For Freedom, Justice and Survival
{{Short description|Kosovar political party}}
{{Infobox political party
| registered = 16 May 2024
| country = Kosovo
| abbreviation = ZSPO
| name = For Freedom, Justice and Survival
| native_name = За слободу, правду и опстанак
Za slobodu, pravdu i opstanak
Për liri, drejtësi dhe mbijetesë
| logo = For Freedom, Justice and Survival logo.png
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| colorcode = #5593BA
| president = Nenad Rašić
| foundation = 2021
| ideology = Serb minority politics
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| seats1_title = Assembly
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| seats2_title = Mayors
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| website = https://www.facebook.com/people/Za-Slobodu-Pravdu-i-Opstanak/61555680641298/
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For Freedom, Justice and Survival ({{langx|sr|За слободу, правду и опстанак}}, Za slobodu, pravdu i opstanak, ZSPO, {{langx|sq|Për liri, drejtësi dhe mbijetesë}}) is a Serb minority political party in Kosovo. It is led by government minister Nenad Rašić.
History
= Civic Initiative =
ZSPO was founded as a civic initiative and participated in the 2021 Kosovan parliamentary election. Among its candidates were Rada Trajković, a former minister of family and services in the Government of Serbia from 1998 to 2000 and Cvetko Veljković, former head of the Office for Communities in the government of Albin Kurti. The organization was endorsed by Nenad Rašić and his Progressive Democratic Party.{{Cite web |title=Podrška Beograda glavni izborni adut Srpske liste |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/kosovo-izbori/31052634.html |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}} During the election campaign, Veljković and Rašić, together with Albin Kurti, visited Štrpce.{{Cite web |last=KoSSev |date=2021-02-09 |title=Trajković iz Mitrovice: Građani biraju između dobra i zla, moguća koalicija sa Kurtijem |url=https://kossev.info/trajkovic-gradjani-biraju-izmedju-dobra-i-zla-moguca-koalicija-sa-kurtijem/ |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=KoSSev |language=sr-RS}} The organization only won 1,508 votes or 0.17% of the popular vote, failing to gain any of the 10 seats reserved for the Kosovo Serb community. The Serbian-backed Serb List (SL) won all 10 seats reserved for the Kosovo Serb community with 5.09% of the popular vote.[https://www.kqz-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2.Rezultatet-sipas-subjekteve-politike-1.pdf IZBORI ZA SKUPŠTINU KOSOVA 2021]
File:Ministar Nenad Rašić (cropped).jpg, the leader of ZSPO]]
Following the resignation of all 10 Serb List MP's in on 7 November 2022, the Kosovo Serb community lost its representatives in the Assembly of Kosovo.{{Cite web |title=Novinska agencija Beta |url=https://beta.rs/vesti/politika-kosovo/171122-poslanici-srpske-liste-predali-ostavke-skupstini-kosova |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Novinska agencija Beta |language=sr}} On 17 November, Serb List MP's were replaced by new MP's, most of whom are from the same party, and by Cvetko Veljković, making ZSPO a parliamentary organization.{{Cite web |title=U Prištini novih deset srpskih poslanika |url=https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/525426/kosovo-srpska-lista |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Politika Online}} In 2022, Veljković left ZSPO.{{Cite web |last=Vojvodine |first=Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija |title=Poslanik Veljković napustio Građansku inicijativu Sloboda |url=https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/politika/poslanik-veljkovic-napustio-gradjansku-inicijativu-sloboda_1392438.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine |language=sr-Latn}}
= Political party =
In May 2024, ZSPO was officially registered as a political party with Nenad Rašić as the president.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-05-16 |title=Obaveštenje sa sednice CIK-a: Registracija političke stranke Za Slobodu Pravdu i Opstanak i odluka o uništavanju materijala iz procesa glasanja 21. aprila |url=https://kqz-ks.org/sr/njoftim-nga-mbledhja-e-kqz-se-regjistrimi-i-partise-politike-za-slobodu-pravdu-i-opstanak-dhe-vendimi-per-shkaterrimi-i-materialeve-nga-procesi-i-votimit-me-21-prill/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=KQZ |language=sr-RS}} In the 2025 parliamentary election campaign, the Serb Democracy (SD) and its leader Aleksandar Arsenijević accused ZSPO of vote buying.{{Cite news |last=Cvetković |first=Sandra |date=2025-02-05 |title=Optužbe o kupovini glasova na Kosovu državnim resursima |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/optuzbe-o-kupovini-glasova-na-kosovu-drzavnim-resursima/33304188.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |work=Radio Slobodna Evropa |language=sh}}
Election results
= Parliamentary elections =
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! Year ! Popular vote ! % of vote ! Overall seats won ! Serb seats ! +/– ! Government |
2021
| 1,508 | 0.17% | {{Composition bar|0|120|hex=cornflowerblue}} | {{Composition bar|0|10|hex=cornflowerblue}} | New |{{No|Extra-parliamentary}} |
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2025
| 3,997 | 0.48% | {{Composition bar|1|120|hex=cornflowerblue}} | {{Composition bar|1|10|hex=cornflowerblue}} | {{Increase}} 1 |