Russian Party (Serbia)

The Russian Party (Russian: Русская партия; Serbian Cyrillic: Руска странка, romanized: Ruska stranka, RS) is a political party in Serbia representing the Russian minority.[1] In addition to the small Russian minority, the party also gathers a large number of pro-Russian citizens, mostly Serbs. The party's president is Slobodan Nikolić, a former vice president of the People's Peasant Party.[2]

Russian Party
Руска странка
Ruska stranka
Русская партия
AbbreviationRS
LeaderSlobodan Nikolić
Founded9 June 2013 (2013-06-09)
Split fromPeople's Peasant Party
HeadquartersCerska 17/4, Šabac
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
Colors  Blue
Slogan"Srbija ka istoku"
("Serbia to the East")
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Program

According to its program, the Russian Party advocates Serbia's entry into the Eurasian Economic Union, and the full membership of Serbia in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.[3] The party also advocates increasing cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of economy, culture and education.[4]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections
National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Government
2014 Slobodan Nikolić 6,547 0.18%
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2016 13,777 0.36%
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2020 6,295 0.20%
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2022 Did not participate
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Presidential elections
Year Candidate 1st round popular vote  % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote  % of popular vote
2017 Did not participate — — — — — —
2022 — — — — — —

References
  1. Miladinović, Aleksandar (10 June 2020). "Ko je ko na glasačkom listiću". BBC News (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. http://www.mpravde.gov.rs/register-parties.php
  3. ""Руска странка" у Шапцу - Амбасада Руске Федерације у Републици Србији". www.ambasadarusije.rs. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "Ruska stranka | Srbija izbori 2020". www.srbijaizbori.com. Retrieved 8 June 2020.


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