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Political party in Serbia

Better Serbia Боља Србија Bolja Srbija Abbreviation BS President Dragan Jovanović Secretary Milovan Cvetković Founded 24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) Dissolved 12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) Split from New Serbia Merged into Serbian Progressive Party Ideology National conservatism Agrarianism Regionalism Political position Right-wing National affiliation Together We Can Do Everything Colours Red Blue Slogan Mi znamo bolje ("We know better") Website boljasrbija.org.rs Politics of Serbia Political parties Elections

**Better Serbia** ([Serbian Cyrillic](/source/Serbian_Cyrillic_alphabet): Боља Србија, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Serbian): *Bolja Srbija*, **BS**) was a [national-conservative](/source/National_conservatism) [political party](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Serbia) in [Serbia](/source/Serbia). Its leader was [Dragan Jovanović](/source/Dragan_Jovanovi%C4%87_(Serbian_politician%2C_born_1972)), a former member of [New Serbia](/source/New_Serbia_(political_party)). It was the main governing party in the municipality of [Topola](/source/Topola).

## Origins and current status

Jovanović was a longtime member of New Serbia (NS) before his expulsion from the party in January 2017, which occurred against the backdrop of a quarrel with party leader [Velimir Ilić](/source/Velimir_Ili%C4%87). Jovanović was elected on [Serbian Progressive Party](/source/For_Our_Children_(Serbia))'s (SNS) list in 2016, and after serving as an independent member of the assembly for six months, Jovanović launched Better Serbia in July 2017.[1] A month before the formation, Jovanović presented a political program with [Vladan Glišić](/source/Vladan_Gli%C5%A1i%C4%87) and [Miroslav Parović](/source/Miroslav_Parovi%C4%87).[2] He outlined the party's positions in an interview with *[Politika](/source/Politika)* shortly thereafter, noting the party's focus on agrarian issues.[3] Jovanović was a supporter of [Serbian president](/source/President_of_Serbia) [Aleksandar Vučić](/source/Aleksandar_Vu%C4%8Di%C4%87) at the time of Better Serbia's establishment, although by 2020 he had become an opponent of the administration.[4]

Better Serbia contested the [2020 Serbian parliamentary election](/source/2020_Serbian_parliamentary_election) in an alliance with [Healthy Serbia](/source/Healthy_Serbia).[5] Their list did not cross the [electoral threshold](/source/Electoral_threshold) to win representation in the assembly. Better Serbia won a narrow victory in Jovanović's home community of Topola in the concurrent [2020 Serbian local elections](/source/2020_Serbian_local_elections), defeating the [Serbian Progressive Party](/source/Serbian_Progressive_Party) by sixteen seats to fifteen. After the election, the Progressives formed a new governing alliance with smaller parties in the local assembly, and Better Serbia served in [opposition](/source/Opposition_(politics)).[6] In April 2021, however, two defectors from the Progressives allowed Better Serbia to form a new municipal administration with the support from the [Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia](/source/Movement_for_the_Restoration_of_the_Kingdom_of_Serbia). Topola's incumbent mayor, Ivan Petrović, also chose to join the new administration.[7]

On 14 February 2022, Dragan Jovanović announced that BS will participate in the [2022 Serbian parliamentary elections](/source/2022_Serbian_general_election) as part of the [SNS-led coalition](/source/SNS-led_coalition) and their "Together We Can Do Everything" ballot list.[8] On 12 April 2023, BS merged into SNS.[9]

## Presidents of *Better Serbia*

# President Born-Died Term start Term end 1 Dragan Jovanović 1976– 24 July 2017 12 April 2023

## Electoral performance

### Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Coalition Status Ref. 2020 Dragan Jovanović 33,435 1.08% 11th 0 / 250 1 BS–ZS Extra-parliamentary [10] 2022 1,635,101 44.27% 1st 1 / 250 1 ZMS Support [11]

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### Presidential elections

President of Serbia Year Candidate 1st round popular vote % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote Notes Ref. 2022 Aleksandar Vučić 1st 2,224,914 60.01% —N/a — — Supported Vučić [12]

## See also

- [Serbia portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Serbia)
- [Conservatism portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Conservatism)

- [List of political parties in Serbia](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Serbia)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bolja Srbija - nova stranka, predsednik Dragan Jovanović"](http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view.aspx?izb=346593), *Tanjug*, 24 July 2017, accessed 27 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Serbian Right-Wingers Unveil Populist Platform"](https://balkaninsight.com/2017/06/15/serbian-rightists-call-for-unification-around-populist-platform-06-15-2017/). *Balkan Insight*. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Мирјана Чекеревац, "Увек сам за народне коалиције"](http://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/386287/Uvek-sam-za-narodne-koalicije), *Politika*, 4 August 2017, accessed 27 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Mirjana R. Milenković, "Jovanović: Mislio sam da su žuti najgori, ali naprednjaci su gori"](https://www.danas.rs/politika/izbori-2020/jovanovic-mislio-sam-da-su-zuti-najgori-ali-naprednjaci-su-gori/), *Danas*, 6 March 2020, accessed 4 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_5-0)** ["Novinska agencija Beta"](https://beta.rs/politika/127692-rik-proglasio-izbornu-listu-koalicije-zdrava-srbija--bolja-srbija). *Novinska agencija Beta* (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["SNS na čelu vlasti u Topoli, Dragan Jovanović posle 16 godina ide u opoziciju"](https://www.danas.rs/politika/sns-na-celu-vlasti-u-topoli-dragan-jovanovic-posle-16-godina-ide-u-opoziciju/), *Danas*, 19 August 2020, accessed 4 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["U Topoli prekomponovana vlast, Bolja Srbija dobila podršku troje naprednjaka"](https://www.danas.rs/politika/u-topoli-prekomponovana-vlast-bolja-srbija-dobila-podrsku-troje-naprednjaka/), *Danas*, 27 April 2021, accessed 27 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Topola: Dragan Jovanović i "Bolja Srbija" ipak na listi SNS"](https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/izbori22/topola-dragan-jovanovic-i-bolja-srbija-ipak-na-listi-sns/). *Dnevni list Danas* (in Serbian). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** TANJUG (12 April 2023). ["Glišić: Stranka Bolja Srbija danas kolektivno pristupila SNS-u"](https://www.tanjug.rs/srbija/politika/24588/glisic-stranka-bolja-srbija-danas-kolektivno-pristupila-sns-u/vest). *tanjug.rs* (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Kovačević, Miladin (2020). [*Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije*](https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/Pdf/G20206003.pdf) [*Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia*] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 9. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-86-6161-193-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-86-6161-193-3). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192106/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/Pdf/G20206003.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Kovačević, Miladin (2022). [*Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije*](https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226010.pdf) [*Elections for Deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia*] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-86-6161-221-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-86-6161-221-3). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192056/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226010.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Kovačević, Miladin (2022). [*Izbori za predsednika Republike Srbije*](https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226009.pdf) [*Elections for the President of the Republic of Serbia*] (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Republički zavod za statistiku. p. 7. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-86-6161-220-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-86-6161-220-6). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221214192338/https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20226009.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

v t e Political parties in Serbia Bracketed numbers indicate number of seats in parliament National Assembly (250) Serbian Progressive Party (104) Party of Freedom and Justice (15) We–The Voice from the People (13) Socialist Party of Serbia (12) People's Movement of Serbia (12) Green–Left Front (10) Serbia Centre (9) Democratic Party (8) New Democratic Party of Serbia (7) Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (6) Social Democratic Party of Serbia (6) Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (6) Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (6) Ecological Uprising (5) United Serbia (5) Movement of Free Citizens (3) Healthy Serbia (3) Justice and Reconciliation Party (2) Movement of Socialists (2) Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (2) Serbian People's Party (2) Serbian Renewal Movement (2) New Face of Serbia (2) Alliance of Social Democrats (1) Greens of Serbia (1) Party for Democratic Action (1) People's Peasant Party (1) United Peasant Party (1) Serbian Left (1) United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" (1) Russian Party (1) Non-parliamentary Alternative for Changes Bosniak Democratic Union Bosniak People's Party Bunjevci Citizens of Serbia Civic Democratic Forum Civic Platform Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians Democratic Party of Bosniaks Democratic Party of Macedonians Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians Democratic Union of Croats Dveri Enough is Enough Fatherland Hungarian Civic Alliance Independent Serbian Party League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina Leviathan Movement Liberal Democratic Party Liberation Movement Montenegrin Party Movement for Reversal Movement of Veterans of Serbia National Network New Communist Party of Yugoslavia New Serbia Party of Labour Party of Modern Serbia Party of the Radical Left People's Freedom Movement People's Party People's Strong Serbia Pirate Party of Serbia Reformist Party Reformists of Vojvodina Roma Party Roma Union of Serbia Serbia 21 Serbian Party Oathkeepers Serbian Radical Party Serbian Right Slovaks Forward Social Democratic Party Strength of Serbia Movement Together Together for Vojvodina Vlach National Party Vojvodina's Party Coalitions Current Albanian Coalition of Preševo Valley Coalition for Peace and Tolerance National Democratic Alternative Serbia Must Not Stop Defunct All Together Alliance for Serbia Choice for a Better Life Citizens' Bloc 381 Clean Hands of Vojvodina Democratic Movement of Serbia Democratic Opposition of Serbia Good Morning Serbia For a European Serbia For National Unity Forward to Europe Hungarian Coalition Hungarian Union Independent Serbia Left Coalition List for Sandžak National Gathering Serbia Against Violence Sovereignists Together for Tolerance Together for Vojvodina U-Turn United Democratic Serbia United for the Victory of Serbia United Opposition of Serbia (1990) United Opposition of Serbia (2020) Vojvodina Coalition Vojvodina Front Vojvodina Parties We Must Defunct Association for the Yugoslav Democratic Initiative Bosniak Democratic Party of Sandžak Christian Democratic Party of Serbia Civic Alliance of Serbia Communist Party Conservatives Council of Serbian Unity Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party Croatian National Alliance Croatian Syrmian Initiative Democratic Alternative Democratic Centre Democratic Fatherland Party Do not let Belgrade drown Federal Party of Yugoslavs G17 Plus Green Party Hungarian Hope Movement I Live for Krajina Independent Democratic Party of Serbia Labour Party of Serbia League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia League of Communists of Serbia League of Communists of Vojvodina League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Serbia Liberal Democratic Party (1989) Liberal Party Liberals of Serbia Movement of Veterans New Party Otpor Party of Serbian Progress Party of Serbian Unity Peasants Party of Serbia People's Democratic Party People's Party (1990) People's Party (2008) People's Radical Party (1881) People's Radical Party (1990) Rich Serbia Sarmu probo nisi Progressives Serbian Chetnik Movement Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement Serbian Left Serbian Liberal Party Serbian National Renewal Serbian Patriotic Alliance Serbian Radical Party – Nikola Pašić Serbian Social Democratic Party Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement Social Democracy Social Democratic Union Social Democratic Party (2001) Social Liberal Party of Sandžak Socialist People's Party Third Serbia – Rich Serbia Together for Serbia Together for Šumadija Union of Reform Forces United Regions of Serbia Yugoslav Left Politics of Serbia Political parties by country Politics portal

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