League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina

League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
Лига социјалдемократа Војводине
Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine
Leader Nenad Čanak
Founded 14 July 1990
Preceded by League of Communists of Vojvodina
Headquarters Trg Mladenaca 10, Novi Sad
Membership (2012) 22,000[1]
Ideology Autonomism
Regionalism[2]
Decentralization
Social democracy[2]
Liberalism
Anti-nationalism
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism
Political position Centre-left
European affiliation European Free Alliance (associate)
International affiliation None
Colours blue, yellow, green
National Assembly
3 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina
9 / 120
Party flag
Website
www.lsv.org.rs

The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (Serbian: Лига социјалдемократа Војводине, ЛСВ / Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine, LSV) is autonomist, regionalist[2] and social-democratic[2] political party in the Vojvodina region of Serbia. The founder and current leader of the party is Nenad Čanak.

History

The party was founded on 14 July 1990 in Novi Sad. At the First Party Congress, the LSV adopted the party program, which defined following principles of the party: liberty, equality, justice, solidarity, and publicity. At the Second Congress, which was held in July 1997, the LSV adopted a new statute.[3]

In the first years of its existence, the party's activities were mainly directed towards organization of anti-war actions. Together with other parties, it organized anti-war demonstrations in Vojvodina and publicly opposed mobilization of Vojvodina citizens for the front lines in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3]

Goals

The League advocates the "right of autonomous decisions about fundamental affairs of Vojvodina within Serbia", which, according to the League, was abolished after the so-called Yogurt Revolution in 1988 and after constitutional changes from 1990, which, according to the League, diminished the autonomy of Vojvodina to "protocolar minimum".[3]

In December 1998, the League proclaimed that its political goal is establishment of the Republic of Vojvodina within a federalized Serbia.[3] In recent years, the League mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but it still advocated a greater level of autonomy for the province. In November 2011, League official Aleksandra Jerkov stated that "Vojvodina needs more jurisdictions", but that "there is no need for it to be a republic".[4]

Participation in elections

Parliamentary elections

In the Serbian general election, 1990, the League supported candidates of the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia and the Association for Yugoslav Democratic Initiative in several electoral districts.

Year Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalitions Government
1992 36,780 0.78%
0 / 250
 Steady NSS-RSS-RK non-parliamentary
1993 41,097 0.96%
0 / 250
 Steady RDSV-SJ non-parliamentary
1997 112,589 2.72%
3 / 250
 Increase 3 Vojvodina Coalition opposition
2000 2,402,387 64.09%
6 / 250
 Increase 3 DOS government
2003 161,765 4.23%
0 / 250
 Decrease 6 ZZT non-parliamentary
2007 214,262 5.31%
4 / 250
 Increase 4 With LDP-GSS-SDU-DHSS opposition
2008 1,590,200 38.42%
6 / 250
 Increase 2 ZES government
2012 863,294 22.07%
3 / 250
 Decrease 3 IBŽ opposition
2014 204,767 5.70%
5 / 250
 Increase 2 With SDS-ZZS-ZS opposition
2016 189,564 5.02%
4 / 250
 Decrease 1 With LDP-SDS opposition

Provincial elections

In the 2004 provincial election, the LSV was part of the Together for Vojvodina coalition. The coalition won 9.44% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government.

In the 2008 provincial election, the LSV was again part of the Together for Vojvodina coalition. The coalition won 8.25% of the popular vote in the first-round of voting, representing a drop of -1.19% from the previous election. The party subsequently participated in post-election provincial government.

References

  1. ↑ "Partijsku knjižicu ima više od milion građana" (in Serbian). Blic.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Vojvodina/Serbia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Enciklopedija Novog Sada, knjiga 13, Novi Sad, 1999, pages 40-41.
  4. ↑ http://www.vesti-online.com/Vesti/Srbija/182969/Trazi-da-Vojvodina-bude-republika
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