Communist Party
Комунистичка партија
Komunistička partija
AbbreviationKP
PresidentJoška Broz
Secretary-GeneralMiroslav Jovanović
FounderJoška Broz
Founded2009 (2009)
Dissolved23 January 2022
Merger ofNew Communist Party of Serbia
Social Democrats of Novi Sad
Succeeded bySerbian Left
HeadquartersUralska 9
11060 Belgrade
Youth wingCommunist Youth (KO)
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
Colours    Red and Ochre
Slogan“Workers of the World, Unite!”
Website
www.kp.rs

The Communist Party (Serbian: Комунистичка партија, romanized: Komunistička partija; abbr. КП or KP) was a Titoist political party in Serbia.

History

It was founded in Belgrade in November 2009,[1] after two smaller communist parties (the New Communist Party of Serbia (NKPS) and the Social Democrats from Novi Sad) united with a group of communists. Josip Joška Broz (grandson of the former Yugoslav president and communist revolutionary Josip Broz Tito), was elected as its president.[1] Its Secretary-General is Miroslav Jovanović.[2]

The Communist Party competed in the 2012 parliamentary elections independently, receiving 28,977 votes or 0.74% of the popular vote, failing to enter parliament. A similar situation happened in the 2014 parliamentary elections when the Communist Party (in coalition with Montenegrin Party) received 6,388 votes or 0.18% of the popular vote and again failed to enter parliament. However, for the 2016 parliamentary elections, the Communist Party joined a coalition led by the Socialist Party of Serbia that received 413,770 votes or 10.95% of the popular vote and entered the Parliament of Serbia and also the Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

In January 2022, it was announced that the Communist Party changed name to the Serbian Left, with Radoslav Milojičić being elected president.[3]

Organization

The head of the party is the President, next in the hierarchy is the Secretary-General and after him is the party's Central Committee. The party is split into committees led by committee secretaries and also into basic organizations led by commissioners.

Presidents

# President Born–Died Term start Term end
1 Joška Broz 1947– 2010 2022

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Year Leader Vote(s)  % Seats ± Arrangements Status
2012 Joška Broz[lower-alpha 1] 28,977 0.74%
0 / 250
 Steady N/A
2014 6,388 0.18%
0 / 250
 Steady With CP N/A
2016 413,770 10.95%
1 / 250
 Increase1 With SPS–JS–ZS Government support
2020 334,333 10.38%
1 / 250
 Steady With SPS–JS–ZS Government support

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Party leader. Coalition leader is Ivica Dačić.

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Tito's Grandson Elected Head Of Serbia's New Communist Party". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 25 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "Communist Party of Serbia welcomes DPRK's achievements". plenglish.com. 1 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Radoslav Milojičić predsednik Srpske levice, u planu izlazak na izbore". N1 (in Serbian). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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