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Serbian Left (2015)

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Serbian Left
Levica Srbije
PresidentBorko Stefanović
FoundersBorko Stefanović
Jovo Bakić
Founded5 December 2015
Dissolved19 April 2019
Split fromDemocratic Party
Merged intoParty of Freedom and Justice
HeadquartersBelgrade
IdeologySocial democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left

TheSerbian Left(Serbian:Левица србије,ЛС / Levica Srbije, LS) was a minorcentre-leftsocial democraticpolitical party inSerbia.In April 2019 the Serbian Left merged intoDragan Đilas'sParty of Freedom and Justice(SSP).

History

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The Serbian Left was founded byBorko Stefanovićas a splinter from theDemocratic Party.[1]

In the2017 Serbian presidential election,the Serbian Left supported "either Janković or Jeremić".[2]

An attack on its leader Stefanović in late 2018 was instrumental in kicking offmajor protestsaround the country.[3]

It merged into the center-leftParty of Freedom and Justiceformed by formerMayor of BelgradeDragan Đilasin April 2019.[4]

Electoral results

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Parliamentary elections

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Year Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Coalition Government
2016 35,710 0.94%
0 / 250
 WithPzP-SDU extra-parliamentary

References

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  1. ^"Stefanović zadržava mandat".Novosti.rs.Retrieved7 January2019.
  2. ^"Levica Srbije: Građani neće pogrešiti ako glasaju za Jankovića ili Jeremića"(in Serbian). RTS. 25 February 2017.Retrieved24 April2019.
  3. ^"Big turnout in fifth week of rallies against Serbian leader".The Nation.7 January 2019.Retrieved7 January2019.
  4. ^Formirana Stranka slobode i pravde,Danas,19 April 2019, accessed 24 April 2019.


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