For a European Serbia

For a European Serbia
For a European Serbia; За европску Србију; Za evropsku Srbiju
Leader	Boris Tadić
Parliamentary leader	Nada Kolundžija
Ballot carrier	Dragoljub Mićunović
Founded	2008
Dissolved	2011
Succeeded by	Choice for a Better Life; United Regions of Serbia
Headquarters	Belgrade
Ideology	Catch-all alliance; Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Big tent
Slogan	"For a strong, stable... European Serbia"
National Assembly of Serbia (2008)	102 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina (2008)	64 / 120
City Assembly of Belgrade (2008)	45 / 110
	Politics of Serbia; Political parties; Elections;

For a European Serbia (Serbian: За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) was an big tent and pro-EU electoral alliance, led by Boris Tadić, which participated in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat Parliament of Serbia.

History

President of Serbia, Boris Tadić has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left Democratic Party (DS) and centre-right G17 Plus. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is For a European Serbia – Boris Tadić and its leader is Dragoljub Mićunović. Boris Tadić claimed victory at the election, despite only gaining a plurality.

The victory was contested by the opposing Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS), which received 29.46% of the popular vote.[1][2] In the election aftermath, ZES alliance formed a big tent coalition government together with the SPS-PUPS-JS electoral alliance and ethnic minority parties (Hungarian Coalition, List for Sandžak) on 7 July 2008, after securing 128 seats in the 250-seat parliament. This coalition government ruled Serbia until the 2012 elections.

On 3 February 2008, Boris Tadić won in the second round of the presidential election, for the second time, his opponent Tomislav Nikolić, of the far-right SRS.[3] He held that position until April 5, 2012, when he resigned,[4] and scheduled new presidential elections, which would coincide with the parliamentary election on 6 May, 2012.[5]

	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Political position	MPs (2008)
Democratic Party Демократска странка Demokratska stranka	DS	Boris Tadić	Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	64 / 250
G17 Plus Г17 плус G17 plus	G17+	Mlađan Dinkić	Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	24 / 250
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina Лига социјалдемократа Војводине Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine	LSV	Nenad Čanak	Social democracy Autonomism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	5 / 250
Social Democratic Party of Serbia Социјалдемократска партија Србије Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije	SDPS	Rasim Ljajić	Social democracy Populism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	4 / 250
Serbian Renewal Movement Српски покрет обнове Srpski pokret obnove	SPO	Vuk Drašković	Monarchism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	4 / 250
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Демократски савез Хрвата у Војводини Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini	DSHV	Petar Kuntić	Croat minority interests Autonomism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	1 / 250

National Assembly of Serbia
Year	Popular vote	% of popular vote	# of seats	Seat change	Status
2008	1,590,200	38.42%	102 / 250	15	government

President of Serbia
Year	Candidate	Party	#	1st round vote	% of vote	#	2nd round vote	% of vote
2008	Boris Tadić	DS	2nd	1,457,030	35.39%	1st	2,304,467	50.31%

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