Serbian Left (2015)

{{short description|Political party in Serbia}} {{Other uses|Serbian Left (disambiguation){{!}}Serbian Left}} {{Infobox political party | name = Serbian Left | native_name = Levica Srbije | lang1 = sr | logo = File:Levica srbije.jpg | colorcode = {{party color|Serbian Left (2015)}} | split = [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] | merged = {{nowrap|[[Party of Freedom and Justice]]}} | president = [[Borko Stefanović]] | founders = Borko Stefanović<br>[[Jovo Bakić]] | general_secretary = | first_secretary = | secretary_general = | presidium = | secretary = | spokesperson = | founded = {{start date and age|2015|12|5}} | dissolution = {{end date and age|2019|4|19}} | ideology = [[Social democracy]]<br>[[Pro-Europeanism]] | national = | position = [[Centre-left]] | headquarters = [[Belgrade]] | website = | country = Serbia }} The '''Serbian Left''' ({{langx|sr|Левица србије}}, ЛС / Levica Srbije, LS) was a minor [[centre-left]] [[social democracy|social democratic]] political party in [[Serbia]]. In April 2019 the Serbian Left merged into [[Dragan Đilas]]'s [[Party of Freedom and Justice]] (SSP).

==History== The Serbian Left was founded by [[Borko Stefanović]] as a splinter from the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/politika/aktuelno.289.html:580730-Borko-Stefanovic-Nisam-vise-clan-DS-registrujem-pokret|title=Stefanović zadržava mandat|website=Novosti.rs|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>

In the [[2017 Serbian presidential election]], the Serbian Left supported "either Janković or Jeremić".<ref>{{cite web |title=Levica Srbije: Građani neće pogrešiti ako glasaju za Jankovića ili Jeremića |url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/2660/izbori-2017/2644000/levica-srbije-gradjani-nece-pogresiti-ako-glasaju-za-jankovica-ili-jeremica.html |publisher=RTS |accessdate=24 April 2019 |language=Serbian |date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

An attack on its leader Stefanović in late 2018 was instrumental in kicking off [[Serbian protests (2018–present)|major protests]] around the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/07-Jan-2019/big-turnout-in-fifth-week-of-rallies-against-serbian-leader|title=Big turnout in fifth week of rallies against Serbian leader|date=7 January 2019|newspaper=[[The Nation]]|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref>

It merged into the center-left [[Party of Freedom and Justice]] formed by former [[Mayor of Belgrade]] [[Dragan Đilas]] in April 2019.<ref>[https://www.danas.rs/politika/formirana-stranka-slobode-i-pravde/ Formirana Stranka slobode i pravde], ''Danas'', 19 April 2019, accessed 24 April 2019.</ref>

==Electoral results== ===Parliamentary elections=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! # of seats ! Coalition ! Government |- ! [[2016 Serbian parliamentary election|2016]] | 35,710 | 0.94% | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2015)}}}} | With [[Movement for Reversal|PZP]]-[[Social Democratic Union (Serbia)|SDU]] | style="background:#ddd;"| extra-parliamentary |}

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Serbian political parties}}

[[Category:2015 establishments in Serbia]] [[Category:2019 disestablishments in Serbia]] [[Category:Defunct political parties in Serbia]] [[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2019]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2015]] [[Category:Pro-European political parties in Serbia]] [[Category:Social democratic parties in Serbia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (Serbia) breakaway groups]]