Party of Serbian Unity

The Party of Serbian Unity (Serbian: Странка српског јединства, CCJ / Stranka srpskog jedinstva, SSJ) was a nationalist[1] political party in Serbia, founded by Željko Ražnatović "Arkan".[2]

Party of Serbian Unity Странка српског јединства Stranka srpskog jedinstva
President	Borislav Pelević
Founder	Arkan
Founded	1993
Dissolved	2007
Merged into	Serbian Radical Party
Headquarters	Jagodina, Belgrade
Military wing	Serb Volunteer Guard (1993–96)
Ideology	Serbian nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
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It is today known as the Council of Serbian Unity, restored after seceding from the Serbian Radical Party.

The key goals of the party were:

• Unity of the Serbian people
• Preserving the integrity and territory of Serbia
• Parliamentarism and Democracy
• Preservation of tradition, family and the Cyrillic script.

Following the assassination of Željko Ražnatović Arkan in 2000, Borislav Pelević became president of the party. At the last legislative election in 2003, the SSJ was a part of the For National Unity alliance, which failed to receive any seats. The SSJ merged into the Serbian Radical Party in 2007.[2]

In 2013, the party was re-founded as the Council of Serbian Unity by Pelević.[3] The new party took part in the 2014 parliamentary election as part of the Patriotic Front coalition, but failed to reach the threshold.

References

1. Nordsieck, Wolfram. "Serbia (Serbia and Montenegro)". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 21 August 2003.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
2. "Arkan radikal" (in Serbian). Kurir. 24 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
3. "Pelević obnavlja staru stranku" (in Serbian). Večernje novosti. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.

External links

• Council of Serbian Unity official website