2000 Serbian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 23 December 2000, to elect members of the National Assembly.^[1] They were the first free and fair parliamentary elections since the introduction of a multi-party system in 1990 and the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. The result was a victory for the Democratic Opposition of Serbia, which won 176 of the 250 seats in the National Assembly.^[1]

2000 Serbian parliamentary election

← 1997 23 December 2000 2003 →
All 250 seats in the National Assembly 126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.62% ( 0.25pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– DOS Zoran Đinđić 65.69 176 +163 SPS Slobodan Milošević 14.10 37 −48 SRS Vojislav Šešelj 8.81 23 −59 SSJ Borislav Pelević 5.46 14 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by district Results by municipality   DOS   SPS Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Mirko Marjanović SPS Zoran Đinđić DS

Electoral lists

Following electoral lists took part in the 2000 parliamentary election:^[2]

#	Ballot name		Ballot carrier	Main ideology	Political position
1		Serbian Radical Party – dr Vojislav Šešelj SRS	Vojislav Šešelj	Ultranationalism	Far-right
2		"Serbian Renewal Movement – Vuk Drašković" – Vuk Drašković SPO	Vuk Drašković	Conservatism	Centre-right
3		Socialist Party of Serbia – Slobodan Milošević SPS	Zoran Anđelković	Populism	Left-wing
4		Democratic Opposition of Serbia – dr Vojislav Koštunica (Democratic Party, Democratic Party of Serbia, Social Democracy, Civic Alliance of Serbia, Christian Democratic Party of Serbia, New Serbia, Movement for Democratic Serbia, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Reformist Democratic Party of Vojvodina, Vojvodina Coalition, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, Democratic Alternative, Democratic Centre, New Democracy, Social Democratic Union, Sandžak Democratic Party, League for Šumadija, Serbian Movement of Resistance – Democratic Resistance) DS, DSS, SD, GSS, DHSS, NS, LSV, RDSV, ND, VMSZ/SVM, DA, DC, SDU, KV, SDP, Otpor, LZŠ, PDS, ASNS	Zoran Đinđić	Anti-Milošević	Big tent
5		Party of Serbian Unity – professor Borislav Pelević SSJ, PSP, SS, PUP	Borislav Pelević	Ultranationalism	Far-right
6		Democratic Socialist Party – Milorad Vučelić DSP	Borisav Jović	Socialism	Left-wing
7		Yugoslav Left – JUL JUL	Ljubiša Ristić	Neocommunism	Far-left
8		Serbian Social Democratic Party – Zoran Lilić SSDP	Zoran Lilić	Social democracy	Centre-left

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Opposition of Serbia[a]	2,404,758	65.69	176	+163
	Socialist Party of Serbia	516,326	14.10	37	–48
	Serbian Radical Party	322,615	8.81	23	–59
	Party of Serbian Unity[b]	200,052	5.46	14	New
	Serbian Renewal Movement	141,401	3.86	0	–45
	Democratic Socialist Party	31,973	0.87	0	New
	Serbian Social Democratic Party	29,400	0.80	0	New
	Yugoslav Left	14,324	0.39	0	–20
Total		3,660,849	100.00	250	0
Valid votes		3,660,849	97.61
Invalid/blank votes		89,800	2.39
Total votes		3,750,649	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,508,856	57.62
Source: Republican Electoral Commission

1. Coalition of Democratic Party (45 seats), Democratic Party of Serbia (45), Social Democracy (9), New Democracy (9), Civic Alliance of Serbia (9), New Serbia (8), Democratic Christian Party of Serbia (7), League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (6), Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (6), Democratic Alternative (6), Movement for Democratic Serbia (5), Democratic Centre (4), Social Democratic Union (4), Vojvodina Coalition (4), Reformists of Vojvodina (4), Sanjak Democratic Party (2), Serbian Resistance Movement (1), League for Šumadija (1), and Association of Free and Independent Trade Unions (1)
2. Party list included Party of Serbian Unity (10 seats), Party of Serbian Progress (2), United Pensioners' Party (1) and Peasant Party of Serbia (1)