Civic Platform (Serbia)

Civic Platform
Грађанска платформа
AbbreviationGP
PresidentJovan Jovanović
Deputy PresidentSonja Pavlović
Founded2017
Split fromEnough is Enough
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre
Regional affiliationLiberal South East European Network
Colors
  •   Blue
  •   Green
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
gradjanskaplatforma.rs (archived)

The Civic Platform (Serbian: Грађанска платформа, romanized: Građanska platforma, GP) is a liberal political organization in Serbia.

It was formed in 2017, by former members of the Enough is Enough (DJB) organization. It had two MPs from its foundation until the 2020 parliamentary election, which it boycotted. It was the founding member of the Alliance for Serbia and was briefly a member of the United for the Victory of Serbia alliance.

History

The Civic Platform was founded in April 2017 by assembly members Aleksandra Čabraja, Sonja Pavlović and Jovan Jovanović, all of whom had been elected in the 2016 Serbian parliamentary election on the DJB electoral list. In announcing its formation, Jovanović indicated that the Civic Platform was also supported by citizens and by thirteen councillors in central Belgrade.[1]

The Civic Platform supported Saša Janković's bid for the Serbian presidency in the 2017 Serbian presidential election.[2] In May 2017, the three members of this group joined with two parliamentarians from the New Party to start a new parliamentary caucus known as the Independent MPs Club.[3]

Čabraja was excluded from the Independent MPs Club on 25 March 2019 and subsequently charged that the club had become a de facto extension of the Alliance for Serbia coalition. Jovanović rejected this charge.[4]

Along with several other opposition parties, the Civic Platform boycotted the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election.[5] It was briefly a member of the United for the Victory of Serbia coalition, although shortly after he 2022 Serbian general election, it left the coalition and ultimately boycotted the election.[6]

Electoral performance

Parliamentary election

National Assembly
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Status
2020 Jovan Jovanović Election boycott
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 Decrease 3 SzS No seats
2022 Election boycott
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 Steady 0 – No seats

References

  1. ^ "Troje bivših poslanika DJB formiralo udruženje 'Građanska platforma'", Nova srpska politička misao, 21 April 2017, accessed 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ Bivši poslanici Dosta je bilo podržavaju Jankovića, mondo.rs, 28 February 2017, accessed 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Bivši poslanici DJB i Nove stranke osnovali novi poslanički klub", Blic (source: Tanjug), 31 May 2017, accessed 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ Mirjana Čekerevac, "Iz Kluba samostalnih poslanika „izbrisani” Živković i Čabraja", Politika, 25 March 2019, accessed 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Opozicija: Intenzivirane podele, postoji realna opasnost od građanskih sukoba" Archived 5 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, N1, 3 May 2020, accessed 17 June 2020.
  6. ^ "SVM, Koalicija Ujedinjeni za pobedu Srbije i Koalicija Moramo pozvali građane da podrže listu kandidata za izbore". Danas (in Serbian). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.