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Serb List (Kosovo)

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Serb List
Српска листа
Srpska lista
Lista Serbe
AbbreviationSL
PresidentZlatan Elek
Vice PresidentsDragiša Milović
Ivan Zaporožac
Tanja Vujović
Dragana Antonijević
Dalibor Jevtić
FounderAleksandar Jablanović
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
HeadquartersNorth Mitrovica
IdeologySerb minority politics[1]
Regional affiliationSerbian Progressive Party
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (affiliation)[2]
Colours
  •   Red
  •   Blue
  •   White
Assembly
9 / 120
Mayors
2 / 38
Municipal assemblies
0 / 994
Party flag
Website
srpskalista.net

The Serb List (Serbian: Српска листа, romanized: Srpska lista; Albanian: Lista Serbe) is a Serb minority political party in Kosovo. It was the dominant Serb party in Kosovo politics, claiming all ten of Assembly seats reserved for the community, from 2014 until all its members resigned and withdrew in 2022.[3] The party retains close links to the Government of Serbia, led by the Serbian Progressive Party and President Aleksandar Vučić.[4][5]

History

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The combined number of votes for the Serb List was 38,169 (5.30%) at the 2014 Kosovan parliamentary election. On 17 September 2014, the Serb List announced that they would join the government cabinet only if Vetëvendosje was not part of it.[6] Aleksandar Jablanović, the Minister for Returns and Communities in the Government of Kosovo, was dismissed on 3 February 2015, after the opposition demanded his dismissal after he called the group of ethnic Albanians who attacked Serb IDPs in Gjakova with stones on Christmas Eve "savages".[7] His statement contributed to the 2015 Kosovo protests.[8] The Serb List decided not to attend the next Kosovo assembly session.[9]

Following Jablanović's resignation from the party, a splinter party by the name of the Party of Kosovo Serbs was founded on 6 April 2017 and registered on 15 May 2017.[10] In June 2017, attacks and conflicts between the two parties became frequent.[11]

Following the 2017 Kosovan parliamentary election, the Serb List agreed to form the Government of Kosovo led by Ramush Haradinaj of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, allegedly under main condition that the Community of Serb Municipalities be established.[12]

On 24 September 2023, the party's vice-president Milan Radoičić led an attack against the Kosovo Police in Banjska, which resulted in one policeman and three militants of Radoičić's group getting killed.[13][14] On 29 September, Radoičić resigned from the party after admitting that he had organized the attack.[15] The attack has been classified as a terrorist attack by the EU.[16] On 24 October 2023, Zlatan Elek was appointed president of the party.[17]

On 5 December 2024, the party's nine MPs were expelled from the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo for repeated provocations and prolonged absences from the chamber.[18] On 23 December, the Central Election Commission of Kosovo declined to certify the party, citing its refusal to recognise Kosovo as an independent state and its ties to the Serbian government. This prevents the Serb List from standing in the 2025 Kosovan parliamentary election.[19] The party said it would appeal the decision, calling it “institutional and political violence” against the Serb minority.[20] On 25 December 2024, the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) accepted the Serb List's appeal against the Central Election Commission of Kosovo decision to deny their certification for participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kosovo. ECAP instructed the Central Election Commission to certify the Serb List for the election.[21]

Parliamentary elections

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Assembly of Kosovo
Year Popular vote % of vote Overall seats won Serb seats +/– Government
2014 38,199 #5 5.20%
9 / 120
9 / 10
 Increase 9 Coalition
2017 44,578 #4 6.20%
9 / 120
9 / 10
 Steady Coalition
2019 52,620 #5 6.61%
10 / 120
10 / 10
 Increase 1 Coalition
2021 44,404 #5 5.06%
10 / 120
10 / 10
 Steady Coalition (2021–2022)[a]
0 / 10
 Decrease 10 Extra-parliamentary (2022)[b]
9 / 10
 Increase 9 Opposition (2022–)[c]

Municipal parliaments

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Further information: 2017 Kosovan local elections

Serb List formed local government in all 10 Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo after the 2017 Kosovan local elections.

Municipality Map
Location 		Population
(2011)[25][26] 		Status Mayor[27]
Leposavić
Leposaviq 		13,733 Left the assembly Zoran Todić
(resigned)
North Mitrovica
Severna Kosovska Mitrovica 		12,326 Left the assembly Aleksandar Spirić
(resigned)
Gračanica
Graçanica 		10,675 Majority Srđan Popović
Zvečan
Zveçan 		7,481 Left the assembly Vučina Janković
(resigned)
Štrpce
Shtërpca 		6,949 Majority Bratislav Nikolić
Novo Brdo
Novobërda 		6,729 Majority Saša Milošević
Zubin Potok
Zubin Potoku 		6,616 Left the assembly Stevan Vulović
(resigned)
Ranilug
Ranillug 		3,866 Majority Vladica Aritonović
Klokot
Kllokot 		2,556 Majority Božidar Dejanović
Parteš
Partesh 		1,787 Majority Dragan Petković

List of presidents

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ At the moment when the government was voted, even though they were part of it, they voted against it.[22]
  2. ^ On 7 November 2022, during 2022 North Kosovo crisis, all Serb List MPs resigned,[23]
  3. ^ Ten days after resignation they decided to return to the Assembly with other nine new MPs and one from GI SPO.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Kosovo". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Kosovo". Europe Elects. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ Jackson, Christopher M. (2023). "Dominant party politics and ethnic coordination after conflict: the Serb List in Kosovo". Democratization. 30 (6): 989–1014. doi:10.1080/13510347.2023.2207013. ISSN 1351-0347. S2CID 258781496.
  4. ^ Vasovic, Milenko (October 16, 2019). "Serbia's President Was Real Loser in Kosovo Election". Balkan Insight. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Scenario: Territorial Exchange Between Serbia and Kosovo and It's [sic] Potential Impact on Serbian Communities South of the Ibar" (PDF). NGO Aktiv. October 24, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Beta, Tanjug (September 17, 2014). "Serb List Won't Join Cabinet With Self-Determination". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  7. ^ Beta, Tanjug (February 4, 2015). "Serb Minister Dismissed From Pristina Government". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jabllanoviqi i quan egërsira protestuesit në Gjakovë (Video)". Telegrafi.com. January 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  9. ^ Beta, Tanjug (February 5, 2015). "Serb List Deputies Miss Kosovo Assembly Session". B92.net. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Бивши шеф Српске листе Александар Јаблановић регистровао странку "Партија косовских Срба" (ПКС)". Нова српска политичка мисао (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  11. ^ "Partija kosovskih Srba: Učestali napadi Srpske liste". www.rts.rs. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  12. ^ "Srpska lista odlučila da uđe u vladu Kosova Ramuša Haradinaja". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Beta. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. ^ Vulović, Neda (2023-09-26). "(VIDEO) Svećlja objavio snimak, tvrdi da je Milan Radoičić s napadačima kod manastira Banjska". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  14. ^ Evropa, Radio Slobodna (2023-09-25). "Kosovo optužuje Milana Radoičića za napad na policiju". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  15. ^ Service, RFE/RL's Balkan. "U.S. Urges Serbia To Pull Back Large Military Deployment Along Border With Kosovo". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  16. ^ "Kosovo: High Representative Borrell speaks to Prime Minister Kurti and President Vučić following the attack against Kosovo Police". European Union External Action. 2023-09-24. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  17. ^ "Jednoglasno izglasan: Izabran novi predsednik Srpske liste". N1 (in Serbian). 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  18. ^ "Kosovo's parliament speaker ejects ethnic Serb lawmakers because of their truancy". Associated Press. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Kosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote". Associated Press. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Kosovo's ethnic Serb party says its ban from a parliamentary election is 'political violence'". Associated Press. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Demokracia: Usvojena žalba SL, CIK-u naloženo da overi listu". Associated Press (in Serbian). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Lista Serbe nuk mbështet Qeverinë Kurti 2, paralajmëron ankesë në Kushtetuese" [Serb List does not support the Second Kurti Government, warns of a complaint to the Constitutional Court] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Lista Serbe dorëzon mandatet e deputetëve në Kuvendin e Kosovës" [Serb List hands over the MPs mandates to the Assembly of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Pa paralajmërim, Lista Serbe kthehet në Kuvend – këta janë deputetët e rinj" [Without warning, Serb List returns to the Assembly – these are the new MPs] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 17 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Estimation of Kosovo Population 2011" (PDF). Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  26. ^ "Community Profile: Albanian Community" (PDF). European Centre for Minority Issues Kosovo (ECMI Kosovo). 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  27. ^ "Rezultatet Përfundimtare NGA Qnr KonačNI Rezultati Iz Cpr" (PDF). KQZ - Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
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