For_a_European_Serbia

For a European Serbia

For a European Serbia

Serbian political coalition


For a European Serbia (Serbian: За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) was a big tent and pro-EU electoral alliance, led by Boris Tadić, which participated in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat Parliament of Serbia.

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History

2008 parliamentary election

President of Serbia, Boris Tadić has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left Democratic Party (DS) and centre-right G17 Plus. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić and its leader is Dragoljub Mićunović. Boris Tadić claimed victory at the election, despite only gaining a plurality.

The victory was contested by the opposing Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), which received 29.46% of the popular vote.[1][2] In the election aftermath, ZES alliance formed a big tent coalition government together with the SPS-PUPS-JS electoral alliance and ethnic minority parties (Hungarian Coalition, List for Sandžak) on 7 July 2008, after securing 128 seats in the 250-seat parliament. This coalition government ruled Serbia until the 2012 elections.

2008 presidential election

On 3 February 2008, Boris Tadić won in the second round of the presidential election, for the second time, his opponent Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right SRS.[3] He held that position until April 5, 2012, when he resigned,[4] and scheduled new presidential elections, which would coincide with the parliamentary election on 6 May 2012.[5]

Coalition members

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Electoral results

Parliamentary election

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Presidential election

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References

  1. "Serbia's pro-West president claims election victory". CNN. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  2. "Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  3. "Serbia election victory for Tadić". BBC. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.

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