Party of Serbian Unity
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox political party Template:Far-right politics in Serbia The Party of Serbian Unity (Template:Langx; abbr. SSJ) was a far-right, ultranationalist political party in Serbia founded by Željko Ražnatović.<ref name="arkan">Template:Cite news</ref> After its merging into the Serbian Radical Party, the Council of Serbian Unity was the formed to be the party's successor in 2013.
GoalsEdit
The key goals of the party were:
- Unity of the Serbian people
- Preserving the integrity and territory of Serbia
- Parliamentarism and Democracy
- Preservation of tradition, family and the Cyrillic script
HistoryEdit
In 1992, a new party formed by Ražnatović called the Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It gained five seats in the National Assembly during the 1992 general elections. After changing to the SSJ in 1993, the party lost its five seats for failing to receive the 5% threshold. In 1998, the party moved its headquarters from Belgrade to Jagodina.
Following the assassination of Ražnatović in 2000, Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the last legislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the For National Unity alliance. However, the coalition failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.<ref name="arkan"/>
On 21 January 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević, Slobodan Radosavljević and Jelena Kostić in Belgrade.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The new party took part in the 2014 parliamentary election as part of the Patriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the 5% threshold.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Electoral resultsEdit
ParliamentaryEdit
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Željko Ražnatović | 17,352 | 0.39% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 5 | — | Template:No |
| 1993 | 41,632 | 1.00% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 5 | — | Template:No | |
| 1997 | 5,590 | 0.14% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | — | Template:No | |
| 2000 | Borislav Pelević | 200,052 | 5.33% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 14 | — | Template:No |
| 2003 | 68,537 | 1.82% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 14 | For National Unity | Template:No | |
| 2014 | 4,514 | 0.17% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Steady 0 | Patriotic Front | Template:No |