Strength of Serbia Movement – BK | |
Native Name: | Покрет снага Србије – БК Pokret snaga Srbije – BK |
Native Name Lang: | sr |
Abbreviation: | PSS |
Leader: | Bogoljub Karić |
Position: | Centre-right |
National: | Together We Can Do Everything |
Colours: | Blue |
Headquarters: | Terazije 28, Belgrade |
Seats1 Title: | National Assembly |
Seats2 Title: | Assembly of Vojvodina |
Seats3 Title: | City Assembly of Belgrade |
Country: | Serbia |
The Strength of Serbia Movement – BK (Serbian: Покрет снага Србије – БК|Pokret snaga Srbije – BK, abbr. PSS) is a conservative political party in Serbia.
Party was founded in 2004. Its founder and current leader of PSS-BK is Bogoljub Karić, Serbian businessman and tycoon under criminal charges in flight. Since the 2012 parliamentary election its member of the big tent and populist coalition around the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).[1]
PSS has been described as a conservative,[2] liberal-conservative,[3] populist,[4] and pro-Russian party.[5] It is positioned on the centre-right on the political spectrum.[6]
2007 | Bogoljub Karić | 70,727 | 1.78% | 9th | 0 | – | ||
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2008 | 22,250 | 0.55% | 8th | 0 | – | |||
2012 | 940,659 | 25.16% | 1st | 2 | PS | |||
2014 | 1,736,920 | 49.96% | 1st | 0 | BKV | |||
2016 | 1,823,147 | 49.71% | 1st | 0 | SP | |||
2020 | 1,953,998 | 63.02% | 1st | 1 | ZND | |||
2022 | 1,635,101 | 44.27% | 1st | 0 | ZMS |
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2nd round popular vote | % of popular vote | Notes | ||||||
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2004 | Bogoljub Karić | 568,691 | 18.46% | — | — | |||
2008 | Milanka Karić | 40,332 | 1.0% | — | — | |||
2012 | Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 26.22% | 1,552,063 | 51.16% | Supported Nikolić | ||
2017 | Aleksandar Vučić | 2,012,788 | 56.01% | — | — | Supported Vučić | ||
2022 | 2,224,914 | 60.01% | — | — |
The Movement received 42,813 votes (6.69%) and won 4 seats in the first round of the 2004 Vojvodina parliamentary elections and additional 3 seats in the second round, by majority system.