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Russian Party (Serbia)

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Russian Party
Руска странка
Русская партия
AbbreviationRS
LeaderSlobodan Nikolić
Founded9 June 2013 (2013-06-09)
Split fromPeople's Peasant Party
HeadquartersCerska 17/4, Šabac
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Parliamentary groupHealthy Serbia–Russian Party–United Peasant Party
Colors  Blue
Slogan"Srbija ka istoku"
("Serbia to the East")
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
www.ruskastranka.rs

The Russian Party (Russian: Русская партия; Serbian: Руска странка, romanizedRuska stranka, abbr. RS) is a political party in Serbia representing the Russian minority.[2] In addition to the small Russian minority, the party also gathers a large number of pro-Russian citizens, mostly Serbs. The party's president is Slobodan Nikolić, a former vice-president of the People's Peasant Party.[3] The party competed in the 2023 parliamentary election in alliance with the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

Programme

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According to its program, the Russian Party advocates Serbia's entry into the Eurasian Economic Union, and the full membership of Serbia in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.[4] The party also advocates increasing cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of economy, culture and education.[5]

Electoral performance

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Parliamentary elections

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National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Coalition Status Ref.
2014 Slobodan Nikolić 6,547 0.19% Increase 15th
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Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary [6]
2016 13,777 0.38% Decrease 16th
0 / 250
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary [7]
2020 6,295 0.20% Decrease 21st
0 / 250
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary [8]
2022 Did not participate
0 / 250
Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2023 11,369 0.31% Increase 14th
1 / 250
Increase 1 RS–NKPJ Support [9]

Presidential elections

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Year Candidate 1st round popular vote % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote
2017 Did not participate
2022

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ko učestvuje na izborima za vlast u Beogradu". BBC News na srpskom (in Serbian (Latin script)). 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ Miladinović, Aleksandar (10 June 2020). "Ko je ko na glasačkom listiću". BBC News (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Registry of political parties".
  4. ^ ""Руска странка" у Шапцу - Амбасада Руске Федерације у Републици Србији". www.ambasadarusije.rs. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ruska stranka | Srbija izbori 2020". www.srbijaizbori.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. ^ Vukmirović, Dragan (2014). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-108-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2016). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-154-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2020). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije [Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. ISBN 978-86-6161-193-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  9. ^ Kovačević, Miladin (2024). Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 8–9. ISBN 978-86-6161-252-7. Retrieved 22 June 2024.