Liberal Democratic Party

A liberal political party in Serbia. It is led by Čedomir Jovanović.

The Liberal Democratic Party was founded on 5 November 2005 by former members of the Democratic Party, led by Čedomir Jovanović, who were expelled in a party purge in 2004. Jovanović had become critical of the new direction of the Democratic Party and its newly elected president, Boris Tadić. The LDP gained its first seat in parliament after Đorđe Đukić defected from the Democratic Party. Members of the foundation board were: Nenad Prokić, Nikola Samardžić, Branislav Lečić and Đorđe Đukić. in 2007 the Civic Alliance of Serbia merged into the LDP. The LDP had a long-standing relationship with the Social Democratic Union and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.

LDP's activity decreased following the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, mainly due to the size of the party's debt. As of November 2023, LDP is in debt of din. 201,323,626, approximately around 2 million euros.

LDP is a liberal party, and it is supportive of secularism and multiculturalism. It has been also described as progressive and social liberal. The LDP is one of the few political parties in Serbia to actively support Serbia's membership into NATO and the independence of Kosovo. The LDP is also highly supportive of LGBT rights in Serbia. Regarding the economy, it is classical-liberal, market-orientated, and supports privatisation, although it is also in favour of social welfare. Additionally, it economic beliefs been described as neoliberal, libertarian, and conservative-liberal.

Its political positions have been described as centrist, although its social policies are positioned on the left-wing, while it is economically oriented towards the right.

In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, LDP was associated with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

President: Čedomir Jovanović