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Introduction

Liberal parties were active in former Serbia and later in Yugoslavia. After the restoration of democracy liberal factions became active again. Liberalism is divided in Serbia. The small centrist Civic Alliance of Serbia (Graðanski Savez Srbije) has a clear liberal profile. The right of center Democratic Party (Demokratska Stranka) officially aligned itself with the European social democrats and the G17 Plus is somewhere between liberalism and conservatism. The liberal character of the Liberals of Serbia (Liberali Srbije, observer LI, member ELDR) is disputed due to their campaign for the last elections, in which it lost parliamentary representation. The Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (Liberalni Savez Crne Gore, member LI) is more or less a liberal party. The Yugoslav parties which were not active in Serbia or Montenegro are not included in the timeline. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Cyrillic Југославија or Югославия) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Serbian political parties ... The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) (Демократска странка Србије / Demokratska stranka Srbije) is a political party in Serbia, led by Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica, the last president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... G17 Plus is a political party in Serbia, espousing market liberal economic policies, consisting of former members of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia. ... The Liberals of Serbia (Либерали Србије, Liberali Srbije) is a liberal party in Serbia. ... The Liberal International is an international organization for liberal parties. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... The Liberal League of Montenegro (Liberalni Savez Crne Gore) is a liberal political party in Montenegro. ... The Liberal International is an international organization for liberal parties. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258...

The timeline

From Liberals to National Party

• 1881: The followers of the liberal Vladimir Jovanović, the Liberals (Liberalni) established in 1881 their party, the Society for the promotion of Serbian Literature (Družina za potmoganje srpske književnosti)
• 1883: The party is renamed Liberal Party (Liberalna Stranka)
• 1904: A left-wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party, the rest continues as the National Party (Narodna Stranka)
• 1905: The ⇒ Liberal Democratic Party merged into the National Party
• 1920: The party disappears

Vladimir Jovanović (1833-1922) was a Serbian political theorist and politician. ...

Liberal Democratic Party (1904)

• 1904: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Liberal Party (1883) seceded as the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalnodemokratska Stranka)
• 1905: The party merged into the ⇒ National Party

Democratic Party (1919)

• 1919: The Independent Radical Party, the Progressives as well as Croatian and Slovenian parties merged into the pan-Yugoslav more or less liberal State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats (Državnotvorna Stranka Demokrata Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca)
• 1919: The party is renamed into the Democratic Community (Demokratska Zajednica)
• 1920: The party is renamed into the Democratic Party (Demokratska Stranka), led by Ljubomir Davidović
• 1924: A faction formed the ⇒ Independent Democratic Party
• 1945: The party is dissolved

Independent Democratic Party

• 1924: The former Serbian Independent Party seceded from the ⇒ Democratic Party and constituted the Independent Democratic Party (Yugoslavia, 1924) (Samostalna Demokratska Stranka), led by Svetozar Pribičević, mainly active in the Serbian population of Croatia
• 1945: The party is dissolved

From League of Reformist Forces of Yugoslavia to Civic Alliance of Serbia

• 1989: Ante Marković founded the League of Reformist Forces of Yugoslavia, which was unsuccesful in Serbia, but was the basis of liberal parties in e.g. Republic of Macedonia
• 1991: The party is renamed in Serbia Reformist Party
• 1992: The party merged with the Republican Club into the social liberal Civic Alliance of Serbia (Građanski Savez Srbije), led by Vesna Pešić

Official languages Macedonian¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Serbian political parties ...

Democratic Party (1990)

• 1990: Liberal and moderate social democratic intellectuals established the Democratic Party (Demokratska Stranka)
• 1990: A liberal wing seceded as the ⇒ Serbian Liberal Party (Srpska Liberalna Stranka)
• 1992: A nationalist wing seceded as the Democratic Party of Serbia (Demokratska Stranka Srbije)

Demokratska Stranka logo The Democratic Party (Serbian: Демократска странка or Demokratska Stranka) is a political party in Serbia. ... The Serbian Liberal Party (Srpska liberalna stranka) is a political party in Serbia. ... The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) (Демократска странка Србије / Demokratska stranka Srbije) is a political party in Serbia, led by Vojislav Koštunica, the last president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ...

Liberal Alliance of Montenegro

• 1990: The Montenegran liberals established in 1990 the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (Liberalni Savez Crne Gore)

The Liberal League of Montenegro (Liberalni Savez Crne Gore) is a liberal political party in Montenegro. ...

Serbian Liberal Party

Only few days prior to the 1990 parliamentary elections, a group of 10 members, led by Nikola Milošević, left the ⇒ Democratic Party (1990) and formed the Serbian Liberal Party. The Serbian Liberal Party (Srpska liberalna stranka) is a political party in Serbia. ...

From New Democracy to Liberals of Serbia

• 1991: The Social Democratic Youth League of Serbia (Socijaldemokratski savez mladih Srbije) reconstituted itself as the New Democracy
• 2002 : The party is renamed Liberals of Serbia (Liberali Srbije). The liberal character of the party is disputed.

The Liberals of Serbia (Либерали Србије, Liberali Srbije) is a liberal party in Serbia. ... The Liberals of Serbia (Либерали Србије, Liberali Srbije) is a liberal party in Serbia. ...

Liberal leaders

• Vladimir Jovanovic

Vladimir Jovanović (1833-1922) was a Serbian political theorist and politician. ...

References

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See also

• History of Serbia and Montenegro
• Politics of Serbia and Montenegro
• List of political parties in Serbia and Montenegro