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Former nationalist political party in Serbia

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Party of Serbian Unity Странка српског јединства Stranka srpskog jedinstva Abbreviation SSJ President Borislav Pelević Founder Željko Ražnatović Arkan Founded 1993 Dissolved 2007 Preceded by Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan Merged into Serbian Radical Party Succeeded by Council of Serbian Unity Headquarters Belgrade (1993–1998) Jagodina (1998–2007) Military wing Serb Volunteer Guard (1993–96) Ideology Serbian ultranationalism[1][2][3] National conservatism Serbian irredentism Political position Far-right[1] Colours Grey National Assembly 0 / 250 Party flag Website www.strankasrpskogjedinstva.org (archived) Politics of Serbia Political parties Elections

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The **Party of Serbian Unity** ([Serbian](/source/Serbian_language): Странка српског јединства, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Serbian): *Stranka srpskog jedinstva*; abbr. **SSJ**) was a [far-right](/source/Far-right_politics_in_Serbia), [ultranationalist](/source/Ultranationalist) [political party](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Serbia) in [Serbia](/source/Serbia) founded by [Željko Ražnatović](/source/Arkan).[4] After its merging into the [Serbian Radical Party](/source/Serbian_Radical_Party), the [Council of Serbian Unity](/source/Council_of_Serbian_Unity) was the formed to be the party's successor in 2013.

## Goals

The key goals of the party were:

- Unity of the [Serbian](/source/Serbs) people

- Preserving the integrity and territory of Serbia

- [Parliamentarism](/source/Parliamentary_system) and Democracy

- Preservation of tradition, family and the [Cyrillic script](/source/Serbian_Cyrillic_alphabet)

## History

In 1992, a new party formed by Ražnatović called the [Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Civic_Group_%E2%80%93_%C5%BDeljko_Ra%C5%BEnatovi%C4%87_Arkan&action=edit&redlink=1).[5] It gained five seats in the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Serbia)) during the [1992 general elections](/source/1992_Serbian_general_election). After changing to the SSJ in 1993, the party lost its five seats for failing to receive the 5% threshold. In 1998, the party moved its headquarters from [Belgrade](/source/Belgrade) to [Jagodina](/source/Jagodina).

Following the assassination of Ražnatović in 2000, [Borislav Pelević](/source/Borislav_Pelevi%C4%87) became president of the party. At the last [legislative election](/source/2003_Serbian_parliamentary_election) in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the [For National Unity](/source/For_National_Unity_(Serbia)) alliance. However, the coalition failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.[4]

On 21 January 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević, Slobodan Radosavljević and Jelena Kostić in Belgrade.[6] The new party took part in the [2014 parliamentary election](/source/2014_Serbian_parliamentary_election) as part of the [Patriotic Front](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patriotic_Front_(Serbia)&action=edit&redlink=1) coalition, but failed to reach the 5% threshold.[7]

## Electoral results

### Parliamentary

Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Status 1992 Željko Ražnatović 17,352 0.39% 5 / 250 5 — Opposition 1993 41,632 1.00% 0 / 250 5 — Opposition 1997 5,590 0.14% 0 / 250 0 — Opposition 2000 Borislav Pelević 200,052 5.33% 14 / 250 14 — Opposition 2003 68,537 1.82% 0 / 250 14 For National Unity Opposition 2014 4,514 0.17% 0 / 250 0 Patriotic Front Opposition

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BW_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BW_1-1) Wiesinger, Barbara (December 2008). ["The Continuing Presence of the Extreme Right in Post-Milošević Serbia"](https://journals.openedition.org/balkanologie/1363). *Balkanologie*. **11** (1–2). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.4000/balkanologie.1363](https://doi.org/10.4000%2Fbalkanologie.1363).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Warlord's party hopeful of winning seats"](http://edition.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/12/24/serbia.arkan/index.html). *CNN*. CNN. 24 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Željko Ražnatović"](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zeljko-Raznatovic). *britannica.com*. Britannica.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-arkan_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-arkan_4-1) ["Arkan radikal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131109071052/http://www.kurir-info.rs/arkan-radikal-clanak-21866) (in Serbian). Kurir. 24 December 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.kurir-info.rs/arkan-radikal-clanak-21866) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Arhiva - Izbori za narodne poslanike - 1992"](http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/latinica/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-1992.php). *arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs*. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pelević obnavlja staru stranku"](http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.289.html:394841-Pelevic-obnavlja-staru-stranku) (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Studio B :: Vesti :: Predata lista Patriotski front"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002953/http://www.studiob.rs/info/vest.php?id=98397). Archived from [the original](http://www.studiob.rs/info/vest.php?id=98397) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

## External links

- [Council of Serbian Unity official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20140330192613/http://www.saborsrpskogjedinstva.rs/)

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