Together (Serbia)

Together (Serbian Cyrillic: Заједно, romanized: Zajedno, Z) is a political party in Serbia. It was formed on 11 June 2022 as a merger of Together for Serbia, Ecological Uprising, and Assembly of Free Serbia, which were a part of the We Must coalition that took part in the 2022 general election.

For other uses, see Together.

Together
Заједно
Zajedno
AbbreviationZ
Co-leaders
Founded11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
Merger of
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationWe Must
European affiliationEuropean Greens (candidate)
Colors  Green
National Assembly
8 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
3 / 110
Website
zajedno-moramo.rs

History

Following the 2022 general election, Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta and Nebojša Zelenović, who at that time were the leaders of the Ecological Uprising and Together for Serbia respectively, announced that they would hold a form a political party in June 2022.[1][2] Additionally, Zelenović stated that the party would composed of three co-leaders and that its members of the City Assembly of Belgrade would have influence on how the party would work. Zelenović also stated that Biljana Stojković, Ćuta, and himself would serve as co-leaders.[3]

Its representatives previously signed a joint merger declaration shortly before the European Green Party congress in Riga, which was held between 3 and 5 June, in which they also participated.[4] During the founding assembly on 11 June 2022, representatives of the party had announced their political ambitions.[5] Zelenović also announced that the We Must (Moramo) coalition, which it is a part of, would begin a "green campaign" somewhere during June;[6] the campaign, named "Green Wave", began on 23 June 2022.[7] A week later, Together held a meeting with Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) and Zdravko Ponoš. It was noted that the Do not let Belgrade drown (NDB) movement, the other member of the We Must coalition, did not participate in the meeting.[8] Together stated their support for the environmental protests that were organised in Novi Sad in late July.[9] In August 2022, Zelenović became the president of the Together parliamentary group in the National Assembly, while Ćuta became the vice-president.[10] In January 2023, Solidarity, which was a part of Moramo, merged into Together.[11]

Political positions

Together is a left-wing party.[12] On social issues, it is also positioned on the left-wing on the political spectrum.[13] In its announcement during its founding assembly, the party defined itself as a green-left organisation that would insist for labour rights and social justice.[14][15] It also stated its support for environmental protection, energy transition, and direct democracy.[5]

It is supportive of the accession of Serbia to the European Union.[16] Together supported the manifestation of EuroPride in Belgrade.[17] In October 2022, it announced its support for sanctioning Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine.[18]

Leadership
# Name Born–Death Term start Term end
1 Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta1966–11 June 2022Incumbent
Biljana Stojković1972–
Nebojša Zelenović1975–

References
  1. Petrović, Marija (1 June 2022). "Ćuta, Zelenović i Skupština slobodne Srbije prave stranku: Osnivačka skupština 11. juna". Telegraf (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Mirilović, Filip (1 June 2022). "Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta: Moramo se neće deliti kao amebe". Vreme (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. "Zelenović: Formiramo novu političku stranku sa tri kopredsednika". N1 (in Serbian). 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. "Još jedna stranka u Srbiji: Deo koalicije "Moramo" postaje partija sredinom juna". 021.rs (in Serbian). 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. "Deo koalicije "Moramo" formirao političku organizaciju "Zajedno"". Danas (in Serbian). 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. "Koalicija Moramo najavila da pokreće zelenu kampanju u Srbiji". Danas (in Serbian). 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. "Zelenović: Niko se ne bavi zelenim projektima, parlament bi mogao da bude dobro mesto da se razgovara o ovim temama". Danas (in Serbian). 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. Valtner, Lidija (27 June 2022). "Ko dolazi i zašto se organizuje prvi sastanak opozicije posle susreta Vučić - Đilas". Danas (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. "Jovović iz Zajedno! poziva Novosađane na "bunu protiv mafije"". Danas (in Serbian). 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. "Poslanička grupa Moramo - Zajedno". National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  11. "Politička platforma Solidarnost se priključila stranci Zajedno". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. Gec, Jovana (8 May 2023). "Thousands march in silence in Serbia after mass shootings". Associated Press. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. Kojić, Nikola (6 December 2022). "Zašto raste podrška desnici, gde šansu vidi levica i kako je SNS zauzeo centar". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  14. "Članice koalicije "Moramo" se ujedinile u "Zajedno" - stranku bez lidera". N1 (in Serbian). 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. "Od Moramo do Zajedno: Za socijalnu pravdu i ekologiju". Vreme (in Serbian). 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  16. Kojić, Nikola (6 December 2022). "Zašto raste podrška desnici, gde šansu vidi levica i kako je SNS zauzeo centar". N1 (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  17. Čongradin, Snežana (26 August 2022). "Koje stranke u Skupštini Srbije podržavaju a koje su za zabranu predstojećeg Evroprajda?". Danas (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  18. "Zajedno traži da Srbija hitno uvede sankcije Rusiji". N1 (in Serbian). 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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