{{short description|Political party in Serbia}} {{Other uses|Serbian Left (disambiguation){{!}}Serbian Left}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox political party |ideology=[[Democratic socialism]] |position=[[Left-wing]] | name = Serbian Left | native_name = Српска левица | native_name_lang = sr | abbreviation = SL | colorcode = {{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}} | logo = Logo of the Serbian Left (2022).png | logo_upright = 0.6 | president = ''Vacant'' | leader1_title = Honorary president | leader1_name = [[Joška Broz]] (until 2025) | leader2_title = Co-founders | leader2_name = [[Radoslav Milojičić]]<br />Joška Broz | founded = {{Start date|2022|1|23|df=y}} | predecessor = [[Communist Party (Serbia)|Communist Party]] | colours = {{ubl|{{color box|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}|border=darkgray}} Red|{{color box|#1E4F9C|border=darkgray}} Blue|{{color box|white|border=darkgray}} White}} | seats1_title = [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | seats2_title = [[Assembly of Vojvodina]] | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | website = {{URL|srpskalevica.org}} | country = Serbia }} The '''Serbian Left''' ({{langx|sr|Српска левица|Srpska levica}}, abbr. '''SL''') is a [[List of political parties in Serbia|political party]] in [[Serbia]]. It was established in January 2022, as a direct successor of the [[Communist Party (Serbia)|Communist Party]], an unofficial descendant of the former [[League of Communists of Serbia]].
== History == The Serbian Left (SL) was formed in January 2022 as a successor to the [[Communist Party (Serbia)|Communist Party]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=Radoslav Milojičić predsednik Srpske levice, u planu izlazak na izbore |url=https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/kena-predsednik-srpske-levice/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=N1 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
It planned to contest the [[2022 Serbian parliamentary election]], but it ultimately did not.<ref name=":0" /> According to Milojičić, the party is in opposition to the [[Aleksandar Vučić]] and [[Serbian Progressive Party]] (SNS)-led government, although Broz still served in the [[Socialist Party of Serbia]] parliamentary group after SL was formed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 January 2022|title=Radoslav Milojičić - Kena predsednik Srpske levice, učestvuju na izborima|url=https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/radoslav-milojicic-kena-predsednik-srpske-levice-ucestvuju-na-izborima/|access-date=30 January 2022|website=NOVA portal|language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jasnić|first=Ivana Mastilović|title=SAZNAJEMO: KENA OSNOVAO STRANKU Bivši poslanik DS Radoslav Milojičić doneo odluku dva meseca pred izbore|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/saznajemo-kena-osnovao-stranku-bivsi-poslanik-ds-radoslav-milojicic-doneo-odluku-dva/gvvbsh2|access-date=30 January 2022|website=Blic.rs|date=25 January 2022 |language=sr}}</ref> For the [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election]], SL participated on the SNS electoral list<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2023 |title=Macura, Kena, Bulatović: Vučića zvali šonjom i izdajnikom Kosova - novi SNS lavovi za svoj prelet krive sve od Đilasa do Danasa - Izbori 2023 - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/izbori-2023/macura-kena-milojicic-vucica-zvali-sonjom-i-izdajnikom-kosova-novi-sns-lavovi-za-svoj-prelet-krive-sve-od-djilasa-do-danasa/ |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> and gained one seat in the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]].
In June 2024, Milojičić resigned as the party president and joined SNS.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title="DOBRO DOŠAO" Radoslav Milojičić Kena zvanično postao član SNS-a |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/radoslav-milojicic-kena-postao-zvanicno-clan-sns-a/lvtxg9s |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Blic.rs |language=sr}}</ref>
== Organisation == Its leader until 2024 was [[Radoslav Milojičić]], former [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]] member of the National Assembly,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 January 2007 |title=Radoslav Bubanj: međunarodna saradnja jedan od strateških ciljeva - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/radoslav-bubanj-medjunarodna-saradnja-jedan-od-strateskih-ciljeva/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> while its honorary president is [[Joška Broz]], former leader of the Communist Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Чекеревац |first=Мирјана |title=Како је Комунистичка партија постала Српска левица |url=https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/498263/Kako-je-Komunisticka-partija-postala-Srpska-levica |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=Politika Online}}</ref>
== Electoral performance == === Parliamentary elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ [[National Assembly of Serbia]] ! Year ! Leader ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! {{No.}} ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Coalition ! Status ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! [[2022 Serbian parliamentary election|2022]] | rowspan="2"| [[Radoslav Milojičić]] | colspan="3" style="background:#ddd"| ''Did not participate'' | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | – | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} | – |- ! [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election|2023]] | 1,783,701 | 48.07% | {{increase}} 1st | {{Composition bar|1|250|{{party color|Serbian Left (2022)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | [[SNS coalition|SNSDS]] | {{partial|Support}} |<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kovačević |first1=Miladin |title=Izbori za narodne poslanike Narodne skupštine Republike Srbije |date=2024 |publisher=Republički zavod za statistiku |location=Belgrade |isbn=978-86-6161-252-7 |page=8–9 |access-date=22 June 2024 |language=sr |url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2024/Pdf/G20246006.pdf}}</ref> |}
== References == {{reflist}} {{Serbia-party-stub}} {{Serbian political parties}}
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