2 ▁the ▁New ▁Labour ▁Party ▁of ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka ▁merged ▁into ▁S NS D . ▁ ▁The ▁S NS D ▁was ▁susp ended ▁from ▁Social ist ▁International ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁for ▁continu ing ▁to ▁" esp ouse ▁a ▁national ist ▁and ▁extrem ist " ▁line . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁exp elled ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Ide ology ▁The ▁party ▁is ▁nomin ally ▁social ist , ▁centre - left ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁section , ▁conserv ative ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁section , ▁having ▁transformed ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁can ▁now ▁also ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁national ist ▁and ▁se cess ion ist ▁( see ▁Pro posed ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁Repub lika ▁Sr ps ka ). ▁ ▁International ▁co operation ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Independent ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁co oper ates ▁with ▁several ▁Eastern ▁European ▁pro - Russ ian ▁parties ▁and ▁the ▁r uling ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁United ▁Russia . ▁On ▁several ▁occasions , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Independent ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁signed ▁co operation ▁agre ements ▁with ▁represent atives ▁of ▁United ▁Russia . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Independent ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁joined ▁a ▁declaration ▁that ▁supported ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁B alk an ▁parties ▁that ▁supported ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁military ▁neutral ity ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Independent ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁signed ▁a ▁co