Strength of Serbia Movement
Strength of Serbia Movement – BK Покрет снага Србије – БК Pokret snaga Srbije – BK | |
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| Abbreviation | PSS |
| Leader | Bogoljub Karić |
| Founded | 20 May 2004 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | Together We Can Do Everything |
| Colours | Blue |
| National Assembly | 3 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 0 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 2 / 110 |
| Website | |
| snagasrbije | |
The Strength of Serbia Movement – BK (Template:Lang-sr, PSS–BK) is a political party in Serbia.
History
Party was founded in 2004. Its founder and current leader of PSS-BK is Bogoljub Karić, Serbian businessman and tycoon under criminal charges in flight. Since the 2012 parliamentary election its member of the big tent and populist coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).[1][2]
Political positions
PSS has been described as a conservative,[3] liberal-conservative,[4] populist,[5] and pro-Russian party.[6] It is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.[7]
Elections
Parliamentary elections
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalitions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bogoljub Karić | 70,727 | 1.75% | 0 / 250
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New | — | Extra-parliamentary |
| 2008 | 22,250 | 0.54% | 0 / 250
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— | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2012 | 940,659 | 24.05% | 2 / 250
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 2
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SNS coalition | Support | |
| 2014 | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 2 / 250
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0
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SNS coalition | Support | |
| 2016 | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 2 / 250
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0
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SNS coalition | Support | |
| 2020 | 1,953,998 | 60.65% | 3 / 250
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1
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SNS coalition | Support | |
| 2022 | 1,635,101 | 44.27% | 3 / 250
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0
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SNS coalition | TBA |
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
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| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 2004 | Bogoljub Karić | 568,691 | 18.46% | — | Lost 
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| 2008 | Milanka Karić | 40,332 | 1.00% | — | Lost
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| 2012[a] | Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 26.22% | 1,552,063 | 51.16% | Won 
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| 2017[a] | Aleksandar Vučić | 2,012,788 | 56.01% | — | Won
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| 2022[a] | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | Won
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Provincial elections
The Movement received 42,813 votes (6.69%) and won 4 seats in the first round of the 2004 Vojvodina parliamentary elections and additional 3 seats in the second round, by majority system.
References
- ^ "SNS prva predala listu RIK-u: Ne interesuje nas matematika već ljudi". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ Eizbori, 7 May 2012, archived from the original on 10 May 2012
- ^ Bakić, Jovo (2006). "Političke stranke umerene i krajnje desnice u Srbiji". Političke stranke. 11 (1). ISSN 1450-7382.
- ^ Andić, Tanja (2020). Anticipating the "Blocked Future": Transitions to Adulthood and Migration Aspirations in Serbia (PDF). University of Minnesota. p. 12.
- ^ Clark, Janine N. (2008). Serbia in the shadow of Milošević : the legacy of conflict in the Balkans. London: Tauris Academic Studies. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-4416-2967-8. OCLC 667107743.
- ^ Cuckić, Nikola; Burazer, Nikola; Todorović Štiplija, Nemanja (2020). Kosovo is the Serbian Crimea (PDF). Political Capital. p. 31.
- ^ "Serbia". European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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