Sarmu probo nisi
Сарму пробо ниси
Founded2016
HeadquartersMladenovac
IdeologySatire

Sarmu probo nisi (Serbian Cyrillic: Сарму пробо ниси, pronounced [sǎrmu prǒːboː nǐːsi], meaning "You haven't tasted the sarma"), SPN, is a satirical political organization in Serbia formed in Mladenovac in 2016.[1]

History

SPN started as a fictional political party created by a group of comedians from Mladenovac. They became popular after they filmed a humorous parody promotional video for their fictional leader "Ljubiša Preletačević Beli" (played by a man named Luka Maksimović).[2] After the video became popular on YouTube, they were persuaded by followers to participate in the election.[2] The group vowed to make a lot of false promises and false hope. The focal point of their campaign was the promise to open a euthanasia department for pensioners in the local hospital in order to spare the country of their expenses.[3]

Local council elections were held in most municipalities and cities in Serbia on 24 April 2016, together with the 2016 parliamentary election. Because SPN was not officially registered as political party, they participated as an independent list called "Beli – Samo jako" (Beli – Keep it strong!). This list surprisingly won 20% of the votes and 12 seats,[4] becoming the second strongest group in the local council of Mladenovac,[5] behind only the ruling Serbian Progressive Party.

Ljubiša Preletačević, the leader of SPN, participated in the 2017 Serbian presidential election.[6] He came third with 9.44% of the vote.[7]

In early 2018, the party dissociated itself from Maksimović/Preletačević.[8] Maksimović subsequently formed a new electoral list and participated in the March 2018 election for the Assembly of the City of Belgrade with this new group.[9]

Electoral results

Presidential elections

President of Serbia
Election year # Candidate 1st round votes  % 2nd round votes  % Notes
2017 3rd Luka Maksimović 344,498 9.42 — —

References

  1. ↑ Sarmuprobonisi – nova politička opcija!, mondo.rs
  2. 1 2 "Ljubiša Preletačević Beli: Osnovali partiju iz šale i sada stvarno skupili potpise za kandidaturu" [Ljubiša Preletačević Beli: the party was founded as a joke, and now really gathered signatures for candidacy] (in Serbian). B92. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Pilić, Damir (14 March 2017). "Potpuno ludilo u Srbiji: protiv Vučića se kandidirao izmišljeni lik Ljubiša Preletačević Beli, čelnik stranke 'Sarmu probo nisi'" [Complete madness in Serbia: the fictional character Ljubiša Preletačević Beli, leader of the 'Sarmu probo nisi' party, is an opposing candidate to Vučić] (in Serbo-Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Љубиша Бели Прелетачевић почео прикупљање потписа [Ljubiša Beli Preletačević starts obtaining signatures] (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. 6 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Bogosav, B. (25 April 2016). "Beli Preletačević: Mama i tata su mi najveća podrška, al' još mi je rano da budem PREDSEDNIK" [Beli Preletačević: My parents are my greatest support, but it's still early for me to be the President] (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ↑ St. Đ (12 March 2017). "Beli Preletačević objavio da ima dovoljno potpisa za kandidaturu" [Beli Preletačević announces he has enough signatures for candidacy] (in Serbian). Blic. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "RIK (94,18%): Vučić osvojio 1,9 miliona glasova". N1. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pokret se ograđuje od Preletačevića". Danas. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Beli: Na izbore sa novom ekipom". Danas. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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