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The Serb Party of Socialists (Serbian: Српска партија социјалиста, romanized: Srpska partija socijalista, abbr. SPS) was the branch in Croatia of Serbian president Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia which was created in the areas under the control of the rebel state Republic of Serbian Krajina, controlled by Croatian Serbs.[1][2][3]
Serb Party of Socialists Српска партија социјалиста Srpska partija socijalista | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SPS |
| President | Milan Martić |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Dissolved | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Knin, Croatia |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism Post-communism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Colors | Red |
| Serbian Krajina National Assembly | 6 / 85
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History
editThe party was established in 1991, the same year the Republic of Serbian Krajina was proclaimed, along with its constitution. During the 1993–94 election, Milan Martić ran for president of Serbian Krajina and received heavy financial support from the Milošević government.[1] On 21 January, Martić stated that he would “speed up the process of unification” and “pass on the baton to our all Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević."[4] After losing to Milan Babić in the first round, he was elected president in the second round of voting,[5][6][7][8][9] and remained in power until the fall of RSK government during the Croatian Operation Storm in 1995.
Electoral result
editPresidential elections
edit| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 1993-1994 | Milan Martić | 60,386 | 25.9% | 104,234 | 51.70% | Won 
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Parliament of the Republic of Serbian Krajina
edit| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Serb Democratic Party | 33 | |
| Serbian Democratic Party of the Serbian Lands | 17 | |
| Serbian Radical Party | 16 | |
| Civic Union | 8 | |
| Serb Party of Socialists | 6 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | |
| Total | 85 | |
| Source: Gulić | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Milosevic Loses Krajina" December 20, 1993 Vreme News Digest Agency No 117
- ^ "HIC: VJESNIK, Podlistak, 16 i 17. travnja 2005., VELIKOSRPSKA TVOREVINA NA HRVATSKOM TLU: IZVORNI DOKUMENTI O DJELOVANJU 'REPUBLIKE SRPSKE KRAJINE' (XXIX.)". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Godišnjica Oluje: Hrvatska slavi, Srbija žali". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Prosecutor v. Milan Martić Judgement. p. 8. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; accessed 25 August 2013.
- ^ "Milan Babic: Croatian Serb leader". 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ Logos, Aleksandar (2019). Istorija Srba 1 - Dopuna 4; Istorija Srba 5. Belgrade: Beograd ATC. p. 127. ISBN 978-86-85117-46-6.
- ^ "1994/01/23 18:30 THE ELECTION SHOCK IN KRAJINA". www.aimpress.ch. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "January 17, 1994 Vreme News Digest Agency No 121". www.scc.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Милан Мартић председник" (PDF). www.glassrpske.com. 27 January 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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