Socialist People's Party (Serbia)
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The Socialist People's Party is a political party
in Serbia
founded by Branislav Ivković, a former member of the Socialist Party of Serbia
. Ivković was a candidate in the first round of elections
for President of Serbia
in 2002, winning 1.2% of the vote. In the 2003 re-run of the previous elections, their candidate was Dragan Tomic
, who won 2.2% of the vote. In the final re-run of the elections in 2004, Ivković was again the party's candidate, winning 0.4% of the vote. On the 2006 parliamentary election the party ran on the coalition of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia and the Social Democratic Party that failed to pass the minimum vote percentage requirement.
Political party
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in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
founded by Branislav Ivković, a former member of the Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
. Ivković was a candidate in the first round of elections
Serbian presidential elections, 2002-2004
The Serbian presidential election was held on 29 September 2002 and 13 October 2002 and was invalidated because turnout in the second round was less than 50% of eligible voters. It was repeated on December 2002....
for President of Serbia
President of Serbia
The President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...
in 2002, winning 1.2% of the vote. In the 2003 re-run of the previous elections, their candidate was Dragan Tomic
Dragan Tomic
Dragan Tomić is a former Speaker of the National Assembly, holding the position from 1994 to 2001. A member of the Socialist Party of Serbia, he next became acting President of Serbia from 23 July to 29 December 1997.He was preceded by Slobodan Milošević and succeeded by Milan...
, who won 2.2% of the vote. In the final re-run of the elections in 2004, Ivković was again the party's candidate, winning 0.4% of the vote. On the 2006 parliamentary election the party ran on the coalition of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia and the Social Democratic Party that failed to pass the minimum vote percentage requirement.