United Serbia

Political party in Serbia

United Serbia

Јединствена Србија

Abbreviation| JS
President| Života Starčević (acting)
Parliamentary leader| Vacant
Founder| Dragan Marković
Founded| 15 February 2004; 21 years ago (2004-02-15)
Split from| Party of Serbian Unity
Headquarters| Železnička 2, Jagodina
Youth wing| Youth of United Serbia
Women's wing| Aktiv žena
Ideology|

* National conservatism
* Right-wing populism
* Regionalism

Political position| Right-wing
Parliamentary group| United Serbia
Colours|

*   Red
*   Blue
*   White

National Assembly|

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Assembly of Vojvodina|

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City Assembly of Belgrade|

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Website
jedinstvenasrbija.org.rs

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United Serbia (Serbian: Јединствена Србија, romanized: Jedinstvena Srbija, abbr. JS) is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. It split from the Party of Serbian Unity in 2004. The party has supported every government formed since its creation, and was briefly in government in 2022–23.

## History

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It was founded on 15 February 2004, as a split from the far-right Party of Serbian Unity with Dragan Marković Palma elected as the leader on the first party assembly.[1][2] During its early years, the party had close relations with other right-wing parties such as New Serbia and Democratic Party of Serbia, even participating with them in the 2007 parliamentary election.[3]

During the 2008 parliamentary election, they participated in a coalition around the Socialist Party of Serbia and supported the accession of Serbia into the European Union.[4][2] After the election, United Serbia was the first to announce the beginning of talks with the coalition For a European Serbia, led by the President Boris Tadić, on forming the new government.[5]

The United Serbia, including its leader Palma, supported the "Serbs for Trump" campaign and Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.[6]

## Ideology and platform

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JS is positioned on the right of the political spectrum.[7] It has been described as national-conservative and populist.[8][9][10] It is staunchly socially conservative and it also advocates regionalism.[11]

## Organisation

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The party leader was Dragan Marković, former mayor of Jagodina, until his death in November 2024.[12]

In 2012, JS had 82,000 members.[13]

## 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  | Coalition  | Status

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2007 | Dragan Marković | 667,615  | 16.83%  |  3rd  |

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|  2  | JS–DSS–NS | Support
2008 | 313,896  | 7.75%  |  4th  |

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|  1  | JS–SPS–PUPS | Support
2012 | 567,689  | 15.18%  |  3rd  |

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|  4  | JS–SPS–PUPS  | Support
2014 | 484,607  | 13.94%  |  2nd  |

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|  0  | JS–SPS–PUPS  | Support
2016 | 413,770  | 11.28%  |  2nd  |

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|  1  | JS–SPS–Zeleni–KP | Support
2020 | 334,333  | 10.78%  |  2nd  |

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|  2  | JS–SPS–Zeleni–KP  | Support
2022 | 435,274  | 11.79%  |  3rd  |

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|  0  | JS–SPS–Zeleni  | Government 2022–23
Support 2023
2023 | 249,916  | 6.73%  |  3rd  |

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|  3  | JS–SPS–Zeleni  | Support

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### 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  | Notes

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2004 | Ljiljana Aranđelović | 11th  | 11,796  | 0.38%  | —  | —  | —  |
2008 | Velimir Ilić | 3rd  | 305,828  | 7.57%  | —  | —  | —  | Supported Ilić
2012 | Ivica Dačić | 3rd  | 556,013  | 14.89%  | —  | —  | —  | Supported Dačić
2017 | Aleksandar Vučić | 1st  | 2,012,788  | 56.01%  | —  | —  | —  | Supported Vučić
2022 | 1st  | 2,224,914  | 60.01%  | —  | —  | —

## References

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1. ^ "Jedinstvena Srbija" [United Serbia]. Istinomer (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
2. ^ a b "Jedinstvena Srbija | Srbija izbori" [United Serbia | Serbia elections]. www.srbijaizbori.com (in Serbian). 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
3. ^ "DSS, NS i JS posetila severni deo Kosova" [DSS, NS and JS visited northern Kosovo]. KIM radio (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
4. ^ "Vlada sa DS ili novi izbori?" [Government with the Democratic Party or new elections?]. BBC (in Serbian). June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
5. ^ "Pro-EU Serbian government almost agreed". Euractiv. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
6. ^ "Help your country, Serbia, in the fight for truth: Palma sends a message to Serbs in America". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
7. ^ Pantović, Milivoje (19 June 2020). "Serbia election: Vucic declares landslide win in controversial vote". euronews. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
8. ^ Carloni, Enrico; Paoletti, Diletta (2022). Anti-Corruption Models and Experiences: The Case of the Western Balkans. Diritto e Società. p. 58\. ISBN 9788835140146.
9. ^ Suvakovic, Uros (24 November 2020). "Porodica kroz programske stavove političkih partija u Srbiji: presek stanja u drugoj deceniji XXI veka" [Family through the programmatic positions of political parties in Serbia: a cross-section of the situation in the second decade of the 21st century]. Srpska politička misao (in Serbian). 69 (3/2020): 43–61\. doi:10.22182/spm.6932020.2. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
10. ^ "A Conservative Populist Charged with Pimping Girls". Beta Briefing. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
11. ^ Cvejić, Slobodan; Spasojević, Dušan; Stanojević, Dragan; Todosijević, Bojan (November 2020). "Electoral Compass 2020, analysis of the political landscape in Serbia" (PDF). library.fes.de. Heinrich Böll Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
12. ^ "Dragan Marković Palma buried in his hometown: Funeral service held in the temple he built with his family". Serbian Times. 26 November 2024. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
13. ^ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" [More than a million citizens have party cards]. Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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Political parties in Serbia

Bracketed numbers indicate number of seats in parliament

National Assembly (250)|

* Serbian Progressive Party (104)
* Party of Freedom and Justice (15)
* We–The Voice from the People (13)
* Socialist Party of Serbia (12)
* People's Movement of Serbia (12)
* Green–Left Front (10)
* Serbia Centre (9)
* Democratic Party (8)
* New Democratic Party of Serbia (7)
* Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (6)
* Social Democratic Party of Serbia (6)
* Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (6)
* Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (6)
* Ecological Uprising (5)
* United Serbia (5)
* Movement of Free Citizens (3)
* Healthy Serbia (3)
* Justice and Reconciliation Party (2)
* Movement of Socialists (2)
* Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (2)
* Serbian People's Party (2)
* Serbian Renewal Movement (2)
* New Face of Serbia (2)
* Alliance of Social Democrats (1)
* Greens of Serbia (1)
* Party for Democratic Action (1)
* People's Peasant Party (1)
* United Peasant Party (1)
* Serbian Left (1)
* United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" (1)
* Russian Party (1)

Non-parliamentary|

* Alternative for Changes
* Bosniak Democratic Union
* Bosniak People's Party
* Bunjevci Citizens of Serbia
* Civic Democratic Forum
* Civic Platform
* Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina
* Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians
* Democratic Party of Bosniaks
* Democratic Party of Macedonians
* Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians
* Democratic Union of Croats
* Dveri
* Enough is Enough
* Fatherland
* Hungarian Civic Alliance
* Independent Serbian Party
* League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
* Leviathan Movement
* Liberal Democratic Party
* Liberation Movement
* Montenegrin Party
* Movement for Reversal
* Movement of Veterans of Serbia
* National Network
* New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
* New Serbia
* Party of Labour
* Party of Modern Serbia
* Party of the Radical Left
* People's Freedom Movement
* People's Party
* People's Strong Serbia
* Pirate Party of Serbia
* Reformist Party
* Reformists of Vojvodina
* Roma Party
* Roma Union of Serbia
* Serbia 21
* Serbian Party Oathkeepers
* Serbian Radical Party
* Serbian Right
* Slovaks Forward
* Social Democratic Party
* Strength of Serbia Movement
* Together
* Together for Vojvodina
* Vlach National Party
* Vojvodina's Party

Coalitions|

| Current|

* Albanian Coalition of Preševo Valley
* Coalition for Peace and Tolerance
* National Democratic Alternative
* Serbia Must Not Stop

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Defunct|

* All Together
* Alliance for Serbia
* Choice for a Better Life
* Citizens' Bloc 381
* Clean Hands of Vojvodina
* Democratic Movement of Serbia
* Democratic Opposition of Serbia
* Good Morning Serbia
* For a European Serbia
* For National Unity
* Forward to Europe
* Hungarian Coalition
* Hungarian Union
* Independent Serbia
* Left Coalition
* List for Sandžak
* National Gathering
* Serbia Against Violence
* Sovereignists
* Together for Tolerance
* Together for Vojvodina
* U-Turn
* United Democratic Serbia
* United for the Victory of Serbia
* United Opposition of Serbia (1990)
* United Opposition of Serbia (2020)
* Vojvodina Coalition
* Vojvodina Front
* Vojvodina Parties
* We Must

Defunct|

* Association for the Yugoslav Democratic Initiative
* Bosniak Democratic Party of Sandžak
* Christian Democratic Party of Serbia
* Civic Alliance of Serbia
* Communist Party
* Conservatives
* Council of Serbian Unity
* Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party
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* Croatian Syrmian Initiative
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* Democratic Fatherland Party
* Do not let Belgrade drown
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* G17 Plus
* Green Party
* Hungarian Hope Movement
* I Live for Krajina
* Independent Democratic Party of Serbia
* Labour Party of Serbia
* League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia
* League of Communists of Serbia
* League of Communists of Vojvodina
* League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Serbia
* Liberal Democratic Party (1989)
* Liberal Party
* Liberals of Serbia
* Movement of Veterans
* New Party
* Otpor
* Party of Serbian Progress
* Party of Serbian Unity
* Peasants Party of Serbia
* People's Democratic Party
* People's Party (1990)
* People's Party (2008)
* People's Radical Party (1881)
* People's Radical Party (1990)
* Rich Serbia
* Sarmu probo nisi
* Progressives
* Serbian Chetnik Movement
* Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement
* Serbian Left
* Serbian Liberal Party
* Serbian National Renewal
* Serbian Patriotic Alliance
* Serbian Radical Party – Nikola Pašić
* Serbian Social Democratic Party
* Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement
* Social Democracy
* Social Democratic Union
* Social Democratic Party (2001)
* Social Liberal Party of Sandžak
* Socialist People's Party
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* Together for Šumadija
* Union of Reform Forces
* United Regions of Serbia
* Yugoslav Left

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