Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia)
Political party in Serbia
Liberal Democratic Party
Либерално демократска партија
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Abbreviation | LDP |
Leader | Čedomir Jovanović |
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Founded | 5 November 2005 ( 2005-11-05 ) |
Split from | Democratic Party |
Headquarters | Belgrade |
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Political position | Centre |
Regional affiliation | Liberal South East European Network |
Colours | Purple |
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The Liberal Democratic Party ( Serbian Cyrillic : Либерално демократска партија , romanized : Liberalno demokratska partija , LDP ) is a liberal political party in Serbia . It is led by Čedomir Jovanović .
History
The Liberal Democratic Party was founded on 5 November 2005 by former members of the Democratic Party , led by Čedomir Jovanović , who were expelled in a party purge in 2004. Jovanović had become critical of the new direction of the Democratic Party and its newly elected president, Boris Tadić . The LDP gained its first seat in parliament after Đorđe Đukić defected from the Democratic Party. Members of the foundation board were: Nenad Prokić , Nikola Samardžić, Branislav Lečić and Đorđe Đukić. in 2007 the Civic Alliance of Serbia merged into the LDP. The LDP has a long-standing relationship with the Social Democratic Union and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina .
Ideology
LDP is a liberal party, [1] [2] and it is supportive of secularism and multiculturalism . [1] [3] [4] It has been also described as progressive and social liberal . [5] [6] The LDP is one of the few political parties in Serbia to actively support Serbia's membership into NATO and the independence of Kosovo . [7] [8] [9] The LDP is also highly supportive of LGBT rights in Serbia . [10] [11] Regarding the economy, it is classical-liberal , [5] market-orientated , and supports privatization , although it is also in favor of social welfare . [7] Additionally, it economic beliefs been described as neoliberal , [12] libertarian , [12] and conservative-liberal . [13]
Its political positions have been described as centrist , [14] although its social policies are positioned on the left-wing , while it is economically oriented towards the right. [15]
In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , LDP was associated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe . [16]
Presidents of the Liberal Democratic Party
# | President | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | |
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1 | Čedomir Jovanović |
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1971– | 5 November 2005 | Incumbent |
Electoral performance
The LDP's first electoral performance was during the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election , the LDP ran in a coalition together with the Civic Alliance of Serbia , the Social Democratic Union and the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina which collectively received 5.31% of the popular vote. The Civic Alliance would later merge into the LDP the same year.
The next election followed a year later , with the LDP receiving only 5.24% of the popular vote, its worst performance to date.
The Liberal Democratic Party competed in the 2012 Serbian parliamentary election as part of the U-Turn coalition. The coalition received 6.53% of the popular vote. [17]
In the 2014 Serbian parliamentary elections , LDP participated in the coalition with the Social Democratic Union and the Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandžak . However, the coalition did not win any seats in the National Assembly as it only received 3.36% of the popular vote. [18]
In the 2016 Serbian parliamentary elections , LDP participated in the coalition with the Social Democratic Party and the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. The coalition received 5.02% of the popular vote and gained 13 seats in the National Assembly with LDP receiving 4 seats. [19]
In the 2020 Serbian parliamentary elections , LDP led a coalition called "Coalition for Peace" along with the Vlach National Party and other small Bosniak , Romani , Romanian , and Montenegrin political organizations. However, the coalition had the worst result in LDP's history and it failed to pass the 3% electoral threshold. [20] [21]
Parliamentary elections
Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status in legislature |
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2007 | Čedomir Jovanović | 214,262 | 5.31% |
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With GSS − SDU − LSV − DHSS | Opposition |
2008 | 216,902 | 5.24% |
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With DHSS − SDU | Opposition | |
2012 | 255,546 | 6.53% |
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Turnover! | Opposition | |
2014 | 120,879 | 3.36% |
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With SDU − BDZS | Extra-parliamentary | |
2016 | 189,564 | 5.02% |
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With SDS − LSV | Opposition | |
2020 | 10,158 | 0.32% |
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Coalition for Peace | Extra-parliamentary | |
2022 | did not participate |
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Presidential elections
Election year | # | Candidate | 1st round vote | % of vote | 2nd round vote | % of vote | Notes |
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Čedomir Jovanović | 219,689 | 5.34% | — | — | |
2012 |
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Čedomir Jovanović | 196,668 | 5.03% | — | — | U-Turn coalition |
See also
References
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- ↑ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics . ABC-CLIO. p. 588. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8 . Retrieved 28 August 2018 .
- ↑ "Izborni manifest" (in Serbian). Peščanik. 2008.
- ↑ "LDP: Ukinuti gradsku slavu" (in Serbian). B92. 16 October 2008.
- 1 2 Orlović, Slaviša; Antonić, Slobodan; Vukomanović, Dijana; Stojiljković, Zoran; Vujačić, Ilija; Đurković, Miša; Mihailović, Srećko; Gligorov, Vladimir; Komšić, Jovan; Pajvančić, Marijana; Pantić, Dragomir (2007). Ideologija i političke stranke u Srbiji [ Ideology and Political Parties in Serbia ] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Faculty of Political Sciences, Institute for Humanities. ISBN 978-86-83767-23-6 . Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2013 . Retrieved 17 July 2001 .
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- ↑ "Mr Ivan ANDRIĆ (Serbia, ALDE)" . Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe . Retrieved 29 July 2023 .
- ↑ Commission announces results of parliamentary elections Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine . B92 .
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