Yugoslavia First Party (21st Century Crisis)

The Yugoslavia First Party (Serbo-Croatian: Прва партија Југославијa, Prva partija Jugoslavije) or the PPJ is a right-wing political party in Yugoslavia. In its history, the PPJ is currently one of Yugoslavia's most influential political parties, and has produced two presidents, the first being Ivan Lokar from 2000 to 2007, and the current Vladimir Birčević. The party is considered right-wing, and also runs on nationalist principles, including to which include: Pan-Yugoslav nationalism, Neo-Slavism and Christian democracy. The party is also considered Euroskeptic, and despite having some non-aligned origins, calls for closer political ties with Russia, opposing NATO and the European Union, though also favors political and economic ties with the European Union, only as necessary and only for economic benefits.