected president of the party. On the same day, the official name of the party was changed to the "Social Democratic Party".[15]

As of January 2017, the Social Democratic Party holds four seats in the National Assembly of Serbia. It exists in a parliamentary alliance with the People's Movement of Serbia, which holds one seat.[16]

On 10 January 2022, it was announced that the Democrats of Serbia, a break-away faction from the Democratic Party, will merge with SDS.[17]

In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, SDS was associated with the Socialist Group.[18]

In the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, SDS contested as part of the Good Morning Serbia alliance.

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia! Year! Leader! Popular vote! % of popular vote! ! # of seats! Seat change! Coalition! Status!
2014Boris Tadić204,7675.89% 4th 9NDS–Z–ZZS–LSV[19]
2016189,5645.17% 7th 5SDS–LDP–LSV[20]
2020Election boycott 4–
202263,5601.72% 10th 0SDS–Nova[21]
202345,0791.21% 9th 0DJS[22]

Presidential elections

1st round popular vote! % of popular vote! colspan="2"
2nd round popular vote% of popular voteNotes
2017Vuk Jeremić206,6765.75%——Supported Jeremić
2022Zdravko Ponoš698,53818.84%——Supported Ponoš[23]

Provincial elections

Assembly of Vojvodina! Year! Leader! Popular vote! % of popular vote! ! # of seats! Seat change! Coalition! Status!
2016Boris Tadić26,8002.86% 9th 0SDS–LDP[24]
2020Election boycott 0–
202314,7151.54% 9th 0DJS[25]

Belgrade City Assembly elections

City Assembly of Belgrade! Year! Leader! Popular vote! % of popular vote! ! # of seats! Seat change! Coalition! Status!
2014Boris Tadić29,5043.80% 6th 0NDS–Z–ZZS[26]
201818,2862.28% 9th 0SDS–DS–Nova–ZEP–Zeleni[27]
202226,2192.92% 8th 0SDS–Nova[28]
202314,6951.60% 8th 0DJB[29]
2024Did not participate 0––

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Serbia. Parties and Elections in Europe. Wolfram. Nordsieck. 2020. 29 June 2020.
  2. Web site: NDS promenila ime, Boris Tadić prvi predsednik stranke . . 5 October 2014 . 2 November 2014 . NDS Changed Its Name, Boris Tadić First President of the Party.
  3. Web site: Electoral Compass 2020, analysis of the political landscape in Serbia. November 2020. Heinrich Böll Foundation. Cvejić. Slobodan. Spasojević. Dušan. Stanojević. Dragan. Todosijević. Bojan. library.fes.de.
  4. Web site: Seminar in Montevideo, on 22 –23 July 2014 – Expected Parties / Organisations . Progressive Alliance official web site . 18 July 2014 . 29 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Tadić od sutra prikuplja potpise . Tadić Collects Signatures Starting Tomorrow . . 4 February 2014 . 29 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Karić "šef" Tadiću . Karić "Boss" to Tadić . . 21 February 2014 . 29 July 2014 . D. - P..
  7. Web site: Нова демократска странка и Зелени – изборно обједињавање снага . Greens of Serbia official web site . 10 February 2014 . 29 July 2014 . New Democratic Party and the Greens - Electional Consolidation of Powers . 7 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140707095144/http://zelenisrbije.org/2014/02/nova-demokratska-zeleni/ . dead .
  8. Web site: LSV i stranke dogovorile blok . . 5 February 2014 . 29 July 2014 . LSV and Other Parties Agreed to Form a Block.
  9. Web site: Objavljeni konačni rezultati izbora . . 24 March 2014 . 29 July 2014 . Official Results of the Election Published.
  10. Web site: U parlamentu 18 stranaka . . 24 March 2014 . 29 July 2014 . Cvejić, B. . 18 Parties in the Parliament.
  11. Web site: "Zeleni" se cepaju zbog Tadića . . 7 April 2014 . 29 July 2014 . D. M. . "Greens" are Tearing up Because of Tadić.
  12. Web site: Zeleni samostalno,NDS se registruje . . 15 June 2014 . 29 July 2014 . Greens Independent,NDS to Register.
  13. Web site: Poslanička grupa Boris Tadić – Nova demokratska stranka, Zajedno za Srbiju, Zeleni Srbije . National Assembly of Serbia official web site . 29 July 2014 . Parliamentary Group "Boris Tadić – New Democratic Party, Together for Serbia, Greens of Serbia".
  14. Web site: NDS: Spremni za saradnju opozicije . . 3 June 2014 . 29 July 2014 . NDS: Ready for the Cooperation of the Opposition.
  15. Web site: Former president's party changes name . . 7 October 2014 . 3 November 2014.
  16. http://www.parlament.rs/national-assembly/composition/parliamentary-groups.112.498.html Social Democratic Party, People’s Movement of Serbia Parliamentary Group
  17. Web site: Демократе Србије уједињују се са Социјалдемократском странком; Борис Тадић једини кандидат за председника странке. 10 January 2022. Нова српска политичка мисао. sr-rs.
  18. Web site: Mr Aleksandar SENIĆ (Serbia, SOC) . 29 July 2023 . Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
  19. Book: Vukmirović . Dragan . Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije . 2014 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-108-7 . Belgrade . 9 . sr . Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230101022321/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/doc/arhiva/poslanici/2014/3.%20Publikacija%20statistike%202014%20np%20rzs.pdf . 1 January 2023 . live.
  20. Book: Kovačević . Miladin . Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije . 2016 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-154-4 . Belgrade . 9 . sr . Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192056/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2016/Pdf/G20166001.pdf . 14 December 2022 . live.
  21. Book: Kovačević . Miladin . Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije . 2022 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-221-3 . Belgrade . 7 . sr . Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192056/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226010.pdf . 14 December 2022 . live.
  22. Book: Kovačević . Miladin . Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije . 2024 . Republički zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 978-86-6161-252-7 . 8–9 . 22 June 2024 . sr .
  23. Book: Kovačević . Miladin . Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije . 2022 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-220-6 . Belgrade . 7 . sr . Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192338/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226009.pdf . 14 December 2022 . live.
  24. Web site: Rezultati izbora za poslanike u skupštinu Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine . Results of the election for deputies to the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina . 14 December 2022 . Pokrajinska izborna komisija . sr . Novi Sad . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214193024/http://www.pik.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/sadrzaj/2016KonacniRezultati.pdf . dead .
  25. Web site: Izveštaj o sprovedenim izborima za poslanike Skupštine Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine održanim 17. i 30. decembra 2023. godine . Report on the conducted elections for deputies to the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina held on December 17 and 30, 2023 . Provincial Electoral Commission . 15 February 2024 . sr . January 30, 2024.
  26. Web site: 20 March 2014 . Izveštaj o ukupnim rezultatima izbora za odbornike Skupštine grada Beograda . Report on the overall results of the elections for councilors of the Belgrade City Assembly . 14 December 2022 . Gradska izborna komisija . sr . Belgrade.
  27. Web site: Zapisnik o radu gradske izborne komisije na utvrđivanju rezultata izbora za odbornike Skupštine grada Beograda . Record of the work of the City Election Commission on determining the results of the elections for councilors of the Belgrade City Assembly . 14 December 2022 . Gradska izborna komisija . sr . Belgrade.
  28. Web site: 9 May 2022 . Ukupan izveštaj o rezultatima izbora za odbornike Skupštine grade Beograda . Overall report on the results of the elections for councilors of the City Assembly of Belgrade . 22 November 2022 . City of Belgrade . sr.
  29. Web site: Izveštaj o rezultatima izbora za odbornike Skupštine Grada Beograda . Report on the results of the elections for councillors of the City of Belgrade Assembly . 2024-03-16 . City of Belgrade . 3 January 2024.

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