List of political parties in Serbia

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This article lists political parties in Serbia, including parties that existed in the Kingdom of Serbia between the early 1860s and 1918.

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Contemporary parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

The following political parties are currently represented in the National Assembly, following the 2023 parliamentary election. [1]

NameFoundedIdeologyPolitical positionLeader National Assembly
Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)2008 Populism Big tent Miloš Vučević
105 / 250
Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP)2019 Social democracy Centre-left Dragan Đilas
12 / 250
Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)1990 Social democracy Centre-left Ivica Dačić
12 / 250
People's Movement of Serbia (NPS)2023 Conservatism Centre-right Miroslav Aleksić
10 / 250
Green–Left Front (ZLF)2023 Green politics Left-wing Radomir Lazović,
Biljana Đorđević
10 / 250
Serbia Centre (SRCE)2022 Centre Zdravko Ponoš
9 / 250
Democratic Party (DS)1990 Social democracy Centre-left Zoran Lutovac
8 / 250
New Democratic Party of Serbia (NDSS)1992 National conservatism Right-wing Miloš Jovanović
7 / 250
Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS)2017 Monarchism Right-wing Vojislav Mihailović
6 / 250
We – Power of the People (MI–SN)2024 Right-wing populism Right-wing Branimir Nestorović
6 / 250
We – Voice from the People (MI–GIN)2023 Right-wing populism Right-wing Collective leadership
6 / 250
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ)1994 Hungarian minority interests Centre-right Bálint Pásztor
6 / 250
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)2005 Pensioners' interests Single-issue Milan Krkobabić
6 / 250
Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS)2008 Social democracy Centre-left Rasim Ljajić
6 / 250
Ecological Uprising (EU)2023 Green politics Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta
5 / 250
United Serbia (JS)2004 National conservatism Right-wing Života Starčević (acting)
5 / 250
Movement of Free Citizens (PSG)2017 Liberalism Centre Pavle Grbović
3 / 250
Healthy Serbia (ZS)2017 National conservatism Right-wing Milan Stamatović
3 / 250
Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP)2010 Bosniak minority interests Usame Zukorlić
2 / 250
Movement of Socialists (PS)2008 Left-wing nationalism Centre-left Bojan Torbica
2 / 250
Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (SDAS)1990 Bosniak minority interests Right-wing Sulejman Ugljanin
2 / 250
Serbian People's Party (SNP)2014 National conservatism Right-wing Nenad Popović
2 / 250
Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO)1990 Liberalism Centre-right Aleksandar Cvetković
2 / 250
New Face of Serbia (NLS)2022 Monarchism Centre-right Miloš Parandilović
2 / 250
Alliance of Social Democrats (SSD)2023 Social democracy Centre-left Dejan Bulatović
1 / 250
Greens of Serbia (Zeleni)2007 Green politics Centre-left Ivan Karić
1 / 250
New Party–Experts Should Have A Say (Nova–D2SP)2022 Liberalism Centre Vladimir Kovačević
1 / 250
Party for Democratic Action (PVD)1990 Albanian minority interests Shaip Kamberi
1 / 250
People's Peasant Party (NSS)1990 Agrarianism Right-wing Marijan Rističević
1 / 250
United Peasant Party (USS)2000 Agrarianism Centre-right Milija Miletić
1 / 250
United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" (USS Sloga)2008 Labourism Left-wing Željko Veselinović
1 / 250
Russian Party (RS)2013 Russian minority interests Right-wing Slobodan Nikolić
1 / 250

Non-parliamentary parties

The following political parties were previously represented in the National Assembly.

NameFoundedIdeologyPolitical positionLeader
Bosniak Democratic Union (BDZ)2010 Bosniak minority interests Emir Elfić
Bosniak People's Party (BNS)2012 Bosniak minority interests Mujo Muković
Civic Platform (GP)2017 Liberalism Centre Jovan Jovanović
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV)1990 Croat minority interests Tomislav Žigmanov
Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMDK)1990 Hungarian minority interests Centre Áron Csonka
Democratic Party of Bosniaks (DSB)1990 Bosniak minority interests Left-wing Rasim Demiri
Democratic Party of Macedonians (DPM)2004 Macedonian minority interests Nenad Krsteski
Dveri 1999 Right-wing populism Right-wing to far-right Ivan Kostić
Enough is Enough (DJB)2014 Right-wing populism Right-wing to far-right Saša Radulović
Fatherland 2017 Serb minority interests Slaviša Ristić
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV)1990 Vojvodina autonomism Centre-left Bojan Kostreš
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)2005 Liberalism Centre Čedomir Jovanović
Movement for Reversal (PZP)2015 Social democracy Centre-left Janko Veselinović
National Network (NM)2015 Social conservatism Far-right Vladan Glišić
New Serbia (NS)1998 Conservatism Right-wing Velimir Ilić
Party of Modern Serbia (SMS)2018 Liberalism Centre Collective leadership
People's Party (Narodna)2017 Conservatism Right-wing Vuk Jeremić
Reformists of Vojvodina (RV)1990 Vojvodina autonomism Centre-left Nedeljko Šljivanac
Roma Party (RP)2003 Romani minority interests Srđan Šajn
Roma Union of Serbia (URS)2004 Romani minority interests Miloš Paunković
Serbian Left (SL)2022 Socialism Left-wing Vacant
Serbian Party Oathkeepers (SSZ)2012 Ultranationalism Far-right Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski
Serbian Radical Party (SRS)1991 Ultranationalism Far-right Vojislav Šešelj
Social Democratic Party (SDS)2014 Social democracy Centre-left Boris Tadić
Social Liberal Party of Sandžak (SLPS)2010 Bosniak minority interests Centre-left Bajram Omeragić
Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS)2004 Conservatism Centre-right Bogoljub Karić
There's no Going Back – Serbia Is Behind (NN–IJS)2022 National conservatism Right-wing Aleksandar Jerković
Together 2022 Green politics Left-wing Biljana Stojković, Nebojša Zelenović
Together for Vojvodina (ZZV)2011 Rusyn minority interests Centre-left Olena Papuga
Vlach National Party (VNS)2004 Timok Romanian minority interests Predrag Balašević

Minor parties

The following list includes political parties that have not been represented in the National Assembly yet, although they either took part in parliamentary elections or received certain attention in the public.

Historical parties

The following list includes political parties that existed in the Kingdom of Serbia (1881–1918), Socialist Republic of Serbia (1945–1990), and the Republic of Serbia (1990–present).

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References

  1. "Poslaničke grupe". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-10-15.