U-Turn (Serbian coalition)
{{Infobox political party
| name = Turnover!
| native_name = Preokret!
Преокрет!
| colorcode = #6901d4
| leader = Čedomir Jovanović
| foundation = 2011
| dissolved = 2013
| ideology = Liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism
| position = Centre {{small|(majority)}}
| seats1_title = National Assembly
(2012 election)
| seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|19|250|hex=#6901d4}}
| country = Serbia
}}
Turnover! ({{langx|sr|Преокрет}} / Preokret) was a liberal and Pro-European political coalition in Serbia that participated in the 2012 parliamentary election. The coalition was headed by Čedomir Jovanović, the President of the LDP.
Political parties that were parts of this coalition were: Liberal Democratic Party, Serbian Renewal Movement, Social Democratic Union, Rich Serbia, Vojvodina's Party, Democratic Party of Sandžak, Green Ecological Party – The Greens, and Party of Bulgarians of Serbia.
This coalition was formed with a goal to accelerate the integration of Serbia into EU and to form good relations with the Western powers.
History
= The foundation =
On the 5 November 2011, the proclamation "Turnover - Serbia into Europe, Europe into Serbia" was released to the public and was signed by the Liberal Democratic Party, Serbian Renewal Movement, and the Social Democratic Union as well as a number of intellectuals, and later joined by some regional and minority parties and non-governmental organizations.{{cite web|url=https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2011&mm=11&dd=05&nav_category=11&nav_id=555257|title=LDP predstavio svoj "Pokret"|date=2011-11-05|publisher=B92}}
= Coalition demands =
The proclamation states that they want to change the state policy towards Kosovo since the coalition claims that it has not been under Serbia's sovereignty since 1999. The proclamation also states that the goal of the signatories is to "united all those who are for Serbia in Europe" and criticizes the Government of Serbia and its, as stated, "indulgence in anti-European hysteria". After the presentation of the proclamation, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Čedomir Jovanović, sent invitations to the patriarch, the President of Serbia, Boris Tadić and the President of SANU to sign it. Serbian President Boris Tadić said on the same day that he would not sign the proclamation because he "essentially disagrees with the policy of giving up legitimate state and national interests".{{cite web|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/naslovna/aktuelno.289.html:352160-Tadic-Necu-potpisati-quotPreokretquot|title=Tadić: Neću potpisati Preokret|date=2011-11-05|publisher=Novosti}} The Liberal Democratic Party announced on 8 and 13 November 2011 that the proclamation had been signed by a large number of professors, directors, writers, musicians, and representatives of the non-governmental sector.{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/preokret-potpisali-profesori-reditelji-muzicari/pcv44hh|title="Preokret" potpisali profesori, reditelji, muzičari...|date=2011-11-08|publisher=Blic}}{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/ldp-preokret-dobija-sve-vecu-podrsku/b48nfgg|title=LDP: Preokret dobija sve veću podršku|date=2011-11-13|publisher=Blic}}
= Pre-election formation =
At a press conference held 11 March 2012, Čedomir Jovanović announced a pre-election coalition with the SPO, SDU, ASNS, Rich Serbia and some regional parties. The joint electoral list will be called "Preokret!" and its ballot holder will be Čedomir Jovanović. The coalition was de facto dissolved in 2013.
Members
| class="wikitable" style="text-align; font-size:90%;"
! colspan="2" |Name !Leader !Ideology !Political position ! MPs {{small|(2012 election)}} ! Change |
| style="background-color:#6901d4; color:white;" |
|Liberal Democratic Party |Liberalism | {{Composition bar|13|250|hex={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 |
|---|
| style="background-color:#4B9CD3; color:white;" |
|Serbian Renewal Movement |National liberalism | {{Composition bar|4|250|hex=#4B9CD3}} | {{nochange}} |
| style="background-color:red; color:white;" |
|Social Democratic Union |Social democracy | {{Composition bar|1|250|hex=red}} | {{nochange}} |
| style="background-color:green; color:white;" |
|Rich Serbia |Green politics | {{Composition bar|1|250|hex=green}} | {{increase}} 1 |
Results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Election year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Status ! Ballot carrier |
| 2012
| 255,546 | 6.53% | {{Composition bar|19|250|hex={{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005)}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{no|opposition}} |
|---|