Serb Party of Socialists explained

Serb Party of Socialists
President:Milan Martić
Ideology:Democratic socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Post-communism
Headquarters:Knin, Croatia
Country:Croatia
Abbreviation:SPS
Native Name:Српска партија социјалиста
Srpska partija socijalista
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
Colors: Red
Seats1 Title:Serbian Krajina National Assembly

The Serb Party of Socialists (Serbian: Српска партија социјалиста|translit=Srpska partija socijalista, SPS) was the branch in Croatia of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia which was created in the areas under the control of the rebel state Republic of Serbian Krajina, controlled by Croatian Serbs.[1] [2] [3]

History

The party was established in 1991, the same year the Republic of Serbian Krajina was proclaimed, along with its constitution. During the 1993–94 election, Milan Martić ran for president of Serbian Krajina and received heavy financial support from the Milošević government. On 21 January, Martić stated that he would “speed up the process of unification” and “pass on the baton to our all Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević."[4] After losing to Milan Babić in the first round, he was elected president in the second round of voting,[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] and remained in power until the fall of RSK government during the Croatian Operation Storm in 1995.

Electoral result

Presidential elections

Election year! rowspan="2"
Candidate1st Round2nd RoundResults
  1. Votes
% Votes
  1. Votes
% Votes
1993-1994Milan Martić60,38625.9%104,23451.70%Won

Parliament of the Republic of Serbian Krajina

Notes and References

  1. "Milosevic Loses Krajina" December 20, 1993 Vreme News Digest Agency No 117
  2. Web site: HIC: VJESNIK, Podlistak, 16 i 17. travnja 2005., VELIKOSRPSKA TVOREVINA NA HRVATSKOM TLU: IZVORNI DOKUMENTI O DJELOVANJU 'REPUBLIKE SRPSKE KRAJINE' (XXIX.) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041551/http://www.hic.hr/velika-srbija29.htm . 24 September 2015 . 31 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Godišnjica Oluje: Hrvatska slavi, Srbija žali . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050205/http://www.index.hr/vijesti/clanak/godisnjica-oluje-hrvatska-slavi-srbija-zali-/564772.aspx . 24 September 2015 . 31 August 2015.
  4. http://www.icty.org/x/cases/martic/tjug/en/070612.pdf Prosecutor v. Milan Martić Judgement
  5. News: 2006-03-06 . Milan Babic: Croatian Serb leader . en-GB . 2022-12-10.
  6. Book: Logos, Aleksandar . Istorija Srba 1 - Dopuna 4; Istorija Srba 5 . Beograd ATC . 2019 . 978-86-85117-46-6 . Belgrade . 127.
  7. Web site: 1994/01/23 18:30 THE ELECTION SHOCK IN KRAJINA . 2022-12-10 . www.aimpress.ch.
  8. Web site: January 17, 1994 Vreme News Digest Agency No 121 . 2022-12-10 . www.scc.rutgers.edu.
  9. Web site: 27 January 1994 . Милан Мартић председник . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706055358/https://arhivapdf.glassrpske.rs/novine/1994/01/GlasSrpske19940127.pdf . 6 July 2022 . 15 August 2022 . www.glassrpske.com.