In August 1994, Dragišić protested against an assembly vote on a peace plan to end the Bosnian War by taking the speaker's podium and refusing to leave unless physically removed.
[8] The city election was won by Zajedno, an opposition coalition led by the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS) and the Serbian Renewal Movement (Srpski pokret obnove, SPO).
DS leader Zoran Đinđić became the president of the city assembly (a position that was at the time equivalent to mayor), and the Radicals served in opposition.
Zemun, by contrast, was the only Belgrade municipality in which the SRS won a majority of seats; party leader Vojislav Šešelj was here chosen as assembly president.
Among other things, he accused the DS leader of allowing the assembly to "illegally" elect a new board of directors for Studio B radio and television.
[14] In January 1998, Dragišić was part of a SRS delegation that met with Serbian president Milan Milutinović on the creation of a new government of national unity.
[16] Dragišić subsequently argued that a law restricting independent Serbian media (proposed by Vučić later in 1998) was necessary for national security, saying, "Yugoslavia is in a big conflict with terrorists and those who support terrorism.
"[19] In 1999, he spoke against Serbian participation in the Rambouillet talks, arguing that discussions on the status of Kosovo could ultimately lead to the dismemberment of Serbia.
[23] SPS leader Slobodan Milošević was defeated by Vojislav Koštunica of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) alliance in the 2000 Yugoslavian presidential election, an event that led to wide-ranging changes in Serbian politics.
For this election, the entire country was counted as a single electoral division and all mandates were assigned at the discretion of successful parties or coalitions, irrespective of the numerical order of candidates.
The SRS experienced a serious split in late 2008, with several members joining the more moderate Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, SNS) under the leadership of Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić.
[34] He was the party's nominee for mayor of Zemun in a special off-year election in 2009; the Radicals were defeated, and he served in the local assembly afterward as an opposition member.