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National Democratic Alternative (Serbia)

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National Democratic Alternative
Национално демократска алтернатива
AbbreviationNADA
Representatives
Parliamentary leaderMiloš Jovanović
Founders
Founded26 January 2021 (2021-01-26)
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[5]
Colours
  •   Red
  •   Blue
  •   Grey
Slogan"Da živimo normalno!"
("To live normally!")
National Assembly
13 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina
7 / 120
City Assembly of Belgrade
0 / 110
Website
nadazasrbiju.rs

The National Democratic Alternative (Serbian: Национално демократска алтернатива, romanizedNacionalno demokratska alternativa, abbr. NADA, transl. hope) is a national-conservative political coalition in Serbia, composed of the New Democratic Party of Serbia (NDSS) and Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS).

History

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It was initially formed as a joint political platform between the two parties in January 2021,[6] although in May, it was expanded into a political coalition.[7] It is now made up of more than 20 citizens' associations.[8] Matija Bećković and Ljubinko Đurković expressed their support to the coalition.[9] Its presidential candidate for the 2022 election was Miloš Jovanović,[10] while its ballot carrier for the parliamentary election was retired general Božidar Delić.[11]

On 28 January 2022, Together for Šumadija, a minor political party from Kragujevac, joined the coalition.[12]

Political positions

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It opposes the legalisation of the same sex civil unions,[13][14] supports a proposal for the adoption of a declaration of support to Republika Srpska,[15] and supports the restoration of the monarchy.[16] In September 2021, they presented their program for the upcoming elections.[17] They voiced their opposition to the 2022 constitutional referendum.[18]

Members

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Name Leader Main ideology Political position National Assembly Assembly of Vojvodina City Assembly of Belgrade
New Democratic Party of Serbia (NDSS) Miloš Jovanović National conservatism Right-wing
7 / 250
4 / 120
4 / 110
Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS) Vojislav Mihailović Monarchism Right-wing
7 / 250
4 / 120
2 / 110

Electoral performance

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Parliamentary elections

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National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Status
Name Party
2022 Božidar Delić NN–IJS 204,442 5.54% Increase 4th
15 / 250
Increase 15 Opposition
2023 Miloš Jovanović NDSS 191,431 5.16% Steady 4th
13 / 250
Decrease 2 Opposition

Presidential elections

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President of Serbia
Year Candidate 1st round popular vote % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote Ref.
Name Party
2022 Miloš Jovanović DSS 3rd 226,137 6.10% [19]

Belgrade City Assembly election

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City Assembly of Belgrade
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Status
Name Party
2022 Vojislav Mihailović POKS 57,760 6.44% Increase 5th
7 / 110
Increase 4 Opposition
2023 56,415 6.13% Increase 3rd
7 / 110
Steady 0 Snap election
2024 Election boycott
0 / 110
Decrease 7 Extra-parliamentary

Local elections

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Date Municipality Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats
28 March 2021 Kosjerić 485 7.29%
2 / 27
Zaječar 674 2.69%
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17 October 2021 Mionica 370 4.94%
2 / 39
Negotin 322 2.26%
0 / 45
3 April 2022 Bajina Bašta 405 2.85
0 / 45
Knjaževac 539 3.79
1 / 45
Majdanpek 364 3.88
1 / 45

References

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  1. ^ a b Zarić, Marija M. (27 February 2022). "Šta do sada znamo o učesnicima na izborima 3. aprila? Pojedinci, partije i koalicije koje učestvuju". Telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ^ "DSS i POKS napravili koaliciju, na izbore idu kao Nacionalno-demokratska alternativa". Novi magazin (in Serbian). 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ Ilić, Vujo; Draško, Gazela Pudar (2022). "2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition?". Contemporary Southeastern Europe. 9 (2). University of Graz: 7.
  4. ^ "A Pyrrhic Victory for Serbia's Ruling Party - Rosa Lux". rosalux.rs. 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ [1][3][4]
  6. ^ "DSS i POKS potpisali Sporazum o zajedničkom delovanju". Danas (in Serbian). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ "DSS i POKS potpisali koalicioni sporazum". N1 (in Serbian). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Кoaliciji NADA pristupila još 4 udruženja". Radio-televizija Vojvodine. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  9. ^ "POKS i DSS formirali koaliciju NADA za buduće izbore". www.rts.rs. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Miloš Jovanović saopštio da će se kandidovati za predsednika Srbije". N1 (in Serbian). 4 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ "General Božidar Delić biće nosilac liste NADA na parlamentarnim izborima". N1 (in Serbian). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Zajedno za Šumadiju pristupila koaliciji NADA, Stevanović potpredsednik POKS". N1 (in Serbian). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ^ "DSS i POKS predlažu referendum o istopolnim zajednicama". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 23 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Влада да одбаци предлог Закона о истополним заједницама". Ozonpress (in Serbian). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  15. ^ "NADA predlaže usvajanje deklaracije o podršci Republici Srpskoj". www.tanjug.rs. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Monarhija bitna za identitetsko utemeljenje". Ozonpress (in Serbian). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Koalicija NADA predstavila program i kandidata za predsednika Miloša Jovanovića". N1 (in Serbian). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Jovanović (DSS): Građani na referendumu da glasaju protiv promene Ustava". Danas (in Serbian). 4 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  19. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2022). Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. ISBN 978-86-6161-220-6. Retrieved 14 December 2022.