Rich Serbia

Rich Serbia (Serbian: Богата Србија/ Bogata Srbija, BS) is a political party in the Republic of Serbia. It was founded in 2011 by journalist and celebrity agriculturist Zaharije Trnavčević.

Ideology

The goal of the party was to appeal to agronomists and entrepreneurs. Its policies were agrarian and included tripling the agricultural subsidy.[1][2]

History

Its founding assembly was held on 22 January, and the party was formally registered on 5 June 2011.[3]

In the 2012 election, BS ran as part of the U-Turn political alliance led by Čedomir Jovanović, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party and won 1 seat. However, almost immediately after the election, it broke from the coalition and joined the parliamentary majority with the Progressives and Socialists, siding with the government of Ivica Dačić, which it continued to support until the 2014 election.[4]

In the 2014 election the party ran in coalition with the Democratic Party and won no seats.[5][6]

In January 2015 the party reached an agreement on beginning cooperation with the Third Serbia political movement led by Miroslav Parović. The party is de facto nonexistent as it was renamed Third Serbia - Rich Serbia (Serbian: Трећа Србија -Богата Србија) and is now led by Parović, effectively a merger of the two groups. This was opposed by some members of Third Serbia, and they split into a new movement called the Serbian League led by Aleksandar Đurđev.[7][8]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

Year Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Government
2012 255,546 6.53%
1 / 250
 Increase 1 U-Turn gov′t support
2014 216,634 6.03%
0 / 250
 Decrease 1 With DS-NS-DSHV non-parliamentary

References

  1. ↑ "Zaharije Trnavčević osniva stranku". Blic.rs. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zaharije Trnavčević predsednik "Bogate Srbije" - Glas javnosti". Glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Vesti online / Vesti / Srbija / Mrkonjiću saobraćaj, a Velji građevinarstvo". Vesti-online.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "RIK proglasio listu DS-a - B92.net". B92.net.
  6. ↑ "U parlamentu 18 stranaka". Danas.rs. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ↑ Ковачевић, С. "Како се „обогатила" Трећа Србија". Politika.rs.
  8. ↑ "Bivši generalni sekretar Treće Srbije osnovao svoju Ligu". Blic.rs. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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