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For a European Serbia ( sr, За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) was a
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and
pro-EU Pro-Europeanism, sometimes called European Unionism, is a political position that favours European integration and membership of the European Union (EU).Krisztina Arató, Petr Kaniok (editors). ''Euroscepticism and European Integration''. Polit ...
electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political party, political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand ...
, led by
Boris Tadić Boris Tadić ( sr-cyr, Борис Тадић, ; born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology ...
, which participated in the
2008 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 11 May 2008 to elect members of the National Assembly. The election was held barely a year after the previous parliamentary election. There were 6,749,886 eligible electors who were able to vote in 8 ...
. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat
Parliament of Serbia The National Assembly ( sr-cyr, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ) is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are proportionally elected to four-year terms by secret ballot. The as ...
.


History


2008 parliamentary election

President of Serbia The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the head of state of Serbia. The curr ...
,
Boris Tadić Boris Tadić ( sr-cyr, Борис Тадић, ; born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology ...
has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left
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(DS) and centre-right
G17 Plus G17 Plus was a centre-right political party in Serbia. Founded as a non-governmental organization dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia thro ...
. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties
Social Democratic Party of Serbia The Social Democratic Party of Serbia ( sr, Социјалдемократска партија Србије, Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije, SDPS) is a centre-left political party in Serbia. It is orientated towards social democracy. His ...
(SDPS) and
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina ( sr-cyrl, Лига социјалдемократа Војводине, Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine, LSV) is an autonomist political party in Serbia. Its current leader since 19 November 2022 is Bo ...
(LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and
Serbian Renewal Movement The Serbian Renewal Movement ( sr-cyrl, Српски покрет обнове, Srpski pokret obnove, SPO) is a liberal and monarchist political party in Serbia. History The Serbian Renewal Movement party was founded in 1990 through the merge ...
(SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić and its leader is
Dragoljub Mićunović Dragoljub Mićunović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб Мићуновић ; born 14 July 1930) is a Serbian politician and philosopher. As one of the founders of the Democratic Party, he served as its leader from 1990 to 1994, and as the president of ...
. Boris Tadić claimed victory at the election, despite only gaining a plurality. The victory was contested by the opposing
Tomislav Nikolić Tomislav Nikolić ( sr-Cyrl, Томислав Николић, ; born 15 February 1952) is a Serbian retired politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2012 to 2017. A former member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), he d ...
, of the far-right
Serbian Radical Party The Serbian Radical Party ( sr-cyrl, Српска радикална странка, Srpska radikalna stranka, ''SRS'') is an ultranationalist political party in Serbia. It was founded in 1991, and its founder and current leader is Vojislav Še ...
(SRS), which received 29.46% of the popular vote. In the election aftermath, ZES alliance formed a big tent
coalition government A coalition government is a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government. The usual reason for such an arrangement is that no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an election, an atypical outcome in ...
together with the
SPS SPS may refer to: Law and government * Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the WTO * NATO Science for Peace and Security * Single Payment Scheme, an EU agricultural subsidy * The Standard Procurement System, fo ...
- PUPS- JS electoral alliance and ethnic minority parties (
Hungarian Coalition The Hungarian Coalition ( hu, Magyar Koalíció (MK); sr, Мађарска Коалиција (МК), ''Mađarska Koalicija'' (MK)) was a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hu ...
,
List for Sandžak The List for Sandžak ( Bosnian/ Serbian: ''Lista za Sandžak'' / Листа за Санџак) was a minority coalition, representing ethnic Bosniaks in Serbia. It was led by Sulejman Ugljanin and included: * Party of Democratic Action of Sandža ...
) on 7 July 2008, after securing 128 seats in the 250-seat
parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
. This coalition government ruled Serbia until the 2012 elections.


2008 presidential election

On 3 February 2008, Boris Tadić won in the second round of the
presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre ...
, for the second time, his opponent
Tomislav Nikolić Tomislav Nikolić ( sr-Cyrl, Томислав Николић, ; born 15 February 1952) is a Serbian retired politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2012 to 2017. A former member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), he d ...
, of the far-right SRS. He held that position until April 5, 2012, when he resigned, and scheduled new
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, which would coincide with the
parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
on 6 May 2012.Serbia's president set to trigger early vote – Europe – Al Jazeera English
Retrieved 3 January 2021


Coalition members


Electoral results


Parliamentary election


Presidential election


References

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External links


For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić
Defunct political party alliances in Serbia Pro-European political parties in Serbia