Social Democratic Party of Serbia

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The Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS; Serbian: Социјалдемократска партија Србије, romanised: Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije) is a centre-left political party in Serbia. Founded in 2009 by Rasim Ljajić, the long-time leader of the Sandžak Democratic Party (SDP), it describes itself as social democratic and has been a full member of the Socialist International since 2024. After running with the Democratic Party in 2012, SDPS joined the government led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and contested every parliamentary election from 2014 to 2023 on the SNS list. Ljajić stepped down as party president in 2026 and was succeeded by theatre director Jug Radivojević. For the 2026 Serbian parliamentary election, SDPS joined the Factor of Stability coalition led by the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), while Ljajić led a separate minority list of the SDP. The Factor of Stability list failed to cross the electoral threshold.

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