The Serb List (Serbian: Српска листа, romanized: Srpska lista; Albanian: Lista Serbe) is a Serb minority political party in Kosovo.[a] It was the dominant Serb party in Kosovo politics, claiming all ten of Assembly seats reserved for the community, from 2014 until all its members resigned and withdrew in 2022. The party retains close links to the Government of Serbia, led by the populist Serbian Progressive Party and President Aleksandar Vučić.[2][3]
Serb List Српска листа Srpska lista Lista Serbe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Goran Rakić |
| Parliamentary leader | Igor Simić (resigned) |
| Vice Presidents | Milan Radoičić Igor Simić Dalibor Jevtić |
| Initiator | Aleksandar Vučić[citation needed] |
| Founder | Aleksandar Jablanović |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | North Mitrovica, Kosovo |
| Ideology | Serb minority politics[1] |
| Regional affiliation | Serbian Progressive Party |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (affiliation)[citation needed] |
| Colours | Red, blue and white |
| Assembly | 9 / 120
|
| Mayors | 6 / 38 (4 have resigned)
|
| Municipal assemblies | 117 / 994 (resigned)
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| srpskalista | |
HistoryEdit
The combined number of votes for the Serb List was 38,169 (5.30%) at the 2014 Kosovan parliamentary election. On 17 September 2014, the Serb List announced that they would join the government cabinet only if Vetëvendosje was not part of it.[4] Aleksandar Jablanović, the Minister for Returns and Communities in the Government of Kosovo, was dismissed on 3 February 2015, after the opposition demanded his dismissal after he called the group of ethnic Albanians who attacked Serb IDPs in Gjakova with stones on Christmas Eve "savages".[5] His statement contributed to the 2015 Kosovo protests.[6] The Serb List decided not to attend the next Kosovo assembly session.[7] Following the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election, the Serb List agreed to form the Government of Kosovo led by Ramush Haradinaj of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, allegedly under main condition that the Community of Serb Municipalities be established.[8]
Parliamentary electionsEdit
| Year | Popular vote | % of vote | Overall seats won | Serb seats | +/– | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38,199 | #5 | 5.20% | 9 / 120
|
9 / 10
|
 9
|
Coalition |
| 2017 | 44,578 | #4 | 6.20% | 9 / 120
|
9 / 10
|
 |
Coalition |
| 2019 | 52,620 | #5 | 6.61% | 10 / 120
|
10 / 10
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1
|
Coalition |
| 2021 | 44,404 | #5 | 5.06% | 10 / 120
|
10 / 10
|
|
Coalition (2021–2022)[b] |
| Extra-parliamentary (2022)[c] | |||||||
| Opposition (2022–)[d] | |||||||
Municipal parliamentsEdit
Serb List formed local government in all 10 Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo after the 2017 Kosovan local elections.
| Municipality | Map Location |
Population (2011)[12][13] |
Status | Mayor[14] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leposavić
Leposaviq |
|
13,733 | Left the assembly | Zoran Todić
(resigned) |
|
North Mitrovica
Severna Kosovska Mitrovica |
|
12,326 | Left the assembly | Aleksandar Spirić
(resigned) |
|
Gračanica
Graçanica |
|
10,675 | Majority | Srđan Popović |
|
Zvečan
Zveçan |
|
7,481 | Left the assembly | Vučina Janković
(resigned) |
|
Štrpce
Shtërpca |
|
6,949 | Majority | Bratislav Nikolić |
|
Novo Brdo
Novobërda |
|
6,729 | Majority | Svetislav Ivanović |
|
Zubin Potok
Zubin Potoku |
|
6,616 | Left the assembly | Stevan Vulović
(resigned) |
|
Ranilug
Ranillug |
|
3,866 | Majority | Vladica Aritonović |
|
Klokot
Kllokot |
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2,556 | Majority | Božidar Dejanović |
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Parteš
Partesh |
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1,787 | Majority | Dragan Petković |
Presidents of the Serb ListEdit
| President | Lifespan | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandar Jablanović |  |
1980– | 2014 | 2015 |
| 2 | Slavko Simić |  |
1984– | 2015 | 2017 |
| 3 | Goran Rakić | .jpg) |
1971– | 2017 | Present |
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 out of 193 (52.3%) UN member states (with another 13 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory.
- ^ Party was officially part of the government, however the SL MPs did not vote in favor of its election.[9]
- ^ All Serb List MPs have resigned during 2022 North Kosovo crisis.[10]
- ^ Ten days after resignation they decided to return to the Assembly.[11]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ Vasovic, Milenko (October 16, 2019). "Serbia's President Was Real Loser in Kosovo Election". Balkan Insight. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Scenario: Territorial Exchange Between Serbia and Kosovo and It's [sic] Potential Impact on Serbian Communities South of the Ibar" (PDF). NGO Aktiv. October 24, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Beta, Tanjug (September 17, 2014). "Serb List Won't Join Cabinet With Self-Determination". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Beta, Tanjug (February 4, 2015). "Serb Minister Dismissed From Pristina Government". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jabllanoviqi i quan egërsira protestuesit në Gjakovë (Video)". Telegrafi.com. January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ Beta, Tanjug (February 5, 2015). "Serb List Deputies Miss Kosovo Assembly Session". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Srpska lista odlučila da uđe u vladu Kosova Ramuša Haradinaja". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Beta. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Lista Serbe nuk mbështet Qeverinë Kurti 2, paralajmëron ankesë në Kushtetuese" [Serb List does not support the Second Kurti Government, warns of a complaint to the Constitutional Court] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Lista Serbe dorëzon mandatet e deputetëve në Kuvendin e Kosovës" [Serb List hands over the MPs mandates to the Assembly of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Pa paralajmërim, Lista Serbe kthehet në Kuvend – këta janë deputetët e rinj" [Without warning, Serb List returns to the Assembly – these are the new MPs] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Estimation of Kosovo Population 2011" (PDF). Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës. 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Community Profile: Albanian Community" (PDF). European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo). 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Rezultatet Përfundimtare NGA Qnr KonačNI Rezultati Iz Cpr" (PDF). KQZ - Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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