United Regions of Serbia
Political party in Serbia
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The United Regions of Serbia (Serbian: Уједињени региони Србије, romanized: Ujedinjeni regioni Srbije; abbr. УРС, URS) was a regionalist, liberal-conservative political party in Serbia. It was founded on 16 May 2010 as a political coalition, and became a unified political party on 21 April 2013.[2][3] The URS advocated decentralization and was pro-business.[4][5]
20 April 2013 (as party)
United Regions of Serbia Уједињени региони Србије | |
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| Founder | Mlađan Dinkić |
| Founded | 16 May 2010 (as coalition) 20 April 2013 (as party) |
| Dissolved | 13 November 2015 |
| Preceded by | G17 Plus |
| Headquarters | Belgrade |
| Membership (2012) | 220,000[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party (associate) |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Website | |
| ujedinjeniregionisrbije.rs (archived URL) | |
The URS received 5.51% of the popular vote in the 2012 parliamentary election. Following the election, the URS formed a coalition government with the Serbian Progressive Party and Socialist Party of Serbia. On 31 July 2013 the URS was ousted from the government and became opposition.[6]
On 13 November 2015 the party was removed from the register of political parties and ceased to exist, which was controversial because the party had over a million euros of unpaid debt. It had already been defunct for more than a year, according to the former president Mlađan Dinkić.[7][8] Even though the party has been long gone, it has remained in the party register of Serbia since then.[9]
The URS was an associate member of the European People's Party.[10] In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, URS was associated with the European People's Party.[11]
Electoral results
Parliamentary elections
| Election | # of votes | % of vote | # of seats | +/- | Notes | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 215,666 | 5.51% | 16 / 250 |
 16 |
as coalition | government, 2012–2013 |
| opposition, 2013–2014 | ||||||
| 2014 | 109,167 | 3.04% | 0 / 250 |
 16 |
as party | extra-parliamentary |
Presidential elections
| Election year | Candidate | # | 1st round votes | % of popular vote | # | 2nd round votes | % of popular vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Zoran Stanković | 5th | 257,054 | 6.58% | N/a | — | — |
Leadership of the United Regions of Serbia
| # | President | Born–Died | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mlađan Dinkić |  | 1964– | 16 May 2010 | 18 March 2014 |
| a | Veroljub Stevanović |  | 1946– | 18 March 2014 (acting) | 13 November 2015 (acting) |
| a | Verica Kalanović |  | 1954– | ||
