United Serbia (2026 coalition)

History

Name

2012 election: Let's Get Serbia Moving – Tomislav Nikolić (Покренимо Србију – Томислав Николић, Pokrenimo Srbiju – Tomislav Nikolić)

2014 election: Aleksandar Vučić – Future We Believe In (Александар Вучић – Будућност у коју верујемо, Aleksandar Vučić – Budućnost u koju verujemo)

2016 election: Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia is Winning (Александар Вучић – Србија побеђује, Aleksandar Vučić – Srbija pobeđuje)

2018 Belgrade election: Aleksandar Vučić – Because We Love Belgrade (Александар Вучић – Зато што волимо Београд, Aleksandar Vučić – Zato što volimo Beograd)

2020 election: Aleksandar Vučić – For Our Children (Александар Вучић – За нашу децу, Aleksandar Vučić – Za našu decu)

2022 election: Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything (Александар Вучић – Заједно можемо све, Aleksandar Vučić – Zajedno možemo sve)

2023 election: Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Must Not Stop (Александар Вучић – Србија не сме да стане, Aleksandar Vučić – Srbija ne sme da stane)

2026 election: Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia (Александар Вучић – Уједињена Србија, Aleksandar Vučić – Ujedinjena Srbija)

Foundation and early history

The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) gained its parliamentary group status as a faction inside the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) in September 2008, and a month later, SNS was officially formalised as a party, initially holding 21 MPs. At its foundation, SNS expressed support for the creation of a conservative political coalition with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS). This idea was realised at the local level after the 2009 local elections in Zemun, and later that year in Voždovac. A year later, Tomislav Nikolić stated that their cooperation would be extended. DSS rejected the formation of a coalition for the upcoming elections, which led to the signing of a cooperation agreement in November 2010 between SNS, NS, and two other parties, the Movement of Socialists (PS) and the Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS). Its first rally was held in February 2011, after which the coalition began organising mass protests in Belgrade. During the protests, Nikolić demanded early elections. The protests continued until April 2011.

The coalition was formalised in March 2012 under the name "Let's Get Serbia Moving" (Покренимо Србију, Pokrenimo Srbiju), and also included the Bosniak People's Party (BNS), the Democratic Party of Macedonians (DPM), the People's Peasant Party (NSS), the Roma Party (RP), and minor organisations. The name was also one of its slogans during the 2012 elections and the name of its electoral list in the 2012 parliamentary election. The coalition named the improvement of the economy and the fight against crime and corruption among its main goals, while its representative, Nikolić, was described as a nationalist. Despite predictions of a victory for Boris Tadić, Nikolić won the presidential election, while in the parliamentary election, the "Let's Get Serbia Moving" list won 73 seats in the National Assembly. It did not place first in the Vojvodina election, where it won 22 seats. Shortly after the election, Nikolić stepped down as president of SNS, and Aleksandar Vučić succeeded him. Nikolić gave the mandate to Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), which had previously been part of the government led by the Democratic Party (DS), to form a government with SNS and the United Regions of Serbia (URS). The government was formed in July 2012. Veroljub Arsić was appointed head of the SNS parliamentary group, while Zoran Babić served as deputy head until August 2013, when they switched places.

The coalition was extended in late 2013, when the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) signed a cooperation agreement with SNS, a few months after cutting ties with DS. During the 2012–2014 convocation, SPO formed a parliamentary group with the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS).

2014 elections

The SNS–SPS government led by Dačić was reshuffled in July 2013 due to disagreements between the governing parties. Dačić also threatened that his party would leave the government if SNS did not accept the reshuffle, which led to speculation about snap elections. During Dačić's government, Vučić's popularity grew significantly, and in January 2014, he proposed calling snap parliamentary elections; Dačić's party accepted, and President Nikolić called the election for March 2014. This time, the SNS-led coalition ran under the "Future We Believe In" (Будућност у коју верујемо, Budućnost u koju verujemo) banner, with Vučić as its candidate for prime minister. The list also included SPO, DHSS, and the Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS), which had not been on the SNS list in 2012.

The coalition won 158 seats in total, more than the number needed for a majority. In the City Assembly election held in Belgrade at the same time, it also won a majority of seats. Shortly after the election, SNS and SPS decided to continue their cooperation, and Vučić was appointed prime minister in April 2014, while in Belgrade, Siniša Mali, an independent nominated by SNS, was elected mayor. Between 2014 and 2016, the Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group was composed of SNS, PSS, and NSS representatives.

2016 elections

In January 2016, Vučić proposed calling snap elections, claiming that "Serbia needs more stability in order to join the European Union". Shortly after, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), which had been a member of the SPS-led coalition, joined the SNS-led coalition, as did the Serbian People's Party (SNP) and the Independent Democratic Party of Serbia (SDSS). This time, the SNS-led coalition ran under the "Serbia is Winning" (Србија побеђује, Srbija pobeđuje) banner, again with Vučić as its ballot carrier. DHSS and BNS were not on the list, although the minor Serb Democratic Party (SDS) ran with the SNS-led coalition in Vojvodina.

At the national level, the "Serbia is Winning" coalition won 131 seats, while in the Vojvodina election, it placed first with 63 seats. Vučić continued his mandate, and SNS extended its cooperation with SPS. Between 2016 and 2020, the Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group was composed of SNS, SPO, SNP, and PSS representatives. Aleksandar Martinović succeeded Babić as head of the parliamentary group following the election. In early 2017, Velimir Ilić, the leader of NS, announced that his party was leaving the SNS-led coalition. Vučić was elected president in the April 2017 election, and he then appointed Ana Brnabić to replace him as prime minister.

2018–2020 elections

The SNS-led coalition also took part in the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, under the "Because We Love Belgrade" (Зато што волимо Београд, Zato što volimo Beograd) banner, with Zoran Radojičić as its mayoral candidate. The "Because We Love Belgrade" list won 64 seats, and in June 2018, Radojičić was sworn in as mayor and Goran Vesić as deputy mayor.

In the 2020 parliamentary election, the SNS-led coalition ran under the "For Our Children" (За нашу децу, Za našu decu) banner, with Branislav Nedimović first on the list. The United Peasant Party (USS), led by Milija Miletić, took part on the "For Our Children" list. The list won a supermajority of 188 seats, while in the Vojvodina election, it won 76 seats. Following the election, the parliamentary group changed its name from "Serbian Progressive Party" to "For Our Children", and between 2020 and 2022 it was composed of SNS, SPO, SNP, PSS, PS, and NSS representatives. In May 2021, the Serbian Patriotic Alliance (SPAS) merged into SNS, and its 10 MPs joined the "For Our Children" parliamentary group in early June.

2022 elections

In February 2022, Brnabić announced that Vučić would be the coalition's candidate in the presidential election, while Danica Grujičić would be first on the parliamentary list. Its mayoral candidate for the Belgrade City Assembly was Aleksandar Šapić, the former president of SPAS. The SNS-led coalition ran under the "Together We Can Do Everything" (Заједно можемо све, Zajedno možemo sve) banner. Shortly after, Better Serbia (BS) joined the coalition. The list was submitted on 16 February, and proclaimed by RIK a day later. Vučić won 58% of the popular vote in the first round of the presidential election, while the "Together We Can Do Everything" list lost 68 seats compared with the 2020 parliamentary election.

2023 elections

In the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, the SNS-led coalition ran under the "Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Must Not Stop" banner and won 129 seats. Its list also included candidates from Healthy Serbia, Radoslav Milojičić of the Serbian Left, Dejan Bulatović of the Alliance of Social Democrats, and Tatjana Macura, formerly of the Party of Modern Serbia.

2026 elections

In June 2026, Vučić announced that he would resign as president and lead the SNS campaign in the next parliamentary election. On 5 September 2026, the SNS Main Board unanimously named Vučić as the list's candidate for prime minister and decided that the coalition would run as "Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia". On 9 September, Vučić dissolved the National Assembly and called snap parliamentary elections for 25 October. The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) proclaimed the list on 13 September, with 209,130 valid signatures out of 224,557 submitted; it was first on the ballot.

Vučić headed the list as its ballot carrier while still serving as president. On 16 September, RIK rejected four complaints, including one arguing that the list should not have been proclaimed because it bore the name of the sitting president. Vučić resigned as president on 27 September, after returning from the United Nations General Assembly in New York. SNS opened its campaign in mid-September by placing a black container in Kragujevac, in which it showcased alleged violence by the student movement. At an SNS rally in Novi Sad on 16 October, Vučić spoke of an alleged threat of the secession of Vojvodina.

Besides SNS, the Serbian Radical Party, PUPS, the Serbian People's Party, the Workers' Party, the People's Peasant Party and the United Peasant Party ran on the list, as did the Bosniak-Serb Alliance and the Vlach National Party. The Serbian Party Oathkeepers gave their support to the list.

Several former partners did not join the list. The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) decided to run separately with its traditional partners, United Serbia (JS) and the Greens of Serbia, while stating that it wanted to continue cooperating with SNS after the election. The Social Democratic Party of Serbia, which had run on the SNS list since 2014, joined the SPS-led list "Factor of Stability", and the Strength of Serbia Movement ran with its own list.

United Serbia lost the election to the Student List. According to the final CeSID–Ipsos projection, it won 38.8% of the vote and 103 seats, 26 fewer than in 2023, while the Student List won 52.9% and 140 seats. Vučić conceded defeat on election night, saying that "on the basis of a stratified sample, it is clear that we have lost these elections", and said that SNS would "show them what opposition is".

Members

The following table lists the political parties that took part on the "Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia" list in the 2026 Serbian parliamentary election. Seats are those held at the dissolution of the National Assembly in September 2026. Healthy Serbia, the Movement of Socialists and the Alliance of Social Democrats took part on the 2023 list; sources do not confirm their participation in 2026.