Although Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus, who received about a million votes in September's presidential elections, will be the new party's president, analysts say it cannot count on receiving the same amount of votes.That's because in past elections, Labus was supported by Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic's Democratic Party (DS), as well as by the parties of national minorities.
Iako će potpredsednik jugoslovenske vlade, Miroljub Labus, koji je dobio oko milion glasova na septembarskim predsedničkim izborima, biti prvi predsednik stranke, analitičari kažu da ona ne može više da računa na isti broj glasova. Razlog tome je što su na prošlim izborima Labusa podržali Demokratska stranka srpskog premijera Zorana Đinđića, kao i partije koje predstavljaju nacionalne manjine.