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Serbia Centre
Serbia Centre ( sr-cyrl, Србија центар, Srbija centar, abbr. SRCE) is a List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It is led by Zdravko Ponoš, former Chief of the Serbian General Staff, chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008. Ponoš was the presidential candidate of the United for the Victory of Serbia alliance in the 2022 Serbian general election, 2022 election. Shortly after the election, SRCE was formed as a split from the People's Party (Serbia, 2017), People's Party. It became a registered political party in July 2023, after which it became a member of the Serbia Against Violence (coalition), Serbia Against Violence coalition that contested the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, parliamentary, 2023 Vojvodina provincial election, Vojvodina provincial, and 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election, Belgrade City Assembly elections in December 2023. In those elections, SRCE gained representation in all bodies. SRC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdravko Ponoš
Zdravko Ponoš ( sr-cyrl, Здравко Понош; born 3 November 1962) is a Serbian politician, former diplomat, and retired general who served as chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008. Born in Golubić, a village near Knin, Ponoš later moved to Zagreb, where he spent most of his youth and obtained a degree in electronic engineering. Ponoš moved to Serbia in 1986, where he began his military career. Two years later, he obtained a job at the Department of Development and Equipment in Belgrade, where he worked until 2002. Ponoš then acquired a position at the Ministry of Defense, where he served as an advisor to multiple ministers, including future president Boris Tadić. In 2005, he was promoted to the rank of major general after having served as a colonel since 2000, and also became deputy chief of the General Army. A year later, Tadić promoted him to become the chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. As chief of the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Serbian General Election
General elections were held in Serbia on 3 April 2022 to elect both the President of Serbia, president and Member of parliament, members of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly. Initially, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in 2024; however, in October 2020 president Aleksandar Vučić stated that snap parliamentary elections would be held in or before April 2022. In addition to the general elections, 2022 Serbian local elections, local elections were held simultaneously in 12 Municipalities and cities of Serbia, municipalities and 2 cities, including 2022 Belgrade City Assembly election, Belgrade. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) came to power in 2012 after forming a government with the Socialist Party of Serbia. They won a supermajority of seats following the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election, 2020 parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the major opposition Alliance for Serbia that claimed that "the election would not be free and fair". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade School Shooting
On 3 May 2023, a school shooting occurred at Vladislav Ribnikar Model Elementary School in the Vračar municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. The shooter, identified as a 13-year-old male student, mass shooting, opened fire on students and staff, resulting in the deaths of ten individuals, including nine students and a security guard. Six others, five students and a teacher, also sustained injuries. The shooter surrendered willingly and was taken into custody. However, due to his age being below 14, which falls below Serbia's age of criminal responsibility, the shooter could not face legal charges. The shooter's father Overview of gun laws by nation#Serbia, legally owned the firearms used in the incident. Since the apprehension, the shooter has been placed Psychiatric assessment, under the care of a psychiatric hospital located in Belgrade. Meanwhile, legal actions have been initiated against his parents. The father faces charges for acts against public safety, while the mother is cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Serbian Protests
In May 2023, a series of mass protests began in Belgrade and other locations in Serbia, following Belgrade school shooting, a school shooting in Belgrade and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings, a spree shooting near Mladenovac and Smederevo. The protests, named Serbia Against Violence ( sr-cyr, Србија против насиља, Srbija protiv nasilja), had been attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators on every protest since 8 May. Despite being organised by the Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party, Do not let Belgrade drown/Green–Left Front, Party of Freedom and Justice, People's Party (Serbia, 2017), People's Party and Together (Serbia), Together opposition parties, no party signs were reported to be seen at the protests. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of Branko Ružić (politician), Branko Ružić, Bratislav Gašić, Aleksandar Vulin, board members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media and Radio Television of Serbia, confiscation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vranje
Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 83,524 and its urban area has 60,485 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, political and cultural centre of the Pčinja District in Southern Serbia. It is the first city from the Balkans to be declared UNESCO city of Music. It is located on the Pan-European Corridor X, close to the borders with North Macedonia and Bulgaria. The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Vranje is seated in the city, as is the 4th Land Force Brigade of the Serbian Army. Etymology The toponym Vranje is first attested in an 11th-century Byzantine text. The town's name is believed to be derived from ''vran'', a word of Slavic origin meaning swarthy or dark, or the archaic Slavic given name Vran, which itself is derived from the same word. History The Romans conquered the region in the 2nd or 1st centuries BC. Vranje was part of Moesia Superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green–Left Front
Green–Left Front ( sr-cyrl, Зелено–леви фронт, Zeleno–levi front, abbr. ZLF) is a Green politics, green List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. It is the successor of Do not let Belgrade drown association and four local citizens' groups. Radomir Lazović and Biljana Đorđević serve as the co-presidents of ZLF. Formed in July 2023, and registered as a political party a month later, ZLF was one of the organisers of the 2023 Serbian protests. It later became part of the Serbia Against Violence (coalition), Serbia Against Violence coalition which contested the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, parliamentary, 2023 Vojvodina provincial election, Vojvodina provincial, and 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election, Belgrade City Assembly elections in December 2023. A left-wing party, ZLF declares itself to be supportive of solidarity, social justice, and environmental protection. It is a member of the Progressive International and is a candid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together (Serbia)
Together ( sr-cyrl, Заједно, Zajedno, Z) is a political party in Serbia. It was formed on 11 June 2022 as a merger of Together for Serbia, Ecological Uprising, and Assembly of Free Serbia, which were a part of the We Must coalition that took part in the 2022 general election. History Following the 2022 general election, Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta and Nebojša Zelenović, who at that time were the leaders of the Ecological Uprising and Together for Serbia respectively, announced that they would hold a form a political party in June 2022. Additionally, Zelenović stated that the party would composed of three co-leaders and that its members of the City Assembly of Belgrade would have influence on how the party would work. Zelenović also stated that Biljana Stojković, Ćuta, and himself would serve as co-leaders. Its representatives previously signed a joint merger declaration shortly before the European Green Party congress in Riga, which was held between 3 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party ( sr, Демократска странка, Demokratska stranka; , DS) is a social-democratic and social-liberal political party in Serbia. The party was officially founded on 3 February 1990 by a group of Serbian intellectuals as a revival of the original Yugoslav Democratic Party. It was one of the main opposition parties to the presidency of Slobodan Milošević during the 1990s. Democratic Party joined the Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition in 2000,Flags of the World''Democratic Opposition of Serbia'' Tomislav Todorović, 22 November 2005 and became part of the new coalition government after the 2000 parliamentary election. Zoran Đinđić, then president of the Democratic Party, became the Prime Minister of Serbia in January 2001, but was assassinated in 2003, and the Party lost the power at the parliamentary election later that year. New president of the Democratic Party, Boris Tadić, won the 2004 presidential election, and the party r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić served as the Prime Minister of Serbia in two terms, from 2014 to 2016 and from 2016 until 2017, as well as the deputy prime minister from 2012 until 2014. Furthermore, he served as a member of the Serbian parliament, Minister of Information from 1998 to 2000, and later as Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2013. In April 2017, he was elected president with over 55% of the vote in the first round, thus avoiding a runoff. He formally assumed office on 31 May 2017, succeeding Tomislav Nikolić. His ceremonial inauguration ceremony was held on 23 June 2017. As Minister of Information under the Slobodan Milošević administration, Vučić introduced restrictive measures against journalists, especially during the Kosovo War. In the period afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Serbian Presidential Election
General elections were held in Serbia on 3 April 2022 to elect both the president and members of the National Assembly. Initially, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in 2024; however, in October 2020 president Aleksandar Vučić stated that snap parliamentary elections would be held in or before April 2022. In addition to the general elections, local elections were held simultaneously in 12 municipalities and 2 cities, including Belgrade. The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) came to power in 2012 after forming a government with the Socialist Party of Serbia. They won a supermajority of seats following the 2020 parliamentary election, which was boycotted by the major opposition Alliance for Serbia that claimed that "the election would not be free and fair". Vučić, who was elected president in 2017, faced protests during his first term, most notably during 2018–2020 and in July 2020. Vučić also oversaw the inter-party dialogues regarding electoral conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 split from the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), the SNS served in opposition to the Democratic Party (DS) for the next several years. Running on an anti-corruption platform, it managed a strong performance in the 2009 Belgrade local elections, and in the same year, became the strongest opposition party. After signing a cooperation agreement with New Serbia (NS), the Movement of Socialists (PS), and the Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS), it organized protests in 2011, demanding early parliamentary elections. General elections were called for May 2012, in which SNS won 25% of the popular vote, while Nikolić was elected president. SNS formed a government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and the United Regions of Serbia (URS), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Belgrade City Assembly Election
Local elections were held in Belgrade on 17 December 2023 to elect members of the City Assembly of Belgrade, City Assembly. Initially scheduled to be held by 2026, the election was called earlier after Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia, announced in September 2023 that the election could be held in December 2023. In response to the announcement, Aleksandar Šapić, the mayor of Belgrade, tendered his resignation. Šapić ceased being mayor on 30 October 2023, when the Temporary Council of Belgrade was established. The elections were held concurrently with the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, parliamentary, 2023 Vojvodina provincial election, Vojvodina provincial, and the 2023 Serbian local elections, local elections in 64 cities and municipalities in Serbia. Although opposition parties won more votes in the 2022 Belgrade City Assembly election, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) remained in charge of the Belgrade government ini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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