New Democratic Party of Serbia Нова Демократска странка Србије | |
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| Abbreviation | NDSS |
| President | Miloš Jovanović |
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| Founder | Vojislav Koštunica |
| Founded | 26 July 1992 |
| Split from | Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Braće Jugovića 2a, Belgrade |
| Ideology | National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Parliamentary group | National Democratic Alternative |
| Colours | Blue |
| National Assembly | 7 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 4 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 4 / 110 |
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The New Democratic Party of Serbia (Serbian: Нова Демократска странка Србије, romanized: Nova Demokratska stranka Srbije, pronounced [nova demǒkratskaː strânka sr̂bije], abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS.
DSS was formed as a conservative split from the Democratic Party (DS) and has played a key role in the opposition during the 1990s. It was a part of the "Together" coalition and was later a founding member of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS). Its first leader, Vojislav Koštunica, was elected president of Yugoslavia in 2000, a role which he served until 2003. DSS left the DOS government in 2001 and served in the opposition until the 2003 parliamentary election, after which it managed to form a government with other right-wing parties. Koštunica was appointed prime minister, and after 2008, it went to the opposition again after being unable to form a government. It saw its decline in the 2010s and failed to pass the threshold in the 2014 parliamentary election, leading to Koštunica resigning from the position as party leader. He was replaced by Sanda Rašković Ivić, and in 2016, DSS managed to enter the National Assembly again, this time in a coalition with Dveri. Rašković Ivić was ousted after the parliamentary election and was replaced by Miloš Jovanović as president of the party.
A former member of the European People's Party, it maintained a centre-right and moderate conservative image until the early 2010s, when the party shifted to a more right-wing and eurosceptic position. It leads the National Democratic Alternative (NADA) coalition, which took part in the 2022 general election.