And although his political party, the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) (in electoral cartel with Mirjana Markovic' Yugoslav United Left), did not enjoy a majority in either the federal or Serbian parliaments, it dominated the governing coalitions and held all the key administrative posts.
E aínda que o seu partido político, o Partido Socialista de Serbia (SPS) (no cartel electoral con Mirjana Markovic de Esquerda Iugoslava Unida) non logrou unha maioría nos parlamentos federal e serbio, dominou as coalicións de Goberno e fíxose con todos os cargos administrativos claves.