The Party of Serbian Unity (Serbian: Странка српског јединства, romanized: Stranka srpskog jedinstva; abbr. SSJ) was a nationalist[4] political party in Serbia, founded by Arkan.[5] It is today known as the Council of Serbian Unity, restored after seceding from the Serbian Radical Party.[citation needed]
Party of Serbian Unity Странка српског јединства Stranka srpskog jedinstva | |
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President | Borislav Pelević |
Founder | Arkan |
Founded | 1993 |
Dissolved | 2007 |
Merged into | Serbian Radical Party |
Headquarters | Jagodina, Belgrade |
Military wing | Serb Volunteer Guard (1993–96) |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-right[1] |
Colours | Grey |
National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
The key goals of the party were:
Following the assassination of Arkan in 2000, Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the last legislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the For National Unity alliance, which failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.[5]
In 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević.[6] The new party took part in the 2014 parliamentary election as part of the Patriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the threshold.
Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
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1993 | Željko Ražnatović | 41,632 | 1.00% | 0 / 250
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0 | — | opposition |
2000 | Borislav Pelević | 200,052 | 5.33% | 14 / 250
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14 | — | opposition |
2003 | 68,537 | 5.33% | 0 / 250
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14 | For National Unity | opposition | |
2014 | 4,514 | 0.17% | 0 / 250
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0 | Patriotic Front | opposition |
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