The Serbian People's Party (, abbr. SNP) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Serbia. It was formed in 2014 by former members of the Democratic Party of Serbia and is currently led by Nenad Popović.
History The SNP was founded in September 2014 in the village of Kriva Reka in the Zlatibor region. Its founding members included Popović, Jovan Palalić, Milan Stamatović (who left the party two years later), and the political philosopher Bogdana Koljević."New Serbian centre-right party founded," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 24 September 2014 (Source: Blic website, Belgrade, in Serbian 0000 gmt 21 Sep 14).
The party's first member of the assembly was Milan Petrić, who had been elected on the list of the Democratic Party in the 2014 election and joined the SNP in March 2015.SNP Nenada Popovića postala parlamentarna partija, Politika, 22 March 2015, accessed 9 May 2018. The SNP subsequently contested the 2016 election on the Serbian Progressive Party's Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Is Winning electoral list and elected three members to the assembly: Jovan Palalić, Ognjen Pantović, and Snežana Petrović.
Popović, who has been the SNP's leader since its founding, was appointed to a ministerial position in the first cabinet of Ana Brnabić on 29 June 2017 and served until 2022. In 2024, he was once again appointed as a minister in the cabinet of Miloš Vučević.
Ideology and platform SNP is a right-wing populist and a national-conservative party. On the political spectrum, it sits on the right-wing. Popović has advocated for a border fence on Serbia's border with North Macedonia to reduce illegal immigration. He has also opposed allowing LGBTQ content in children's books in Serbia.
Foreign policy On foreign policy, the party typically favoured improved ties between Serbia and Russia, but it condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, describing it as a violation of Ukrainian territorial integrity. The party also opposes Serbian membership in the European Union if it requires concessions on Kosovo. Popović has expressed opposition to Catalonian independence, comparing the issue to Kosovo.
Organisation International affiliation and relations SNP has cooperated with Identity and Democracy members, such as National Rally, the Freedom Party of Austria, Alternative for Germany, Vlaams Belang and Lega, as well as with other conservative parties such as Fidesz, Vox, the Slovenian Democratic Party, the U.S. Republican Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Electoral performance Parliamentary elections + National Assembly of Serbia Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalition Status 2016 Nenad Popović 1,823,147 49.71% 1st 3 SP 2020 1,953,998 63.02% 1st 0 ZND 2022 1,635,101 44.27% 1st 1 ZMS 2023 1,783,701 48.07% 1st 0 SNSDS
Presidential elections + President of Serbia Year Candidate 1st round popular vote % of popular vote 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote Notes 2017 Aleksandar Vučić 2,012,788 56.01% — — Supported Vučić 2022 2,224,914 60.01% — —
References
External links Official website