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League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina

Лига социјалдемократа Војводине Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine

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An autonomist political party in Serbia. Its current leader is Bojan Kostreš, who succeeded Nenad Čanak. They're colloquially known as ligaši (Leaguemen).

The party was founded by Nenad Čanak on 14 July 1990 in Novi Sad. At the First Party Congress, the LSV adopted the party program, which defined following principles of the party: liberty, equality, justice, and solidarity. At the Second Congress, which was held in July 1997, the LSV adopted a new statute.

In the first years of its existence, the party's activities were mainly directed towards organisation of anti-war actions. Together with other parties, it organised anti-war demonstrations in Vojvodina and publicly opposed mobilisation of Vojvodina citizens for the front lines in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

LSV is positioned on the centre-left on the political spectrum. It is mainly orientated towards autonomism, although the party is also social-democratic, and regionalist. It represents itself as a multi-ethnic party, and it previously advocated for the creation of Republic of Vojvodina. It is also supportive of feminism and anti-fascism. It is supportive of accession of Serbia to the European Union.

In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, LSV was associated with the Socialist Group.

President: Nenad Čanak (14 July 1990–19 November 2022), Bojan Kostreš (19 November 2022 – Incumbent)

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Used until 2009
  1. https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Лига_социјалдемократа_Војводине
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Social_Democrats_of_Vojvodina
Record ID: rsLSVLast edited September 2026