The Serbian People's Party (, abbr. SNP) is a

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and

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. It was formed in 2014 by former members of the

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and is currently led by Nenad Popović.

History

The SNP was founded in September 2014 in the village of Kriva Reka in the

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region. Its founding members included Popović, Jovan Palalić,

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(who left the party two years later), and the political philosopher Bogdana Koljević. The party's first member of the assembly was Milan Petrić, who had been elected on the list of the Democratic Party in the 2014 election and joined the SNP in March 2015. The SNP subsequently contested the 2016 election on the

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and elected three members to the assembly: Jovan Palalić, Ognjen Pantović, and Snežana Petrović. Popović, who has been the SNP's leader since its founding, was appointed to a ministerial position in the first cabinet of Ana Brnabić on 29 June 2017 and served until 2022. In 2024, he was once again appointed as a minister in the cabinet of Miloš Vučević.

Ideology and platform

SNP is a

and a

party. On the political spectrum, it sits on the right-wing. Popović has advocated for a border fence on Serbia's border with

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to reduce illegal immigration. He has also opposed allowing LGBTQ content in children's books in Serbia.

Foreign policy

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, the party typically favoured improved ties between Serbia and

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, but it condemned the

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, describing it as a violation of Ukrainian territorial integrity. The party also opposes Serbian membership in the

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if it requires concessions on

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. Popović has expressed opposition to Catalonian independence, comparing the issue to Kosovo.

Organization

International affiliation and relations

SNP has cooperated with

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members, such as

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, the

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and Lega, as well as with other conservative parties such as

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, Vox, the

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, the U.S. Republican Party and the

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Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

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Presidential elections

References

External links

Official website
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