Democratic Party (United States) most lasting impression came from the cartoons of Thomas Nast from 1870 in "Harper's Weekly". Cartoonists followed Nast and used the donkey to represent the Democrats and the elephant to represent the Republicans. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Democratic Party in Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Ohio was the rooster, as opposed to the Republican eagle. This symbol still appears on Oklahoma, Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia ballots. The rooster was adopted as the official symbol of the national Democratic Party. In New York, the Democratic ballot symbol is a five-pointed star. Although both major political
Democratic Party of Serbia Democratic Party of Serbia The Democratic Party of Serbia (, , Serbian abbreviation: ДCC / DSS) is a national-conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Serbia. The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) was founded in 1992 by a breakaway national-conservative faction of the Democratic Party (DS), which advocated involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia (DEPOS). Founding members of the party were Vojislav Koštunica, Vladeta Janković, Đurđe Ninković, Draško Petrović, Mirko Petrović and Vladan Batić. The founding assembly was held on July 26, 1992 and elected Vojislav Koštunica as its first president. The first party assembly was held on December 5,