Editing G17 Plus (section)

==Foundation==
G17 Plus was founded in 1997 as a [[non-governmental organization]] (NGO) in [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Serbia]], then a federal unit within [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|FR Yugoslavia]]. The organization consisting of economic experts enjoyed financial support of the [[United States]] through the [[National Endowment for Democracy]] (NED).<ref name=ned>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ned.org/publications/staffDocs/MccarthyTestimony121098.html |title=Hearing of the Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe |publisher=National Endowment for Democracy |date=1998-12-10 |access-date=2009-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060330035138/http://www.ned.org/publications/staffDocs/MccarthyTestimony121098.html |archive-date=March 30, 2006 }}</ref>

The organization was registered as a [[political party]] on 15 December 2002, with [[Miroljub Labus]] as its first president.

At its first electoral showing at the [[2003 Serbian parliamentary election|2003 parliamentary elections]], G17 Plus received 11.5% of the popular vote and 34 seats in the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]].

In March 2004, G17+ formed a [[coalition government]] with the [[Democratic Party of Serbia]] (DSS), the [[Serbian Renewal Movement]] (SPO) and [[New Serbia (political party)|New Serbia]] (NS). In May 2006 Miroljub Labus resigned as party leader and was replaced by [[Mlađan Dinkić]]. On October 1, 2006, the party quit the governing coalition over its failure to find and extradite [[ICTY]] fugitive [[Ratko Mladić]].

In the [[2007 Serbian parliamentary election|2007 elections]], the party received 6.82% of the popular vote and 19 seats in the parliament.

G17+ received a single seat in the [[Community Assembly of Kosovo and Metohija]].<ref name=assembly>{{Cite news|url=http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2008/06/30/feature-01|title=Kosovo Serbs convene parliament; Pristina, international authorities object|publisher=Southeast European Times|date=2008-06-30|access-date=2008-07-01}}</ref>

In 2010, G17 Plus founded the [[United Regions of Serbia]] (URS), a coalition of political parties and groups emphasizing [[decentralization]] and [[regional development]] of Serbia.<ref>[http://www.naslovi.net/2010-05-16/vesti-online/osnovani-ujedinjeni-regioni-srbije/1721909 Osnovani Ujedinjeni regioni Srbije] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306030605/http://www.naslovi.net/2010-05-16/vesti-online/osnovani-ujedinjeni-regioni-srbije/1721909 |date=2012-03-06 }} (in Serbian)</ref> After a few years functioning as the centerpiece of the coalition, in April 2013 G17 Plus fully merged with URS, transforming it into a political party.

In the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], G17+ was associated with the [[European People's Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Željko IVANJI (Serbia, EPP/CD) |url=https://pace.coe.int/en/members/5738/ivanji |access-date=29 July 2023 |website=Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe}}</ref>