New Serbia (, NS) is a right-wing political party in Serbia. It was established in 1998 by a group of dissidents led by Velimir Ilić from the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO).
History After leaving SPO, Velimir Ilić became a member of SPO-Together.
New Serbia was part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) bloc which defeated Slobodan Milošević in the 2000 presidential election.
The party took part in the 2003 parliamentary election in coalition with the Serbian Renewal Movement. The coalition received 7.7% of the popular vote and 22 seats; 9 seats were allocated to New Serbia.
New Serbia ran in the 2007 election in coalition with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and United Serbia (JS). The coalition received 16.55% of the popular vote and 47 seats in parliament, 10 of which went to New Serbia.
The party ran again in coalition with the DSS a year later in the 2008 election, receiving 11.62% of votes and 30 seats, with 9 allocated to NS.
New Serbia ran in the 2014 election in coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and several other parties. The coalition received 48.2% of the popular vote and 158 seats in parliament, 6 of which went to New Serbia.
In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, NS was associated with the European People's Party.
Presidents #PresidentBorn–diedTerm startTerm end1Velimir Ilić1951–10 August 1998Incumbent
Electoral performance Parliamentary elections + National Assembly of Serbia Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalitions Status 2000 Velimir Ilić 2,402,387 64.09% 8 DOS 2003 293,082 7.66% 1 With SPO 2007 667,615 16.55% 1 With DSS-JS 2008 480,987 11.62% 1 With DSS 2012 940,659 24.05% 1 SNS coalition 2014 1,736,920 48.35% 2 SNS coalition 2016 1,823,147 48.25% 1 SNS coalition 2020 7,873 0.24% 5 With NSP no seats 2022 did not participate 0 no seats
Years in government (1990– )
Presidential elections + President of Serbia Election year # Candidate 1st round votes % 2nd round votes %Elected Notes 2003 3rd Velimir Ilić 229,229 9.08 — — Election declared invalid due to low turnout 2004 4th Dragan Maršićanin 414,971 13.31 — — Government Coalition 2008 3rd Velimir Ilić 305,828 7.43 — — 2012 1st Tomislav Nikolić 979,216 25.05 1,552,063 49.54 Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition 2017 4th Vuk Jeremić 206,676 5.66 — — Independent candidate; support 2022Did not participate
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