The Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia (; abbr. СРСЈ or SRSJ) was a liberal political party in the SFR Yugoslavia led by Ante Marković that opposed the dissolution of Yugoslavia.Ante Marković, posljednji jugoslavenski premijer, B92, 11-11-2003, retrieved 06-12-2020

History The party was short-lived and fairly unsuccessful, but it later served as a basis for liberal parties in Serbia (the Reform Party of Serbia, later Civic Alliance of Serbia and Reformists of Vojvodina) and in North Macedonia (the Reformist Forces of Macedonia-Liberal Party, later the Liberal Party of MacedoniaIstorija , Liberal Party of Macedonia).

In Montenegro, it was the main opposition to the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists, as a coalition formed from the Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, Socialist Party of Montenegro, Social Democratic Party of Reformists, Independent Organization of Communists of Bar and Party of National Equality. It won 17 seats.Svi naši izbori, Vijesti (2012)

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was a basis for the Social Democrats, led by Selim Bešlagić, which merged into Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Republika Srpska it was a basis for the Party of Independent Social Democrats (later Alliance of Independent Social Democrats).

In Slovenia, it was organized under the name Social Democratic Union (Socialdemokratska unija, SDU), but it failed to gain any significant weight in the political spectrum, remaining a small extra-parliamentary party.

Parliamentary elections Montenegro + Parliament of Montenegro Year no. Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Government 1990 #2 42,840 14.05%

Macedonia + Parliament of Macedonia Year no. Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Government 1990 #4 128,449 16.1%

Bosnia and Herzegovina + Chamber of Citizens Year no. Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Government 1990 #5 201,018 8.9%

+ Chamber of Municipalities Year no. Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Government 1990 #5 281,436 11%

Serbia + Parliament of Serbia Year no. Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Government 1990 #6 71,865 1.43%

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