G17 Plus was a

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. Founded as a

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dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. In 2013, it merged into United Regions of Serbia.

Foundation

G17 Plus was founded in 1997 as a

(NGO) in

, then a federal unit within

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

. The organization consisting of economic experts enjoyed financial support of the

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through the

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(NED). The organization was registered as a

on 15 December 2002, with Miroljub Labus as its first president. At its first electoral showing at the 2003 parliamentary elections, G17 Plus received 11.5% of the popular vote and 34 seats in the

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. In March 2004, G17+ formed a

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with the

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia ( sr, Нова демократска странка Србије, Nova demokratska stranka Srbije, , NDSS or New DSS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Initially known and formed as Demo ...

(DSS), the

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 merg ...

(SPO) and New Serbia (NS). In May 2006 Miroljub Labus resigned as party leader and was replaced by Mlađan Dinkić. On October 1, 2006, the party quit the governing coalition over its failure to find and extradite

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fugitive

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. In the 2007 elections, the party received 6.82% of the popular vote and 19 seats in the parliament. G17+ received a single seat in the Community Assembly of Kosovo and Metohija. In 2010, G17 Plus founded the United Regions of Serbia (URS), a coalition of political parties and groups emphasizing

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and

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of Serbia.Osnovani Ujedinjeni regioni Srbije
(in Serbian) After a few years functioning as the centerpiece of the coalition, in April 2013 G17 Plus fully merged with URS, transforming it into a political party.

Presidents of the G17 Plus (2002–2013)

Electoral results

Presidential elections

Positions held

Major positions held by G17 Plus members:

References

External links

Official website
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