Serbian People's Party (2014) Explained

Serbian People's Party
Native Name:Српска народна партија
Native Name Lang:sr
Abbreviation:SNP
Flag:Flag of the Serbian People's Party.svg
President:Nenad Popović
General Secretary:Jovan Palalić
Split:Democratic Party of Serbia
Headquarters:Ustanička 65/5, Belgrade
Position:Right-wing
Affiliation1 Title:Parliamentary group
Religion:Serbian Orthodox Church
Affiliation1:Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Must Not Stop (1 MP)[1]
Healthy Serbia–Russian Party–United Peasant Party (1 MP)[2]
European:Identity and Democracy Party (cooperation)[3]
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Seats2 Title:Assembly of Vojvodina
Seats3 Title:City Assembly of Belgrade
Country:Serbia

The Serbian People's Party (sr|Српска народна партија|Srpska narodna partija, abbr. SNP) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Serbia. It was formed in 2014 by former members of the Democratic Party of Serbia and is currently led by Nenad Popović.

History

The SNP was founded in September 2014 in the village of Kriva Reka in the Zlatibor region. Its founding members included Popović, Jovan Palalić, Milan Stamatović (who left the party two years later), and the political philosopher Bogdana Koljević.[4]

The party's first member of the assembly was Milan Petrić, who had been elected on the list of the Democratic Party in the 2014 election and joined the SNP in March 2015.[5] The SNP subsequently contested the 2016 election on the Serbian Progressive Party's Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning electoral list and elected three members to the assembly: Jovan Palalić, Ognjen Pantović, and Snežana Petrović.

Popović, who has been the SNP's leader since its founding, was appointed to a ministerial position in the first cabinet of Ana Brnabić on 29 June 2017 and served until 2022. In 2024, he was once again appointed as a minister in the cabinet of Miloš Vučević.

Ideology and platform

SNP is a right-wing populist[6] and a national-conservative party.[7] On the political spectrum, it sits on the right-wing.[8] Popović has advocated for a border fence on Serbia's border with North Macedonia to reduce illegal immigration.[9] He has also opposed allowing LGBTQ content in children's books in Serbia.[10]

On foreign policy, the party typically favoured improved ties between Serbia and Russia, but it condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, describing it as a violation of Ukrainian territorial integrity.[11] [12] [13] The party also opposes Serbian membership in the European Union if it requires concessions on Kosovo. Popović has expressed opposition to Catalonian independence, comparing the issue to Kosovo.[14]

SNP has cooperated with Identity and Democracy members, such as National Rally, the Freedom Party of Austria, Alternative for Germany, Vlaams Belang and Lega, as well as with other conservative parties such as Fidesz, Vox, the Slovenian Democratic Party, the U.S. Republican Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia! Year! Leader! Popular vote! % of popular vote! ! # of seats! Seat change! Coalition! Status!
2016Nenad Popović1,823,14749.71% 1st 3SP[20]
20201,953,99863.02% 1st 0ZND[21]
20221,635,10144.27% 1st 1ZMS[22]
20231,783,70148.07% 1st 0SNSDS[23]

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Presidential elections

1st round popular vote! % of popular vote! colspan="2"
2nd round popular vote% of popular voteNotes
2017Aleksandar Vučić2,012,78856.01%——Supported Vučić[24]
20222,224,91460.01%——[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | MP .
  2. Web site: National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | MP .
  3. Web site: Patriots for Europe Foundation. Patriotism in Serbia with the Serbian People's Party. 6 May 2024. The Serbian People’s Party, to which I belong and which works with the parties in the “Identity and Democracy” bloc.
  4. "New Serbian centre-right party founded," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 24 September 2014 (Source: Blic website, Belgrade, in Serbian 0000 gmt 21 Sep 14).
  5. http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/322503/SNP-Nenada-Popovica-postala-parlamentarna-partija SNP Nenada Popovića postala parlamentarna partija
  6. Web site: 30 December 2019 . The state of global right-wing populism in 2019 . Quartz.
  7. Book: Stojić, Marko . Party Responses to the EU in the Western Balkans . Springer . 2017 . 134.
  8. Book: Lafleur . Jean-Michel . Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond . Vintila . Daniela . IMISCOE Research Stories . 2020 . 9783030512415 . Popić . Tamara . 1 . 3 . 324 . Diaspora Policies, Consular Services and Social Protection for Serbian Citizens Abroad.
  9. Web site: "Idea of building border wall is disgraceful" . 18 August 2015 .
  10. Web site: Serbian Minister Condemns 'Imported Gay Books' | Balkan Insight. 3 May 2018 .
  11. Web site: 10 July 2020. SRPSKA NARODNA PARTIJA: Vodi se agresivna kampanja protiv Rusije i Putina. kurir.rs. Kurir. Serbian.
  12. Web site: Stevanović. Vojislav. 11 April 2016. SNP i SNS: Kako funkcioniše koalicija?. 7 February 2022. N1. sr-RS.
  13. News: Italpress. Palalic "La Serbia cresce, Italia naturale alleata". 10 August 2023.
  14. Nenad Popovic. 1724861720655528152. npopovicSNP. The sovereignty of a state does not, nor it can ever have a price — in Serbia we know that better than anyone! Kosovo is Serbia and Catalonia is Spain!.
  15. Web site: Vojvodine . Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija . Srpska narodna partija obeležila sedmu godišnjicu postojanja . 18 November 2023 . JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine . sr-Latn.
  16. News: The European Conservative. Conservative Conference in Belgrade: CPAC's Little Brother. 11 November 2023.
  17. Web site: Име* . Српска народна партија . Srpskanarodnapartija.rs . 12 November 2021 . 27 February 2022.
  18. News: Politika. 17 September 2023. Поповић и Палалић са Марин Ле Пен и Салвинијем.
  19. News: The European Conservative. An Interview with Jovan Palalić on the Cross-Continental Conservative Congress. 3 November 2023.
  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 . 2020 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-193-3 . Belgrade . 9 . sr . Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192106/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/Pdf/G20206003.pdf . 14 December 2022 . live.
  22. 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.
  23. 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 .
  24. Book: Kovačević . Miladin . Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije . 2017 . Republički zavod za statistiku . 978-86-6161-164-3 . Beograd . 9 . sr . Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126005604/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2017/Pdf/G20176003.pdf . 26 January 2022 . live.
  25. 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.

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