  liberalism in serbia is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. the sign â denotes another party in that scheme. for inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. ==introduction== liberal parties were active in former serbia and later in yugoslavia. after the restoration of democracy liberal factions became active again. today, the only functioning party with parliamentary representation is the liberal democratic party which has a clear free market profile. it is also very concerned with human rights issues. ==the timeline== ===from liberals to nationalists=== * 1848: beginning of differentiating of political currents, liberals noticeable next to the conservatives * 1858: liberals organized themselves though not yet as political party in the modern sense * 1881: the group established the society for the promotion of serbian literature (ÐÑÑÐ¶Ð¸Ð½Ð° Ð·Ð° Ð¿Ð¾Ð¼Ð°Ð³Ð°ÑÐµ ÑÑÐ¿ÑÐºÐµ ÐºÑÐ¸Ð¶ÐµÐ²Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÐ¸) ngo * 1883: the organization is formed into a political party: liberal party (ÐÐ¸Ð±ÐµÑÐ°Ð»Ð½Ð° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) * 1904: a left-wing faction seceded as the â liberal democratic party (ÐÐ¸Ð±ÐµÑÐ°Ð»Ð½Ð¾ Ð´ÐµÐ¼Ð¾ÐºÑÐ°ÑÑÐºÐ° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) returning to original liberal ideas, the remainder continues as the national party (ÐÐ°ÑÐ¸Ð¾Ð½Ð°Ð»Ð½Ð° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) straying far away from liberalism * 1905: the â liberal democratic party reunited the national party into the people's party (ÐÐ°ÑÐ¾Ð´Ð½Ð° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) of the liberal center * 1919: the party merged with the independent radical party and the serbian progressive party (among many others) into the â yugoslav democratic party ===progressive party=== * 1842: the constitution-defenders (Ð£ÑÑÐ°Ð²Ð¾Ð±ÑÐ°Ð½Ð¸ÑÐµÑÐ¸) are organized, first forefathers of the progressives * 1868: the young conservatives are organized, although not yet as a political party * 1881: the serbian progressive party (Ð¡ÑÐ¿ÑÐºÐ° Ð½Ð°Ð¿ÑÐµÐ´Ð½Ð° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) is founded with many strong liberal ideas * 1896: the party dissolved * 1906: the party is reestablished, fully reformed * 1914: the conservative faction seceded as the serbian conservative party (ÐÐ¾Ð½Ð·ÐµÑÐ²Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð²Ð½Ð° ÑÑÑÐ°Ð½ÐºÐ°) * 1919: the party merged with the people's party and the independent radical party (along with many others) into the â yugoslav democratic party * 1920: the party is reestablished by the remainder that didn't join into the democrats * 1925: the party ceased to exist ===radical party=== * 1903: liberal wing secedes f
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