Left Coalition (Serbia)

{{Infobox political party

| colorcode = {{party color|Left Coalition (Serbia)}}

| name = Left Coalition

| native_name = Лева коалиција
Leva koalicija

| foundation = 1994

| dissolution = 2000

| leader = Slobodan Milošević

| ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|

|Socialism

|Populism

|Left-wing nationalism}}

| position = Left-wing

| headquarters = Belgrade

| country = Serbia

}}

The Left Coalition ({{langx|sr|Лева коалиција|Leva koalicija}}) was a coalition of left-wing nationalist political parties in Serbia for the 1996 Yugoslavian parliamentary election and then for the 1997 Serbian general election.

History

The coalition was made up of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Yugoslav Left (JUL) and New Democracy (ND). It was led by Slobodan Milošević the leader of SPS, but also main actors were Mirjana Marković the leader of Yugoslav Left and Dušan Mihajlović the leader of New Democracy. Following the 1997 election, it formed a coalition government with the Serbian Radical Party (SRS). In 1998 ND left the coalition and after the defeat in the 2000 Yugoslavian general election the Left Coalition was disbanded.{{cite web |url=http://www.vreme.com/arhiva_html/461/04.html |title=Srbija u razbijenom ogledalu |website=Vreme.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-27 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223923/http://www.vreme.com/arhiva_html/461/04.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |date= |title=Политика Online |url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Politika/t17600.lt.html |accessdate=2016-11-27 |website=Politika.rs}}{{cite web|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2000/12/22/srpski/P00122308.shtm |title=www.glas-javnosti.co.yu |website=Arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs |date= |accessdate=2016-11-27}}{{cite web |date=2015-10-08 |title=Izbori 2012 - Četvrti republički izbori (1997) |url=http://www.b92.net/info/izbori2012/izborni_vremeplov.php?yyyy=2012&mm=03ⅆ=12&nav_id=590018 |accessdate=2016-11-27 |website=B92.net}}

Members

class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:90%;" ! colspan="2"\| Name ! Leader ! Main ideology ! Political position ! Membership ! MPs (1997)
style="background-color:{{party color\|Socialist Party of Serbia}}; color:white"\| \| Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) \| Slobodan Milošević \| Socialism \| Left-wing \| 1994—2000 \| {{Composition bar\|85\|250\|{{party color\|Socialist Party of Serbia}}}}
style="background-color:{{party color\|Yugoslav Left}}; color:white"\| \| Yugoslav Left (JUL) \| Mirjana Marković \| Communism \| Far-left \| 1994—2000 \| {{Composition bar\|20\|250\|{{party color\|Yugoslav Left}}}}
style="background-color:#FF5900; color:white"\| \| New Democracy (ND) \| Dušan Mihajlović \| Liberalism \| Centre to centre-left \| 1994—1998 \| {{Composition bar\|5\|250\|#FF5900}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:90%;"

! colspan="2"| Name

! Leader

! Main ideology

! Political position

! Membership

! MPs (1997)

style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Party of Serbia}}; color:white"|

| Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)

| Slobodan Milošević

| Socialism

| Left-wing