Opposition (Serbia)
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In Serbia, the Opposition (Serbian: Oпoзициja / Opozicija) is all of the political parties represented in Parliament that are not a part of the Government supported by the parliamentary majority.
The Leader of the Opposition (Serbian: Лидер опозиције / Lider opozicije) is the unofficial title held by the leader of the largest party of the opposition.
11th assembly of Serbian Parliament
In the 11th assembly of the Serbian Parliament (2016–present), the parties in parliament that include the opposition are:
- Serbian Radical Party
- Enough is Enough
- Democratic Party
- Dveri Movement
- Democratic Party of Serbia
- Social Democratic Party
- Liberal Democratic Party
- League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The leader of the opposition is Vojislav Šešelj, leader of the Serbian Radical Party.
List of leaders of the Opposition
| # | Leader | Political Party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Vuk Drašković | Serbian Renewal Movement | 23 December 1990- 20 December 1992 |
| 2 |  |
Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party | 20 December 1992– 19 December 1993 |
| (1) | |
Vuk Drašković | Serbian Renewal Movement | 19 December 1993- 21 September 1997 |
| (2) | |
Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party | 3 December 1997– 24 March 1998 |
| (1) | |
Vuk Drašković | Serbian Renewal Movement | 24 March 1998- 24 October 2000 |
| (2) | |
Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party | 24 October 2000– 23 December 2000 |
| 3 |  |
Slobodan Milošević[a] | Socialist Party of Serbia | 23 December 2000- 28 December 2003 |
| (2) | |
Vojislav Šešelj[b] | Serbian Radical Party | 28 December 2003– 21 October 2008 |
| 4 |  |
Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Progressive Party | 21 October 2008– 6 May 2012 |
| 5 |  |
Boris Tadić | Democratic Party | 6 May 2012- 25 November 2012 |
| 6 |  |
Dragan Đilas | Democratic Party | 25 November 2012- 31 May 2014 |
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Bojan Pajtić | Democratic Party | 31 May 2014- 24 April 2016 |
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Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party | 24 April 2016– present |
Timeline
| Date | Leader of Opposition | Head of Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 December 1990 | Vuk Drašković | SPO | Dragutin Zelenović | SPS | ||
| 23 December 1991 | Radoman Božović | |||||
| 20 December 1992 | Vojislav Šešelj | SRS | ||||
| 10 February 1993 | Nikola Šainović | |||||
| 18 March 1994 | Vuk Drašković | SPO | Mirko Marjanović | |||
| 21 September 1997 | Vojislav Šešelj | SRS | ||||
| 24 March 1998 | Vuk Drašković | SPO | ||||
| 24 October 2000 | Vojislav Šešelj | SRS | Milomir Minić | |||
| 23 December 2000 | Slobodan Milošević | SPS | Zoran Đinđić | DS | ||
| 7 April 2001 | Živadin Jovanović[a] | |||||
| 24 December 2001 | Mirko Marjanović[a] | |||||
| 23 August 2002 | Bogoljub Bjelica[a] | |||||
| 18 January 2003 | Ivica Dačić[a] | |||||
| 12 March 2003 | Zoran Živković | |||||
| 3 March 2004 | Tomislav Nikolić[b] | SRS | Vojislav Koštunica | DSS | ||
| 7 July 2008 | Mirko Cvetković | ZES | ||||
| 21 October 2008 | SNS | |||||
| 6 May 2012 | Boris Tadić | DS | Ivica Dačić | SPS | ||
| 25 November 2012 | Dragan Đilas | |||||
| 27 April 2014 | Aleksandar Vučić | SNS | ||||
| 31 May 2014 | Bojan Pajtić | |||||
| 24 April 2016 | Vojislav Šešelj | SRS | ||||
Notes
A Acting Socialist Party president for Slobodan Milošević since 7 April 2001; Živadin Jovanović (April-December 2001), Mirko Marjanović (December 2001- August 2002), Bogoljub Bjelica (August 2002- January 2003) and Ivica Dačić (since January 2003)
B Tomislav Nikolić acting Radical Party president for Vojislav Šešelj. (2003-2008)