United Serbia
United Serbia Јединствена Србија | |
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| Abbreviation | JS |
| President | Života Starčević (acting) |
| Parliamentary leader | Vacant |
| Founder | Dragan Marković |
| Founded | 15 February 2004 |
| Split from | Party of Serbian Unity |
| Headquarters | Železnička 2, Jagodina |
| Youth wing | Youth of United Serbia |
| Women's wing | Aktiv žena |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Parliamentary group | United Serbia |
| Colours |
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| National Assembly | 5 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 2 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 1 / 110 |
| Website | |
| jedinstvenasrbija | |
United Serbia (Serbian: Јединствена Србија, romanized: Jedinstvena Srbija, abbr. JS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. It split from the Party of Serbian Unity in 2004. The party has supported every government formed since its creation, and was briefly in government in 2022–23.
History
[edit]It was founded on 15 February 2004, as a split from the far-right Party of Serbian Unity with Dragan Marković Palma elected as the leader on the first party assembly.[1][2] During its early years, the party had close relations with other right-wing parties such as New Serbia and Democratic Party of Serbia, even participating with them in the 2007 parliamentary election.[3]
During the 2008 parliamentary election, they participated in a coalition around the Socialist Party of Serbia and supported the accession of Serbia into the European Union.[4][2] After the election, United Serbia was the first to announce the beginning of talks with the coalition For a European Serbia, led by the President Boris Tadić, on forming the new government.[5]
The United Serbia, including its leader Palma, supported the "Serbs for Trump" campaign and Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.[6]
Ideology and platform
[edit]JS is positioned on the right of the political spectrum.[7] It has been described as national-conservative and populist.[8][9][10] It is staunchly socially conservative and it also advocates regionalism.[11]
Organisation
[edit]The party leader was Dragan Marković, former mayor of Jagodina, until his death in November 2024.[12]
In 2012, JS had 82,000 members.[13]
Electoral performance
[edit]Parliamentary elections
[edit]| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dragan Marković | 667,615 | 16.83% |  3rd
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2 / 250
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2
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JS–DSS–NS | Support |
| 2008 | 313,896 | 7.75% |  4th
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3 / 250
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1
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JS–SPS–PUPS | Support | |
| 2012 | 567,689 | 15.18% | 3rd
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7 / 250
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4
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JS–SPS–PUPS | Support | |
| 2014 | 484,607 | 13.94% | 2nd
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7 / 250
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 0
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JS–SPS–PUPS | Support | |
| 2016 | 413,770 | 11.28% | 2nd
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6 / 250
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1
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JS–SPS–Zeleni–KP | Support | |
| 2020 | 334,333 | 10.78% | 2nd
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8 / 250
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2
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JS–SPS–Zeleni–KP | Support | |
| 2022 | 435,274 | 11.79% | 3rd
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8 / 250
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0
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JS–SPS–Zeleni | Government 2022–23 | |
| Support 2023 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 249,916 | 6.73% | 3rd
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5 / 250
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3
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JS–SPS–Zeleni | Support |
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Presidential elections
[edit]| Year | Candidate | 1st round popular vote | % of popular vote | 2nd round popular vote | % of popular vote | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ljiljana Aranđelović | 11th | 11,796 | 0.38% | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Velimir Ilić | 3rd | 305,828 | 7.57% | — | — | — | Supported Ilić |
| 2012 | Ivica Dačić | 3rd | 556,013 | 14.89% | — | — | — | Supported Dačić |
| 2017 | Aleksandar Vučić | 1st | 2,012,788 | 56.01% | — | — | — | Supported Vučić |
| 2022 | 1st | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | — | — | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jedinstvena Srbija" [United Serbia]. Istinomer (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Jedinstvena Srbija | Srbija izbori" [United Serbia | Serbia elections]. www.srbijaizbori.com (in Serbian). 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "DSS, NS i JS posetila severni deo Kosova" [DSS, NS and JS visited northern Kosovo]. KIM radio (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Vlada sa DS ili novi izbori?" [Government with the Democratic Party or new elections?]. BBC (in Serbian). June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Pro-EU Serbian government almost agreed". Euractiv. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Help your country, Serbia, in the fight for truth: Palma sends a message to Serbs in America". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Pantović, Milivoje (19 June 2020). "Serbia election: Vucic declares landslide win in controversial vote". euronews. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Carloni, Enrico; Paoletti, Diletta (2022). Anti-Corruption Models and Experiences: The Case of the Western Balkans. Diritto e Società. p. 58. ISBN 9788835140146.
- ^ Suvakovic, Uros (24 November 2020). "Porodica kroz programske stavove političkih partija u Srbiji: presek stanja u drugoj deceniji XXI veka" [Family through the programmatic positions of political parties in Serbia: a cross-section of the situation in the second decade of the 21st century]. Srpska politička misao (in Serbian). 69 (3/2020): 43–61. doi:10.22182/spm.6932020.2. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "A Conservative Populist Charged with Pimping Girls". Beta Briefing. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Cvejić, Slobodan; Spasojević, Dušan; Stanojević, Dragan; Todosijević, Bojan (November 2020). "Electoral Compass 2020, analysis of the political landscape in Serbia" (PDF). library.fes.de. Heinrich Böll Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Dragan Marković Palma buried in his hometown: Funeral service held in the temple he built with his family". Serbian Times. 26 November 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" [More than a million citizens have party cards]. Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
