In March 2018, Stevanović indicated that he supported the position of Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić on the need for Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija to participate in the political process of the disputed territory under the terms of the Brussels Agreement. The DJB, which opposes this position, distanced itself from Stevanović's statement. Shortly thereafter, he was expelled from the association. Stevanović subsequently charged that Radulović had turned the party to the isolationist right and indicated his support for Tatjana Macura's ultimately abortive bid to succeed him as association leader. Stevanović later joined the breakaway Free MPs parliamentary group under Macura's leadership.