# New Serbia (political party)

New Serbia (Serbian: Нова Србија, romanized: Nova Srbija, NS) is a right-wing political party in Serbia. It was established in 1998 by a group of dissidents led by Velimir Ilić from the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO).

## History

After leaving SPO, Velimir Ilić became a member of SPO-Together.
New Serbia was part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) bloc which defeated Slobodan Milošević in the 2000 presidential election.
The party took part in the 2003 parliamentary election in coalition with the Serbian Renewal Movement. The coalition received 7.7% of the popular vote and 22 seats; 9 seats were allocated to New Serbia.
New Serbia ran in the 2007 election in coalition with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and United Serbia (JS). The coalition received 16.55% of the popular vote and 47 seats in parliament, 10 of which went to New Serbia.
The party ran again in coalition with the DSS a year later in the 2008 election, receiving 11.62% of votes and 30 seats, with 9 allocated to NS.
New Serbia ran in the 2014 election in coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and several other parties. The coalition received 48.2% of the popular vote and 158 seats in parliament, 6 of which went to New Serbia.
In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, NS was associated with the European People's Party.

## Presidents

| # | President | President | Born–died | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Velimir Ilić | | 1951– | 10 August 1998 | Incumbent |

## Electoral performance
### Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia :
| Year | Leader | Popular vote | % of popular vote | # of seats | Seat change | Coalitions | Status |
| 2000 | Velimir Ilić | 2,402,387 | 64.09% | 8 / 250 | 8 | DOS | support 2000–02 |
| 2000 | Velimir Ilić | 2,402,387 | 64.09% | 8 / 250 | 8 | DOS | opposition 2002–04 |
| 2003 | Velimir Ilić | 293,082 | 7.66% | 9 / 250 | 1 | With SPO | government |
| 2007 | Velimir Ilić | 667,615 | 16.55% | 10 / 250 | 1 | With DSS-JS | government |
| 2008 | Velimir Ilić | 480,987 | 11.62% | 9 / 250 | 1 | With DSS | opposition |
| 2012 | Velimir Ilić | 940,659 | 24.05% | 8 / 250 | 1 | SNS coalition | government |
| 2014 | Velimir Ilić | 1,736,920 | 48.35% | 6 / 250 | 2 | SNS coalition | government |
| 2016 | Velimir Ilić | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 5 / 250 | 1 | SNS coalition | support 2016–17 |
| 2016 | Velimir Ilić | 1,823,147 | 48.25% | 5 / 250 | 1 | SNS coalition | opposition 2017–20 |
| 2020 | Velimir Ilić | 7,873 | 0.24% | 0 / 250 | 5 | With NSP | no seats |
| 2022 | Velimir Ilić | did not participate | did not participate | 0 / 250 | 0 | | no seats |

### Presidential elections

President of Serbia :
| Election year | # | Candidate | 1st round votes | % | 2nd round votes | % | Elected | Notes |
| 2003 | 3rd | Velimir Ilić | 229,229 | 9.08 | — | — | Lost | Election declared invalid due to low turnout |
| 2004 | 4th | Dragan Maršićanin | 414,971 | 13.31 | — | — | Lost | Government Coalition |
| 2008 | 3rd | Velimir Ilić | 305,828 | 7.43 | — | — | Lost | |
| 2012 | 1st | Tomislav Nikolić | 979,216 | 25.05 | 1,552,063 | 49.54 | Won | Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition |
| 2017 | 4th | Vuk Jeremić | 206,676 | 5.66 | — | — | Lost | Independent candidate; support |
| 2022 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |