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Serb Party of Socialists Српска партија социјалиста Srpska partija socijalista | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SPS |
| President | Milan Martić |
| Founded | 1991 (1991) |
| Dissolved | 1995 (1995) |
| Headquarters | Knin,Croatia |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism Post-communism |
| Political position | Centre-left toleft-wing |
| Colors | Red |
| Serbian KrajinaNational Assembly | 6 / 85 |
TheSerb Party of Socialists (Serbian:Српска партија социјалиста,romanized: Srpska partija socijalista,abbr.SPS) was the branch inCroatia ofSerbian presidentSlobodan Milošević'sSocialist Party of Serbia which was created in the areas under the control of the rebel stateRepublic of Serbian Krajina, controlled byCroatian Serbs.[1][2][3]
The party was established in 1991, the same year theRepublic of Serbian Krajina was proclaimed, along with its constitution. During the1993–94 election,Milan Martić ran forpresident of Serbian Krajina and received heavy financial support from the Milošević government.[1] On 21 January, Martić stated that he would “speed up the process of unification” and “pass on the baton to our all Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević."[4] After losing toMilan Babić in the first round, he was elected president in the second round of voting,[5][6][7][8][9] and remained in power until the fall of RSK government during the CroatianOperation Storm in 1995.
| Election year | Candidate | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # Votes | % Votes | # Votes | % Votes | |||
| 1993-1994 | Milan Martić | 60,386 | 25.9% | 104,234 | 51.70% | Won Y |
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Serb Democratic Party | 33 | |
| Serbian Democratic Party of the Serbian Lands | 17 | |
| Serbian Radical Party | 16 | |
| Civic Union | 8 | |
| Serb Party of Socialists | 6 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 5 | |
| Total | 85 | |
| Source:Gulić | ||
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