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The United Peasant Party (Serbian: Уједињена сељачка странка, romanised: Ujedinjena seljačka stranka, abbr. USS) is an agrarian political party in Serbia.[1] Its primary area of strength is in the municipality of Svrljig.[1] It is affiliated with the European People's Party in the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.[2]

AbbreviationUSS
Founders
Founded15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)
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United Peasant Party
Уједињена сељачка странка
AbbreviationUSS
LeaderMilija Miletić
Founders
Founded15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)
HeadquartersRadetova 28/C-4, Svrljig
Youth wingUnited Peasant Youth
IdeologyAgrarianism
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (cooperation)
Colours  Green
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
ujedinjenaseljackastranka.rs
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History

According to the party's website, the United Peasant Party was established in Belgrade in 2000 via a merger of three small peasant parties. At the party's founding meeting, Dragoslav Avramović agreed to be its honorary president; he died the following year. The USS won representation in the Svrljig municipal assembly in the 2000 local elections, and local party leader Milija Miletić became mayor of the municipality in 2008.[3]

The USS was not formally registered as a political party until 2010; prior to this time, it was designated as a Citizens' Group. Miletić was recognised as the party's leader at the time of its registration and continues to hold this position as of 2025. He is the only member of the USS to have served in the National Assembly, having been first elected in the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election on the electoral list of the Serbian Progressive Party and then re-elected on the same party's lists in the 2016, 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

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National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # # of seats Seat change Coalition Status Ref.
2012 Milija Miletić Did not participate
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2014 1,736,920 49.96% Increase 1st
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Increase 1 BKV Support [4]
2016 1,823,147 49.71% Steady 1st
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Steady 0 SP Support [5]
2020 1,953,998 63.02% Steady 1st
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Steady 0 ZND Support [6]
2022 1,635,101 44.27% Steady 1st
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Steady 0 ZMS Support [7]
2023 1,783,701 48.07% Steady 1st
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Steady 0 SNSDS Support [8]
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