Liberalism in

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is limited to liberal

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with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Introduction

Liberal parties were active in former

and later in

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

. After the restoration of democracy liberal factions became active again.

The timeline

From Liberals to Nationalists

* 1848: Beginning of differentiating of political currents, liberals noticeable next to the conservatives * 1858: Liberals organized themselves though not yet as political party in the modern sense * 1881: The group established the ''Society for the promotion of Serbian Literature'' (Дружина за помагање српске књижевности) NGO * 1883: The organization is formed into a political party:

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(Либерална странка) * 1904: A left-wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party (Либерално демократска странка) returning to original liberal ideas, the remainder continues as the ''National Party'' (Национална странка) straying far away from liberalism * 1905: The ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party reunited the National Party into the People's Party (Народна странка) of the liberal center * 1919: The party merged with the

Independent Radical Party The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of S ...

and the

Serbian Progressive Party The Serbian Progressive Party ( sr-cyrl, Српска напредна странка, Srpska napredna stranka, SNS) has been the ruling political party of Serbia since 2012. Founded by Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić in 2008 as a s ...

(among many others) into the ⇒

Yugoslav Democratic Party The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of Sl ...

Progressive Party

* 1842: The ''Constitution-defenders'' (Уставобранитељи) are organized, first forefathers of the progressives * 1868: The ''Young Conservatives'' are organized, although not yet as a political party * 1881: The

(Српска напредна странка) is founded with many strong liberal ideas * 1896: The party dissolved * 1906: The party is reestablished, fully reformed * 1914: The conservative faction seceded as the Serbian Conservative Party (Конзервативна странка) * 1919: The party merged with the People's Party and the Independent Radical Party (along with many others) into the ⇒ Yugoslav Democratic Party * 1920: The party is reestablished by the remainder that didn't join into the Democrats * 1925: The party ceased to exist

Radical Party

* 1881:

People's Radical Party The People's Radical Party ( sr, Народна радикална странка, Narodna radikalna stranka, abbr. НРС or NRS) was the dominant ruling party of Kingdom of Serbia and later Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes from the l ...

(Народна радикална странка) was founded as a classical radical party. * 1903: Liberal wing secedes from the People's Radical Party and forms the

(Самостална радикална странка) * 1919: The Independent Radical Party merges with the ⇒ Serbian Progressive Party and the People's Party, along with many other political forces from former Austria-Hungary into the pan-Yugoslav ⇒ State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats

From Democrats to Liberals

* 1919: The Independent Radical Party merges with the Serbian Progressive Party and the People's Party, along with many other political forces from former Austria-Hungary into the pan-Yugoslav ''

State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of Liberalism, liberal political parties that existed in succession in the ...

'' (Државотворна странка демократа Срба, Хрвата и Словенаца / ''Državnotvorna stranka demokrata Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca'') * 1919: A group of hard-core republicans secedes * 1920: The republican dissidents form the Republican Democratic Party (Републиканска демократска странка / ''Republikanska demokratska stranka'') * 1921: Republican Party is renamed as Yugoslav Republican Party (Југословенска републиканска странка / ''Jugoslovenska republikanska stranka'') * 1921: The party is formally named as the

(Југословенска демократска странка / ''Jugoslovenska demokratska stranka'') gaining a statute * 1924: A faction formed the ⇒ Independent Democratic Party (Самостална демократска странка / ''Samostalna demokratska stranka'') * 1929: monarchic dictatorship is established and parties are banned * 1935: preserving structure, the Democrats return into politics with the reintroduction of multi-parliamentarism * 1945: Parties are again banned, JDS goes into pacifist resistance to Communism * 1948: JDS is destroyed by Communists, but "'' Our Word''" (''Naša reč'') emigrant newspaper is organized maintaining Democrats' ideology * 1963: emigrants reform the party as the ''Democratic Alternative'' (Demokratska alternativa) emigrant movement abroad * 1968: student liberal demonstrations in Belgrade, opposition to Communist dictatorship formed => ''Committee for the Protection of Human Rights'' (Комитет за заштиту људских права / ''Komitet za zaštitu ljudskih prava''), considered predecessor of the modern Democratic Party * 1982: Democratic Alternative ceases to exist * 1989: Reestablishment of the party declared ( Democratic Party (Serbia) * 1990: The party is reorganized as a political party, but just in Serbia * 1990: "Our Word" stops editing * 1991: A nationalist group seceded as the

Serbian Liberal Party The Serbian Liberal Party ( sr-cyr, Српска либерална странка, Srpska liberalna stranka; abbr. СЛС or SLS) was a classical-liberal, nationalist and monarchist political party in Serbia. Background The Democratic Party ( ...

(Српска либерална странка / ''Srpska liberalna stranka'') * 1992: Conservative wing seceded as the

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia ( sr, Нова демократска странка Србије, Nova demokratska stranka Srbije, , NDSS or New DSS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Initially known and formed as Democ ...

(Демократска странка Србије / ''Demokratska stranka Srbije'') * 1996: A faction seceded as the Democratic Center (Демократски центар / ''Demokratski centar'') * 2001: The party changed its ideology to social democracy * 2004: The ⇒ Democratic Centre returned into the Democratic Party * 2005: A faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party * 2007: ⇒

Civic Alliance of Serbia The Civic Alliance of Serbia (; abbr. ГСС or GSS) was a liberal political party in Serbia. History Known widely by its three-letter acronym in Serbian, GSS was founded and registered in 1992. In the 1992 election, the party was represente ...

merged into the Liberal Democratic Party

From Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia to Reformist Party

* 1989: The pan-Yugoslav Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia (''Savez reformskih snaga Jugoslavije'') is founded * 1991: The party is renamed in Serbia into the Reformist Party (''Reformska stranka'') * 1992: The party merged with the Republican Club (''Republikanski klub'') into the

(''Građanski savez Srbije'')

Civic Alliance of Serbia

* 1992: The ⇒ Reformist Party merged with the Republican Club (''Republikanski klub'') to form the

(''Građanski savez Srbije'') * 1996: A left wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Social Democratic Union (''Socijaldemokratska unija'') * 2007: The party merged into the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal leaders

Čedomilj Mijatović Čedomilj Mijatović ( sr-Cyrl, Чедомиљ Мијатовић; 17 October 1842 – May 14, 1932) was a Serbian statesman, economist, historian, writer and diplomat. Mijatović served as the Minister of Finance six times between 1873 and 1894 ...

* Milan Piroćanac *

Milutin Garašanin Milutin Garašanin ( sr-Cyrl, Милутин Гарашанин; 22 February 1843 – 5 March 1898) was a Serbian politician who held the post of Prime Minister of Serbia, President of the National Assembly, Minister of Finance, Internal affairs ...

Stojan Novaković Stojan Novaković ( sr-Cyrl, Стојан Новаковић; 1 November 1842 – 18 February 1915) was a Serbian politician, historian, diplomat, writer, bibliographer, literary critic, literary historian, and translator. He held the post ...

Ljubomir Davidović Ljubomir Davidović (24 December 1863 – 19 February 1940) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who served as prime minister (1919–1920 and 1924) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia). Biography Davidovi ...

Milan Grol Milan Grol (12 September 1876 – 3 December 1952) was a Serbian literary critic, historian and politician. He was also director of the National Theatre of Serbia. Biography Milan Grol was born in Belgrade on 12 September 1876. He completed hi ...

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđi� ...