For a European Serbia (Serbian: За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) was a big tent and pro-EU electoral alliance, led by Boris Tadić, which participated in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat Parliament of Serbia.
History
2008 parliamentary election
President of Serbia, Boris Tadić has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left Democratic Party (DS) and centre-right G17 Plus. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić and its leader is Dragoljub Mićunović. Boris Tadić claimed victory at the election, despite only gaining a plurality.
The victory was contested by the opposing Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), which received 29.46% of the popular vote.[2][3] In the election aftermath, ZES alliance formed a big tent coalition government together with the SPS-PUPS-JS electoral alliance and ethnic minority parties (Hungarian Coalition, List for Sandžak) on 7 July 2008, after securing 128 seats in the 250-seat parliament. This coalition government ruled Serbia until the 2012 elections.
2008 presidential election
On 3 February 2008, Boris Tadić won in the second round of the presidential election, for the second time, his opponent Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right SRS.[4] He held that position until April 5, 2012, when he resigned,[5] and scheduled new presidential elections, which would coincide with the parliamentary election on 6 May 2012.[6]
Coalition members
Electoral results
Parliamentary election
| Year | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,590,200 | 38.42% | 102 / 250
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Presidential election
| Year | Candidate | Party | # | 1st round vote | % of vote | # | 2nd round vote | % of vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Boris Tadić | DS | 2nd | 1,457,030 | 35.39% | 1st | 2,304,467 | 50.31% |
References
- ^ "National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia | 11 June 2008 legislature". www.parlament.gov.rs. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Serbia's pro-West president claims election victory". CNN. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win". Google News. Agence France-Presse. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Serbia election victory for Tadić". BBC. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ The Independent – Serbian President Boris Tadic resigns
- ^ Serbia's president set to trigger early vote – Europe – Al Jazeera English, Retrieved 3 January 2021