Party of Serbian Unity explained

Country:Serbia
Party of Serbian Unity
Native Name:Странка српског јединства
Stranka srpskog jedinstva
President:Borislav Pelević
Foundation:1993
Abbreviation:SSJ
Founder:Željko Ražnatović
Dissolution:2007
Predecessor:Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan
Merged:Serbian Radical Party
Successor:Council of Serbian Unity
Position:Far-right[1]
Wing1 Title:Military wing
Wing1:Serb Volunteer Guard (1993–96)
Colours: Grey
Headquarters:Belgrade (1993–1998)
Jagodina (1998–2007)
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Flag:Flag of Serbia (cross).svg

The Party of Serbian Unity (Serbian: Странка српског јединства|Stranka srpskog jedinstva; abbr. SSJ) was a nationalist[2] political party in Serbia founded by Željko Ražnatović.[3] After its merging into the Serbian Radical Party, the Council of Serbian Unity was the formed to be the party's successor in 2013.

Goals

The key goals of the party were:

History

In 1992, a new party formed by Ražnatović called the Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan.[4] It gained five seats in the National Assembly during the 1992 general elections. After changing to the SSJ in 1993, the party lost its five seats for failing to receive the 5% threshold. In 1998, the party moved its headquarters from Belgrade to Jagodina.

Following the assassination of Ražnatović in 2000, Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the last legislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the For National Unity alliance. However, the coalition failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.[3]

On 21 January 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević, Slobodan Radosavljević and Jelena Kostić in Belgrade.[5] The new party took part in the 2014 parliamentary election as part of the Patriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the 5% threshold.[6]

Electoral results

Parliamentary

YearLeaderPopular vote% of popular vote
  1. of seats
Seat changeCoalitionStatus
1992Željko Ražnatović17,3520.39% 5
199341,6321.00% 5
19975,5900.14% 0
2000Borislav Pelević200,0525.33% 14
200368,5371.82% 14For National Unity
20144,5140.17% 0Patriotic Front

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Continuing Presence of the Extreme Right in Post-Milošević Serbia. December 2008. Wiesinger. Barbara. Balkanologie . 11 . 1–2 . 10.4000/balkanologie.1363 . free.
  2. Web site: Nordsieck. Wolfram. Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro). Parties and Elections in Europe. https://web.archive.org/web/20030821061357/http://www.parties-and-elections.de/serbia.html. unfit. 21 August 2003.
  3. News: Arkan radikal. sr. Kurir. 24 December 2007. 9 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071052/http://www.kurir-info.rs/arkan-radikal-clanak-21866. 9 November 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Arhiva - Izbori za narodne poslanike - 1992. . 8 October 2022 . arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs.
  5. News: Pelević obnavlja staru stranku. sr. Večernje novosti. 29 August 2012. 9 November 2013.
  6. Web site: Studio B :: Vesti :: Predata lista Patriotski front . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002953/http://www.studiob.rs/info/vest.php?id=98397 . 4 March 2016 . 14 March 2014.