Alliance for Serbia
{{short description|Former political coalition in Serbia}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Alliance for Serbia
| native_name = Савез за Србију
Savez za Srbiju
| native_name_lang = sr
| logo = Alliance for Serbia logo.svg
| logo_upright = 0.6
| colorcode = {{party color|Alliance for Serbia}}
| abbreviation = SZS
| leader1_title = Representatives
| leader1_name = {{ubl|Dragan Đilas|Marinika Tepić|Borko Stefanović|Zoran Lutovac|Vuk Jeremić|Nebojša Zelenović|Boško Obradović}}
| founded = 9 May 2018
| dissolved = 10 August 2020
| successor = United Opposition of Serbia
| position = Big tent
| colours = {{ubl|{{colorbox|{{party color|Alliance for Serbia}}|border=silver}} Blue|{{colorbox|#D91119|border=silver}} Red}}
| website = {{URL|savez-za-srbiju.rs}}
| country = Serbia
}}
The Alliance for Serbia ({{lang-sr-cyrl|Савез за Србију|Savez za Srbiju}}, abbr. SZS) was an opposition alliance of political parties in Serbia that was founded in September 2018. The alliance boycotted the 2020 parliamentary election, due to claims that the elections would not be held under fair conditions. The alliance officially dissolved in August 2020, as the new alliance called United Opposition of Serbia was formed.{{Cite web|last=Online|first=Piše: Danas|date=2020-08-03|title=SZS: Dogovoreno formiranje Udružene opozicije Srbije|url=https://www.danas.rs/politika/szs-dogovoreno-formiranje-udruzene-opozicije-srbije/|access-date=2020-08-03|website=Dnevni list Danas|language=sr-RS}}
History
Coalition was founded by Dragan Đilas in September 2018.{{cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a416890/Formiran-Savez-za-Srbiju.html|title=Formiran Savez za Srbiju|language=Serbian|publisher=N1|date=2 September 2018|accessdate=25 March 2019|archive-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050405/http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a416890/Formiran-Savez-za-Srbiju.html|url-status=dead}} The political background of alliance members is diverse, with both left-wing, liberal, moderate, right-wing and far-right factions voicing opposition to the government. It is composed of the Democratic Party, Dveri, People's Party, Party of Freedom and Justice, as well some minor and local anti-government parties and organisations. They have called for the institution of a technocratic transitional government which would serve for a period of 1 year after which elections would be held.{{Cite web|url=http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/anti-govt-protests-spreading-across-serbia-01-25-2019|title=Belgrade Protests Start Spreading Across Serbia|website=Balkaninsight.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-27}}
The Alliance have supported protests against Vučić and have signed Agreement with people along with other opposition parties on 6 February.{{Cite news|url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/29754704.html|title=Opozicija u Srbiji dogovorila 'Sporazum sa narodom'|date=6 February 2019|website=RFE/RL}}
File:Savez za Srbiju lideri.jpg, Boško Obradović, Nebojša Zelenović, Dragan Đilas, Borko Stefanović and Janko Veselinović ]]
The protests were precipitated by an assault on Borko Stefanović, one of the leaders of the Alliance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-serbia-protests-idUSKBN1O70S7|title=Thousands protest in Serbia over attack on opposition politician|date=2018-12-08|work=Reuters|access-date=2020-01-29|language=en}} The non-partisan expert group, introduced during protests, concluded there were no conditions for free and fair elections in the country, due to the lack of public communication and inequality in that process, and they drafted a comprehensive and systematic document with six demands and six annexes.{{Cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a488896/No-conditions-for-free-elections-in-Serbia-local-experts-say.html|title=Civil protests' experts: No conditions for free and fair elections in Serbia|website=N1|language=en|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-date=2019-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604231356/http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a488896/No-conditions-for-free-elections-in-Serbia-local-experts-say.html|url-status=dead}} On September 16, 2019, the parties of the Alliance had taken a joint decision to boycott the coming parliamentary elections.{{Cite web|url=http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a526261/Opposition-Alliance-for-Serbia-declares-boycott.html|title=Opposition Alliance for Serbia declares boycott|website=N1|language=en|access-date=2020-01-29|archive-date=2019-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922034841/http://rs.n1info.com/English/NEWS/a526261/Opposition-Alliance-for-Serbia-declares-boycott.html|url-status=dead}} In October, the first round of inter-party European Parliament-mediated dialogue took place, while the Alliance for Serbia refused to participate, stating that there is no time for their demands for fair election conditions to be met before April, when the election is scheduled.{{Cite web|url=https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2019/10/11/first-ep-mediated-dialogue-in-serbia-part-of-the-opposition-refuses-to-participate/|title=First EP-mediated dialogue in Serbia: Part of the opposition refuses to participate|website=European Western Balkans|date=11 October 2019 |access-date=2020-01-29}}
Members
| class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:90%; |
| colspan=2 | Name
! Leader ! Main ideology ! Political position ! MPs {{small|(2019)}} |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (Serbia)}}; color:white;" |
| Democratic Party | Social liberalism | Centre to | {{Composition bar|12|250|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (Serbia)}}}} |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Dveri}}; color:white;" |
| Dveri | Serbian nationalism | Right wing to | {{Composition bar|4|250|hex={{party color|Dveri}}}} |
| style="background-color:#007FFF; color:white;" |
| People's Party | Liberal conservatism | {{Composition bar|3|250|hex=#007FFF}} |
| style="background-color:#DB2927; color:white;" |
| Party of Freedom and Justice | Social democracy | {{Composition bar|2|250|hex=#DB2927}} |
| style="background-color:darkred; color:white;" |
| Fatherland | National conservatism | {{Composition bar|1|250|hex=#C6363C}} |
| style="background-color:orange; color:white;" |
| Movement for Reversal | Social democracy | {{center|—}} |
| style="background-color:red; color:white;" |
| United Trade Unions "Sloga" | Željko Veselinović | Syndicalism | {{center|—}} |
= Parties that left coalition =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="2" | Name
! Leader ! Main ideology ! Political position ! MPs {{small|(2019)}} |
|---|
| style="background-color:{{party color|Together for Serbia}}; color:white;" |
| Together for Serbia | Social democracy | {{Composition bar|1|250|hex={{party color|Together for Serbia}}}} |
| style="background-color: #50C878; color:white;" |
| Healthy Serbia | National conservatism | {{center|—}} |
Electoral results
= Parliamentary elections =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year !Popular vote ! % of popular vote !# of seats !Seat change ! rowspan="1" |Status |
| 2018
| colspan="2" |Coalition formed |{{Composition bar|23|250|hex={{party color|United Opposition of Serbia}}}} |{{Increase}} 23 | {{no|opposition}} |
|---|
| 2020
| colspan="2" style="background:#ddd;" |Election boycott |{{Composition bar|0|250|hex={{party color|Party of Freedom and Justice}}}} |{{Decrease}} 23 | style="background:#ddd;" | no seats |
See also
- United Opposition of Serbia, the successor of this political alliance.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://savez-za-srbiju.rs/ Alliance for Serbia Official website]
Category:2018 establishments in Serbia
Category:2020 disestablishments in Serbia
Category:Defunct political party alliances in Serbia
Category:Political parties disestablished in 2020
Category:Political parties established in 2018