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Party of Serbian Unity Странка српског јединства Stranka srpskog jedinstva | |
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| Abbreviation | SSJ |
| President | Borislav Pelević |
| Founder | Željko Ražnatović |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Preceded by | Civic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan |
| Merged into | Serbian Radical Party |
| Succeeded by | Council of Serbian Unity |
| Headquarters | Belgrade (1993–1998) Jagodina (1998–2007) |
| Military wing | Serb Volunteer Guard (1993–96) |
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| Political position | Far-right[1] |
| Colours | Grey |
| National Assembly | 0 / 250 |
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TheParty of Serbian Unity (Serbian:Странка српског јединства,romanized: Stranka srpskog jedinstva; abbr.SSJ) was afar-right,ultranationalistpolitical party inSerbia founded byŽeljko Ražnatović.[4] After its merging into theSerbian Radical Party, theCouncil of Serbian Unity was the formed to be the party's successor in 2013.
The key goals of the party were:
In 1992, a new party formed by Ražnatović called theCivic Group – Željko Ražnatović Arkan.[5] It gained five seats in theNational Assembly during the1992 general elections. After changing to the SSJ in 1993, the party lost its five seats for failing to receive the 5% threshold. In 1998, the party moved its headquarters fromBelgrade toJagodina.
Following the assassination of Ražnatović in 2000,Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the lastlegislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of theFor National Unity alliance. However, the coalition failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.[4]
On 21 January 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević, Slobodan Radosavljević and Jelena Kostić in Belgrade.[6] The new party took part in the2014 parliamentary election as part of thePatriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the 5% threshold.[7]
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalition | Status |
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| 1992 | Željko Ražnatović | 17,352 | 0.39% | 5 / 250 |  5 | — | Opposition |
| 1993 | 41,632 | 1.00% | 0 / 250 |  5 | — | Opposition | |
| 1997 | 5,590 | 0.14% | 0 / 250 |  0 | — | Opposition | |
| 2000 | Borislav Pelević | 200,052 | 5.33% | 14 / 250 | 14 | — | Opposition |
| 2003 | 68,537 | 1.82% | 0 / 250 | 14 | For National Unity | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 4,514 | 0.17% | 0 / 250 | 0 | Patriotic Front | Opposition |
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