Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia)

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Liberal Democratic Party
Либерално демократска партија
Liberalno demokratska partija
AbbreviationLDP
LeaderČedomir Jovanović
Founders
Founded5 November 2005 (2005-11-05)
Split fromDemocratic Party
HeadquartersBelgrade
Ideology
Political positionCentre
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network
Colours  Purple
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
istina.ldp.rs

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 orientated towards the right.[15]

Presidents of the Liberal Democratic Party

# President Born-Died Term start Term end
1 Čedomir Jovanović Ceda Jovanovic Crop.jpg 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.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

In the 2020 Serbian parliamentary elections, LDP led a coalition called "Coalition for Peace" along with the Vlach People's 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.[19][20]

Parliamentary elections

Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Status in legislature
2007 Čedomir Jovanović 214,262 5.31%
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 Increase 6 With GSS−SDU−LSV−DHSS Opposition
2008 216,902 5.24%
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 Increase 5 With DHSS−SDU Opposition
2012 255,546 6.53%
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 Increase 2 Turnover! Opposition
2014 120,879 3.36%
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 Decrease 13 With SDU−BDZS Extra-parliamentary
2016 189,564 5.02%
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 Increase 4 With SDS−LSV Opposition
2020 10,158 0.32%
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 Decrease 4 Coalition for Peace Extra-parliamentary
2022 Did not participate
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 Steady 0 – Extra-parliamentary

Presidential elections

President of Serbia
Election year # Candidate 1st round vote % of vote 2nd round vote % of vote Notes
2008 — 5th Čedomir Jovanović 219,689 5.34% — —
2012 Decrease 6th Čedomir Jovanović 196,668 5.03% — — U-Turn coalition

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Stojić, Marko (2011). The changing nature of Serbian political parties' attitudes towards Serbian EU membership. Brighton: Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex. p. 34.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Izborni manifest" (in Serbian). Peščanik. 2008.
  4. ^ "LDP: Ukinuti gradsku slavu" (in Serbian). B92. 16 October 2008.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Petrović, Boban; Međedović, Janko (1 January 1970). "Temporal Changes in the Evaluation of Political Parties: Does Evaluation of Political Parties Reflect Attitudinal Ideologies?". Primenjena Psihologija. 10 (4): 499. doi:10.19090/pp.2017.4.499-520. ISSN 2334-7287.
  7. ^ a b Party politics in the western Balkans. Věra Stojarová, Peter Emerson. London. 2010. ISBN 978-1-135-23584-0. OCLC 868956382.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ^ "LDP izlazi na izbore da bi se sa građanima došlo do evropske Srbije" (in Serbian). N1. 4 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Čedomir Jovanović: Srbija treba što pre da uđe u NATO" (in Serbian). N1. 24 August 2015.
  10. ^ LDP: Govt. must protect Pride Parade Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine b92.net
  11. ^ Dodsworth, Susan (2021). More than ideology, more than elections: A strategic approach to supporting sister-parties. London: Westminster Foundation for Democracy. p. 12.
  12. ^ a b Stojiljković, Zoran (2011). "Serbia in the Party Labyrinth" (PDF). Institute for Political Studies. 3 (1): 98.
  13. ^ The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe. Sten Berglund (3 ed.). Cheltenham. UK: Edward Elgar. 2013. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-78254-588-0. OCLC 851517534.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  14. ^ Bursać, Dejan (2017). Ideological patterns of coalition making in Serbian parliamentary elections: Evidence based on experts' opinions. Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies. p. 9.
  15. ^ Mikuš, Marek (2013). What Reform? Civil Societies, State Transformation and Social Antagonism in 'European Serbia'. London: Department of Anthropology of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. p. 76.
  16. ^ Commission announces results of parliamentary elections Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. B92.
  17. ^ "Izbori 2014: Najniža izlaznost u istoriji, ubedljiva pobeda SNS, Vučić premijer". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Izborni rezultat 2016". Nedeljnik Vreme. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Proglašena izborna lista "Čedomir Jovanović - Koalicija za mir"". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  20. ^ Beta, Piše (22 June 2020). "RIK: Izlaznost 50,32 odsto, SNS-u 191 mandat". Dnevni list Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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