Democratic Alternative (Serbia)
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The Democratic Alternative was a political party
in Serbia
, founded by secession of pro-democratic members of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia
in 1997. Its President was Nebojša Čović
. It later merged into the Social Democratic Party
, whom its leadership took over.
The Democratic Alternative was part of the 2000-2003 Democratic Opposition of Serbia
, which ran on the December 2000 parliamentary elections
. It received 6 seats of the 176 won by the Democratic Opposition. Nebojsa Covic became the interim Deputy Prime Minister on October 24, 2000. On 25 January 2001 the new government was elected in which he served as Deputy Prime Minister until 18 March 2004. For a short time from 12 March 2003 to 17 March 2003 Covic was the acting Premier in the wake of the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
At the December 2003 parliamentary election
, the party won 84,463 votes or 2.2% of the popular vote thus failed to pass the electoral threshold.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, founded by secession of pro-democratic members of the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
in 1997. Its President was Nebojša Čović
Nebojša Covic
Nebojša Čović, Ph.D is a Serbian politician and businessman. He is the President of the Social Democratic Party...
. It later merged into the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in Serbia....
, whom its leadership took over.
The Democratic Alternative was part of the 2000-2003 Democratic Opposition of Serbia
Democratic Opposition of Serbia
The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was a wide alliance of political parties in Serbia , formed as a coalition against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milošević in 2000...
, which ran on the December 2000 parliamentary elections
Serbian parliamentary election, 2000
The first free democratic parliamentary election after the fall of Slobodan Milošević was held in the Republic of Serbia on 23 December 2000.-Results:...
. It received 6 seats of the 176 won by the Democratic Opposition. Nebojsa Covic became the interim Deputy Prime Minister on October 24, 2000. On 25 January 2001 the new government was elected in which he served as Deputy Prime Minister until 18 March 2004. For a short time from 12 March 2003 to 17 March 2003 Covic was the acting Premier in the wake of the assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.
At the December 2003 parliamentary election
Serbian parliamentary election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on December 28, 2003. The Republic of Serbia then was one of the two federal units of Serbia and Montenegro, formerly known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, the party won 84,463 votes or 2.2% of the popular vote thus failed to pass the electoral threshold.