G17 Plus was a

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. Founded as a

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dealing with economic issues, in 2002 it transformed into a political party that became part of several ruling coalition governments in Serbia throughout the 2000s and early 2010s. In 2013, it merged into

United Regions of Serbia The United Regions of Serbia (; abbr. УРС, URS) was a Regionalism (politics), regionalist, Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Serbia. It was founded on 16 May 2010 as a political coalition, and became a unified poli ...

Foundation

G17 Plus was founded in 1997 as a

(NGO) in

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, then a federal unit within

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. The organization consisting of economic experts enjoyed financial support of the

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through the

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(NED). The organization was registered as a

on 15 December 2002, with

Miroljub Labus Miroljub Labus (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирољуб Лабус; born 28 February 1947) is a Serbian economist and former politician. He is a retired University of Belgrade professor, who lectured political economy at the University of Belgrade Facul ...

as its first president. At its first electoral showing at the 2003 parliamentary elections, G17 Plus received 11.5% of the popular vote and 34 seats in the

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. In March 2004, G17+ formed a

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with the

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...

(DSS), the

Serbian Renewal Movement The Serbian Renewal Movement (, abbr. SPO) is a liberal and monarchist political party in Serbia. It was founded in 1990 by writer Vuk Drašković, who served as the party's president until 2024. Aleksandar Cvetković is the incumbent leader. ...

(SPO) and New Serbia (NS). In May 2006 Miroljub Labus resigned as party leader and was replaced by

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. On October 1, 2006, the party quit the governing coalition over its failure to find and extradite

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fugitive

Ratko Mladić Ratko Mladić ( sr-Cyrl, Ратко Младић, ; born 12 March 1942) is a Bosnian Serb former military officer who led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2017, he was found guilty of committing war crimes, crim ...

. In the

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, the party received 6.82% of the popular vote and 19 seats in the parliament. G17+ received a single seat in the

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. In 2010, G17 Plus founded the

(URS), a coalition of political parties and groups emphasizing

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and

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of Serbia. 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

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, G17+ was associated with the

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Presidents of the G17 Plus (2002–2013)

Electoral results

Presidential elections

Positions held

Major positions held by G17 Plus members:

References

External links

Official website
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