Announcing his candidacy on Tuesday, he said, "Serbia needs a president who enjoys respect in the world, yet who is no one's vassal." Draskovic did not make it past the first round of the October 2000 presidential elections, and his party failed to win even a single seat in the parliamentary elections three months later.
Najavljujući svoju kandidaturu u utorak, Drašković je izjavio: "Srbiji je potreban predsednik koji uživa poštovanje sveta, a koji istovremeno nije ničiji sluga." Drašković na predsedničkim izborima u oktobru 2000. nije prošao prvi krug, a njegova partija nije dobila ni jedno jedino poslaničko mesto na parlamentarnim izborima tri meseca kasnije.