Independent Democratic Serb Party
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Independent Democratic Serb Party
Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka Самостална демократска српска странка |
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| President | Vojislav Stanimirović |
| Vice-president | Milorad Pupovac |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Vukovar, Croatia |
| Ideology |
Serb minority politics Social democracy Anti-fascism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Blue, red and white / grey |
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The Independent Democratic Serb Party (Croatian: Samostalna demokratska srpska stranka, SDSS, Serbian: Самостална демократска српска странка) is a social democratic political party of Croatian Serbs.
It was formed in 1997 led by Vojislav Stanimirović. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2003, it beat its main rival, the Serb People's Party (SNS), taking all three seats reserved for Serb representatives in the Croatian parliament.
After the elections, the Independent Democratic Serb Party made an agreement with the winning Croatian Democratic Union led by Ivo Sanader in which they agreed on fulfilling several SDSS demands such as refugee return, strengthening of national equality, judicial reform and cooperation with neighbouring countries. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2007, they retained their three seats in the Parliament. In the Cabinet of Ivo Sanader II, their member Slobodan Uzelac received the position of vice-president of government. In the Croatian parliamentary election, 2011, they again won their three seats in the Parliament on the Serbian minority electoral list.
The SDSS is a democratic party of liberal and social democratic orientation, but in the present circumstances, it is also a Serb national party.
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