Serb List (Kosovo)

For other uses, see Serb List.

The Serb List (Serbian: Српска листа, romanized: Srpska lista; Albanian: Lista Serbe) is a Serb minority political party in Kosovo. It was the dominant Serb party in Kosovo politics, claiming all ten of Assembly seats reserved for the community, from 2014 until all its members resigned and withdrew in 2022.^[3] The party retains close links to the Government of Serbia, led by the Serbian Progressive Party and President Aleksandar Vučić.^[4][5]

Serb List Српска листа Srpska lista Lista Serbe
Abbreviation	SL
President	Zlatan Elek
Vice Presidents	Dragiša Milović Ivan Zaporožac Tanja Vujović Dragana Antonijević Dalibor Jevtić
Founder	Aleksandar Jablanović
Founded	2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Headquarters	North Mitrovica
Ideology	Serb minority politics[1]
Regional affiliation	Serbian Progressive Party
European affiliation	European People's Party (affiliation)[2]
Colours	Red   Blue   White
Assembly	9 / 120
Mayors	2 / 38
Municipal assemblies	0 / 994
Party flag
Website
srpskalista.net
Politics of Kosovo Political parties Elections

History

The combined number of votes for the Serb List was 38,169 (5.30%) at the 2014 Kosovan parliamentary election. On 17 September 2014, the Serb List announced that they would join the government cabinet only if Vetëvendosje was not part of it.^[6] Aleksandar Jablanović, the Minister for Returns and Communities in the Government of Kosovo, was dismissed on 3 February 2015, after the opposition demanded his dismissal after he called the group of ethnic Albanians who attacked Serb IDPs in Gjakova with stones on Christmas Eve "savages".^[7] His statement contributed to the 2015 Kosovo protests.^[8] The Serb List decided not to attend the next Kosovo assembly session.^[9]

Following Jablanović's resignation from the party, a splinter party by the name of the Party of Kosovo Serbs was founded on 6 April 2017 and registered on 15 May 2017.^[10] In June 2017, attacks and conflicts between the two parties became frequent.^[11]

Following the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election, the Serb List agreed to form the Government of Kosovo led by Ramush Haradinaj of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, allegedly under main condition that the Community of Serb Municipalities be established.^[12]

On 24 September 2023, the party's vice-president Milan Radoičić led an attack against the Kosovo Police in Banjska, which resulted in one policeman and three militants of Radoičić's group getting killed.^[13][14] On 29 September, Radoičić resigned from the party after admitting that he had organized the attack.^[15] The attack has been classified as a terrorist attack by the EU.^[16] On 24 October 2023, Zlatan Elek was appointed president of the party.^[17]

Parliamentary elections

Assembly of Kosovo

Year	Popular vote		% of vote	Overall seats won	Serb seats	+/–	Government
2014	38,199	#5	5.20%	9 / 120	9 / 10	9	Coalition
2017	44,578	#4	6.20%	9 / 120	9 / 10		Coalition
2019	52,620	#5	6.61%	10 / 120	10 / 10	1	Coalition
2021	44,404	#5	5.06%	10 / 120	10 / 10		Coalition (2021–2022)[a]
					0 / 10	10	Extra-parliamentary (2022)[b]
					9 / 10	9	Opposition (2022–)[c]

Municipal parliaments

Further information: 2017 Kosovan local elections

Serb List formed local government in all 10 Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo after the 2017 Kosovan local elections.

Municipality		Map Location	Population (2011)[21][22]	Status	Mayor[23]
	Leposavić Leposaviq		13,733	Left the assembly	Zoran Todić (resigned)
	North Mitrovica Severna Kosovska Mitrovica		12,326	Left the assembly	Aleksandar Spirić (resigned)
	Gračanica Graçanica		10,675	Majority	Srđan Popović
	Zvečan Zveçan		7,481	Left the assembly	Vučina Janković (resigned)
	Štrpce Shtërpca		6,949	Majority	Bratislav Nikolić
	Novo Brdo Novobërda		6,729	Majority	Saša Milošević
	Zubin Potok Zubin Potoku		6,616	Left the assembly	Stevan Vulović (resigned)
	Ranilug Ranillug		3,866	Majority	Vladica Aritonović
	Klokot Kllokot		2,556	Majority	Božidar Dejanović
	Parteš Partesh		1,787	Majority	Dragan Petković

Presidents of the Serb List

President			Lifespan	Term start	Term end
1	Aleksandar Jablanović		1980–	2014	2015
2	Slavko Simić		1984–	2015	2017
3	Goran Rakić		1971–	2017	2023
4	Zlatan Elek		1968–	2023	Present

See also

• Community of Serb Municipalities
• Serbian Progressive Party
• Office for Kosovo and Metohija

Notes

1. At the moment when the government was voted, even though they were part of it, they voted against it.^[18]
2. On 7 November 2022, during 2022 North Kosovo crisis, all Serb List MPs resigned,^[19]
3. Ten days after resignation they decided to return to the Assembly with other nine new MPs and one from GI SPO.^[20]

References

1. Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
2. "Kosovo". Europe Elects. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
3. Jackson, Christopher M. (2023). "Dominant party politics and ethnic coordination after conflict: the Serb List in Kosovo". Democratization. 30 (6): 989–1014. doi:10.1080/13510347.2023.2207013. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 258781496.
4. Vasovic, Milenko (October 16, 2019). "Serbia's President Was Real Loser in Kosovo Election". Balkan Insight. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
5. "Scenario: Territorial Exchange Between Serbia and Kosovo and It's [sic] Potential Impact on Serbian Communities South of the Ibar" (PDF). NGO Aktiv. October 24, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
6. Beta, Tanjug (September 17, 2014). "Serb List Won't Join Cabinet With Self-Determination". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
7. Beta, Tanjug (February 4, 2015). "Serb Minister Dismissed From Pristina Government". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
8. "Jabllanoviqi i quan egërsira protestuesit në Gjakovë (Video)". Telegrafi.com. January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
9. Beta, Tanjug (February 5, 2015). "Serb List Deputies Miss Kosovo Assembly Session". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
10. "Бивши шеф Српске листе Александар Јаблановић регистровао странку "Партија косовских Срба" (ПКС)". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
11. "Partija kosovskih Srba: Učestali napadi Srpske liste". www.rts.rs. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
12. "Srpska lista odlučila da uđe u vladu Kosova Ramuša Haradinaja". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Beta. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
13. Vulović, Neda (2023-09-26). "(VIDEO) Svećlja objavio snimak, tvrdi da je Milan Radoičić s napadačima kod manastira Banjska". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
14. Evropa, Radio Slobodna (2023-09-25). "Kosovo optužuje Milana Radoičića za napad na policiju". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
15. Service, RFE/RL's Balkan. "U.S. Urges Serbia To Pull Back Large Military Deployment Along Border With Kosovo". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
16. "Kosovo: High Representative Borrell speaks to Prime Minister Kurti and President Vučić following the attack against Kosovo Police". European Union External Action. 2023-09-24. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
17. KoSSev (2023-10-24). "Jednoglasno izglasan: Izabran novi predsednik Srpske liste". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-10-24.
18. "Lista Serbe nuk mbështet Qeverinë Kurti 2, paralajmëron ankesë në Kushtetuese" [Serb List does not support the Second Kurti Government, warns of a complaint to the Constitutional Court] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 March 2021.
19. "Lista Serbe dorëzon mandatet e deputetëve në Kuvendin e Kosovës" [Serb List hands over the MPs mandates to the Assembly of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 November 2022.
20. "Pa paralajmërim, Lista Serbe kthehet në Kuvend – këta janë deputetët e rinj" [Without warning, Serb List returns to the Assembly – these are the new MPs] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 17 November 2022.
21. "Estimation of Kosovo Population 2011" (PDF). Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
22. "Community Profile: Albanian Community" (PDF). European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
23. "Rezultatet Përfundimtare NGA Qnr KonačNI Rezultati Iz Cpr" (PDF). KQZ - Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

External links

• Official website