New Serbia is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement

Serbian Renewal Movement

The Serbian Renewal Movement is a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990.In 1997 a dissident group abandoned the party and formed New Serbia....

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The president of New Serbia is Velimir Ilić

Velimir Ilic

Velimir "Velja" Ilić is Serbian politician and a former Minister of Capital Investments in the Serbian government in the cabinet of Vojislav Koštunica.- Biography :...

, former Minister of Infrastructure in Serbian government from 2007 until 2008. Also, from 2004 until 2007 he was Minister of former Ministry for Capital Investment which was reorganized after 2007 elections

Serbian parliamentary election, 2007

Parliamentary elections took place in Serbia on 21 January 2007. The first session of the new National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 14 February 2007....

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During the Yugoslav presidential election campaign of 2000 in which Slobodan Milošević

Slobodan Milošević

Slobodan Milošević was President of Serbia and Yugoslavia. He served as the President of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Republic of Serbia from 1989 until 1997 in three terms and as President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 to 2000...

 would be ousted, New Serbia was part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia

Democratic Opposition of Serbia

The Democratic Opposition of Serbia was a wide alliance of political parties in Serbia , formed as a coalition against the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia and its leader, Slobodan Milošević in 2000...

, and won 8 seats in the National Assembly.

The party took part in the 2003 legislative elections

Serbian parliamentary election, 2003

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on December 28, 2003. The Republic of Serbia then was one of the two federal units of Serbia and Montenegro, formerly known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....

 in coalition with the Serbian Renewal Movement

Serbian Renewal Movement

The Serbian Renewal Movement is a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990.In 1997 a dissident group abandoned the party and formed New Serbia....

. The coalition won 7.7% of the popular vote and 22 seats; 9 of seats were allocated to New Serbia.

New Serbia ran on the 2007 elections

Serbian parliamentary election, 2007

Parliamentary elections took place in Serbia on 21 January 2007. The first session of the new National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 14 February 2007....

 in a "Populist Coalition" with the Democratic Party of Serbia

Democratic Party of Serbia

The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...

 of Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica

Vojislav Koštunica

Vojislav Koštunica is a Serbian politician, statesman and the president of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, succeeding Slobodan Milošević and serving from 2000 to 2003...

. The coalition won 47 seats, 10 of which went to New Serbia.