The Democratic Alternative (Serbian: Демократска Алтернатива or Demokratska Аlternativa) was a political party in Serbia, founded in July 1997 by secession of certain members from the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Its President was Nebojša Čović. It later merged into the Social Democratic Party (SDP), whom its leadership took over. At the December 2003 parliamentary election, the party won 84,463 votes or 2.2% of the popular vote thus failed to pass the electoral threshold.