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The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina ( sr-cyrl, Лига социјалдемократа Војводине, Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine, LSV) is an
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in
Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
. Its current leader since 19 November 2022 is Bojan Kostreš.


History

The party was founded by
Nenad Čanak Nenad Čanak ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Чанак, ; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the centre-left League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. He was the President of the Assembly of Vojvodina ...
on 14 July 1990 in
Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
. At the First Party Congress, the LSV adopted the party program, which defined following principles of the party: liberty, equality, justice, solidarity, and publicity. At the Second Congress, which was held in July 1997, the LSV adopted a new statute.''Enciklopedija Novog Sada'', knjiga 13, Novi Sad, 1999, pages 40-41. In the first years of its existence, the party's activities were mainly directed towards organization of anti-war actions. Together with other parties, it organized anti-war demonstrations in
Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
and publicly opposed mobilization of Vojvodina citizens for the front lines in
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and
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
.


Ideology

LSV is positioned on the
centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
on the political spectrum. It is mainly orientated towards
autonomism Autonomism, also known as autonomist Marxism is an anti-capitalist left-wing political and social movement and theory. As a theoretical system, it first emerged in Italy in the 1960s from workerism (). Later, post-Marxist and anarchist tende ...
, although the party is also social-democratic, and regionalist. It represents itself as a multi-ethnic party, and it previously advocated for the creation of Republic of Vojvodina. It is also supportive of
feminism Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
and anti-fascism. It is supportive of
accession of Serbia to the European Union The accession of Serbia to the European Union (EU) has been on the current agenda for the future enlargement of the EU since 2012, when it became a candidate for accession. Serbia officially applied for European Union membership on 22 Decembe ...
.


Goals

The League advocates the "right of autonomous decisions about fundamental affairs of Vojvodina within Serbia", which, according to the League, was abolished after the so-called Yogurt Revolution in 1988 and after constitutional changes from 1990, which, according to the League, diminished the autonomy of Vojvodina to "protocolar minimum". In December 1998, the League proclaimed that its political goal is establishment of the Republic of Vojvodina within a federalized Serbia. In recent years, the League mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but it still advocated a greater level of autonomy for the province. In November 2011, League official Aleksandra Jerkov stated that "Vojvodina needs more jurisdictions", but that "there is no need for it to be a republic".


Presidents


Participation in elections


Parliamentary elections

In the 1990 Serbian general election, the League supported candidates of the
Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia The Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Савез реформских снага Југославије, Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije; abbr. СРСЈ or SRSJ) was a centre-left political party in the SFR Yugoslavia led ...
and the Association for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative in several electoral districts.


Provincial elections

In the 2004 provincial election, the LSV was part of the ''
Together for Vojvodina Together for Vojvodina ( sr-cyrl, Заједно за Војводину, Zajedno za Vojvodinu) may refer to: * Together for Vojvodina (coalition) Together for Vojvodina (Serbian language, Serbian: Заједно за Војводину, ''Zajedno ...
'' coalition. The coalition won 9.44% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government. In the 2008 provincial election, the LSV was again part of the ''Together for Vojvodina'' coalition. The coalition won 8.25% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting, representing a drop of -1.19% from the previous election. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government.


Presidential elections


Positions held

Major positions held by League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina members:


Gallery

File:Izbori 2012 - balon LSV (1).JPG, LSV balloon - 2012 elections campaign File:Telep suboticki bulevar02.jpg, LSV billboard in Novi Sad. Image:Serbia lsv.png, Republic of Vojvodina within federalized Serbia, proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999.


References


External links


Official website
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