For a European Serbia
# For a European Serbia

For a European Serbia (Serbian: За европску Србију / Za evropsku Srbiju, ZES) was a 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

### 2008 parliamentary election

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. 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.

### 2008 presidential election

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. He held that position until April 5, 2012, when he resigned, and scheduled new presidential elections, which would coincide with the parliamentary election on 6 May 2012.

## Coalition members

| Party | 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 |

## Electoral results

### Parliamentary election

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 |

### Presidential election

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% |
