Serbian Left (2022)
{{short description|Political party in Serbia}}
{{Other uses|Serbian Left (disambiguation){{!}}Serbian Left}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Serbian Left
| native_name = Српска левица
| native_name_lang = sr
| abbreviation = SL
| colorcode = {{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}
| logo = Logo of the Serbian Left (2022).png
| logo_upright = 0.6
| president = Vacant
| leader1_title = Honorary president
| leader1_name = Joška Broz
| leader2_title = Co-founders
| leader2_name = Radoslav Milojičić
Joška Broz
| founded = {{Start date|2022|1|23|df=y}}
| predecessor = Communist Party
| colours = {{ubl|{{color box|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}|border=darkgray}} Red|{{color box|#1E4F9C|border=darkgray}} Blue|{{color box|white|border=darkgray}} White}}
| seats1_title = National Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}}
| seats2_title = Assembly of Vojvodina
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}}
| website = {{URL|srpskalevica.org}}
| country = Serbia
}}
The Serbian Left ({{langx|sr|Српска левица|Srpska levica}}, abbr. SL) is a political party in Serbia. It was established in January 2022, as a direct successor of the Communist Party.
History
The Serbian Left (SL) was formed in January 2022.{{Cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=Radoslav Milojičić predsednik Srpske levice, u planu izlazak na izbore |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/kena-predsednik-srpske-levice/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}} It planned to contest the 2022 Serbian parliamentary election, but it ultimately did not. According to Milojičić, the party is in opposition to the Aleksandar Vučić and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)-led government, although Broz still served in the Socialist Party of Serbia parliamentary group after SL was formed.{{Cite web|date=25 January 2022|title=Radoslav Milojičić - Kena predsednik Srpske levice, učestvuju na izborima|url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/radoslav-milojicic-kena-predsednik-srpske-levice-ucestvuju-na-izborima/|access-date=30 January 2022|website=NOVA portal|language=sr-RS}}{{Cite web|last=Jasnić|first=Ivana Mastilović|title=SAZNAJEMO: KENA OSNOVAO STRANKU Bivši poslanik DS Radoslav Milojičić doneo odluku dva meseca pred izbore|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/saznajemo-kena-osnovao-stranku-bivsi-poslanik-ds-radoslav-milojicic-doneo-odluku-dva/gvvbsh2|access-date=30 January 2022|website=Blic.rs|date=25 January 2022 |language=sr}} For the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, SL participated on the SNS electoral list{{Cite web |date=5 November 2023 |title=Macura, Kena, Bulatović: Vučića zvali šonjom i izdajnikom Kosova - novi SNS lavovi za svoj prelet krive sve od Đilasa do Danasa - Izbori 2023 - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/izbori-2023/macura-kena-milojicic-vucica-zvali-sonjom-i-izdajnikom-kosova-novi-sns-lavovi-za-svoj-prelet-krive-sve-od-djilasa-do-danasa/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=sr-RS}} and gained one seat in the National Assembly.
In June 2024, Milojičić resigned as the party president and joined SNS.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title="DOBRO DOŠAO" Radoslav Milojičić Kena zvanično postao član SNS-a |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/radoslav-milojicic-kena-postao-zvanicno-clan-sns-a/lvtxg9s |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Blic.rs |language=sr}}
Organisation
Its leader until 2024 was Radoslav Milojičić, former Democratic Party member of the National Assembly,{{Cite web |date=29 January 2007 |title=Radoslav Bubanj: međunarodna saradnja jedan od strateških ciljeva - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/radoslav-bubanj-medjunarodna-saradnja-jedan-od-strateskih-ciljeva/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=sr-RS}} while its honorary president is Joška Broz, former leader of the Communist Party.{{Cite web |last=Чекеревац |first=Мирјана |title=Како је Комунистичка партија постала Српска левица |url=https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/498263/Kako-je-Komunisticka-partija-postala-Srpska-levica |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=Politika Online}}
Electoral performance
= Parliamentary elections =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ National Assembly of Serbia ! Year ! Leader ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! {{No.}} ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Coalition ! Status ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 2022
| rowspan="2"| Radoslav Milojičić | colspan="3" style="background:#ddd"| Did not participate | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | – | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} | – |
|---|
| 2023
| 1,783,701 | 48.07% | {{increase}} 1st | {{Composition bar|1|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | SNSDS | {{partial|Support}} |
References
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Category:2022 establishments in Serbia