The Party of Modern Serbia (Serbian: Странка модерне Србије, romanized: Stranka moderne Srbije, abbr. SMS) is a liberal political party in Serbia. It was established on 14 December 2018 around former MPs from Enough is Enough.
Party of Modern Serbia Странка модерне Србије | |
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| Abbreviation | SMS |
| President | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 14 December 2018 |
| Split from | Enough is Enough |
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| Headquarters | Francuska 24, Belgrade |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colors | Purple |
| National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 0 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 0 / 110 |
| Website | |
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History
editFive MPs that left the opposition parliamentary group Enough is Enough created their own movement Centre Movement in May 2018.[1] After negotiations with Social Democratic Alliance, they formed a new party, Party of Modern Serbia on 14 December 2018.[2] On 23 December new collective leadership was elected. The movement currently has 5 MPs in National Assembly and 3 in Vojvodina Assembly.[3][4][5] They also have representatives in Medijana, Valjevo, Rakovica, Zvedara and Stari grad municipalities.[6] On 24 January one MP joined the Party of Modern Serbia, making the total number of seats in the Assembly 6.[citation needed]
Party of Modern Serbia supported protests against president Aleksandar Vučić, and took role in opposition negotiations in January and February 2019.[citation needed]
List of presidents
editParty of Modern Serbia is ruled by a collective presidency.[7]
| No. | Name | Born–Death | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatjana Macura | 1981– | 23 December 2018 | 2020 |
| Nebojša Leković | 1964– | Incumbent | ||
| Aleksandar Stevanović | 1976– |
Electoral performance
editParliamentary elections
edit| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,591 | 0.99% | 13th | 0 / 250
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 6
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UDS | Extra-parliamentary | [8] |
| 2022 | Did not participate | 0 / 250
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 0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | – | ||
Presidential elections
edit| Year | Candidate | # | 1st round popular vote | % of popular vote | # | 2nd round popular vote | % of popular vote | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Did not participate | — | — | — | — | — | |||
References
edit- ^ "Centre movement formed". Centre movement. 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Formirana Stranka moderne Srbije". N1 Srbija (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Registrovana jo jedna stranka - Stranke moderne Srbije". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "National Assembly members". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Vojvodina Assembly members".
- ^ "Representatives".
- ^ "Formirana Stranka moderne Srbije". N1. 23 December 2018.
- ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2020). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-193-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.