Choice for a Better Life

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Choice for a Better Life
Избор за бољи живот
AbbreviationIBŽ
LeaderBoris Tadić
Founded15 March 2012 (2012-03-15)
Dissolved2013 (2013)
Preceded byFor a European Serbia
Succeeded byWith the Democratic Party for a Democratic Serbia (DS-Nova-DSHV-BS-Sloga)
HeadquartersBelgrade
IdeologySocial liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionBig tent
Slogan"Work. Investments. Security"
(Serbian: "Посао. Инвестиције. Сигурност")
National Assembly (2012)
67 / 250
Website
izborzaboljizivot.rs

Choice for a Better Life (Serbian: Избор за бољи живот, romanizedIzbor za bolji život) was a political coalition in Serbia, headed by Boris Tadić and his Democratic Party. They competed in the 2012 parliamentary election and won 22.07% of the popular vote. In the presidential election of the same year, Tadić won a plurality of votes in the first round, but narrowly lost to Tomislav Nikolić and the Let's Get Serbia Moving coalition in the second round.

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Coalition convention in Novi Sad with Boris Tadić, Bojan Pajtić, Igor Pavličić and Milorad Dodik

The coalition was composed of the following political parties:[1]

Party Ideology Leader 2012 seats
Democratic Party (DS) Social democracy Boris Tadić
49
Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) Social democracy Rasim Ljajić
9
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV) Regionalism Nenad Čanak
3
Greens of Serbia (ZS) Green politics Ivan Karić
1
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV) Croat minority interests Petar Kuntić
1
Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS) Christian democracy Olgica Batić
1

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