Social Democratic Party of Serbia

Not to be confused with Social Democratic Party (Serbia) or Social Democratic Party (Serbia, 2002).

The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian: Социјалдемократска партија Србије, romanized: Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije, abbr. SDPS) is a centre-left political party in Serbia. Orientated towards the principles of social democracy, it has been led by Rasim Ljajić since its formation in 2009.

Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije
Abbreviation	SDPS
Leader	Rasim Ljajić
Parliamentary leader	Branimir Jovanović
Founded	5 October 2009 (2009-10-05)
Headquarters	Dečanska 1/III, Belgrade
Membership (2020)	48,623
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International (observer)
Parliamentary group	Social Democratic Party of Serbia
Colours	Red
National Assembly	6 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina	3 / 120
City Assembly of Belgrade	2 / 110
Bosniak National Council	12 / 35
Website
sdpsrbije.org.rs
Politics of Serbia Political parties Elections

History

The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) was formed on 5 October 2009 by Rasim Ljajić, the long-time leader of Sandžak Democratic Party.^[1] Ljajić has been the president of SDPS since its formation.^[1] In late 2013 SDPS had joined in coalition with the Sandžak Democratic Party, forming a political union. Rasim Ljajić was elected as the SDPS-SDP's first head.^[2] Despite taking part with the Democratic Party-led Choice for a Better Life alliance in the 2012 Serbian parliamentary election, SDPS has aligned itself with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) after the election.^[1] Since then, it has contested every election on the SNS electoral list.^[1]

Ideology and platform

SDPS is a centre-left political party, orientated towards the principles of social democracy.^[3][4][5] Ljajić has described SDPS as an anti-fascist, anti-populist, and solidarist party in 2023.^[6]

Organisation

Its headquarters is at Dečanska 1/III in Belgrade.^[7] In 2015, it was reported that SDPS had 44,658 members.^[8] In 2020, SDPS had 48,623 members.^[9]

International cooperation

In June 2018 the party was admitted in the Socialist International as observer member.^[10]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia

Year	Leader	Popular vote	% of popular vote	#	# of seats	Seat change	Coalition	Status	Ref.
2012	Rasim Ljajić	863,294	23.09%	2nd	9 / 250	5	IZBŽ	Government	[11]
2014		1,736,920	49.96%	1st	10 / 250	1	BKV	Government	[12]
2016		1,823,147	49.71%	1st	10 / 250	0	SP	Government	[13]
2020		1,953,998	63.02%	1st	8 / 250	2	ZND	Government	[14]
2022		1,635,101	44.27%	1st	7 / 250	1	ZMS	Government	[15]
2023		1,783,701	48.07%	1st	6 / 250	1	SNSDS	Government	[16]

Presidential elections

President of Serbia

Year	Candidate	1st round popular vote		% of popular vote	2nd round popular vote		% of popular vote	Notes	Ref.
2012	Boris Tadić	1st	989,454	26.50%	2nd	1,481,952	48.84%	Supported Tadić	[11]
2017	Aleksandar Vučić	1st	2,012,788	56.01%	—	—	—	Supported Vučić	[17]
2022		1st	2,224,914	60.01%	—	—	—		[18]

References

1. "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". Istinomer (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
2. "Rasim Ljajić na čelu unije stranaka".
3. "Stranke - Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije" (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
4. Anastasakis, Othon (19 April 2017). "The five 'infections' of the social democratic 'family' in the Western Balkans". openDemocracy. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
5. Beckmann-Dierkes, Norbert; Rankić, Slađan (13 May 2022). "Parlamentswahlen in Serbien 2022". Konrad Adenauer Foundation (in German). p. 4. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
6. "Ljajić: SDP obustavila aktivnosti zbog tragedija, vreme tuge i bola". N1 (in Serbian). 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
7. "Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
8. "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic. 30 December 2011.
9. Petronijević Terzić, Ivana (28 July 2023). "Ko je ko u vladajućoj koaliciji". Demostat (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
10. "Socialist International - Progressive Politics For A Fairer World". socialistinternational.org. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
11. Vukmirović, Dragan (2012). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije i za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-021-9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
12. Vukmirović, Dragan (2014). 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 978-86-6161-108-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
13. Kovačević, Miladin (2016). 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 978-86-6161-154-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
14. 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.
15. Kovačević, Miladin (2022). 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. 7. ISBN 978-86-6161-221-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
16. Kovačević, Miladin (2024). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 8–9. ISBN 978-86-6161-252-7. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
17. Kovačević, Miladin (2017). Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Beograd: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-164-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
18. Kovačević, Miladin (2022). Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije [Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. ISBN 978-86-6161-220-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

External links

• Official website