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For Freedom, Justice and Survival

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For Freedom, Justice and Survival
За слободу, правду и опстанак
Za slobodu, pravdu i opstanak
Për liri, drejtësi dhe mbijetesë
AbbreviationSPO
PresidentNenad Rašić
Founded2021
Registered16 May 2024
IdeologySerb minority politics
Assembly
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Mayors
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Website
https://www.facebook.com/people/Za-Slobodu-Pravdu-i-Opstanak/61555680641298/

For Freedom, Justice and Survival (Serbian: За слободу, правду и опстанак, Za slobodu, pravdu i opstanak, SPO, Albanian: Për liri, drejtësi dhe mbijetesë) is a Serb minority political party in Kosovo. It is led by government minister Nenad Rašić.

History

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Civic Initiative

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SPO 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.[1] During the election campaign, Veljković and Rašić, together with Albin Kurti, visited Štrpce.[2] 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.[3]

Nenad Rašić, the leader of SPO

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.[4] 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 SPO a parliamentary organization.[5] In 2022, Veljković left SPO.[6]

Political party

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In May 2024, SPO was officially registered as a political party with Nenad Rašić as the president.[7] In the 2025 parliamentary election campaign, the Serb Democracy (SD) and its leader Aleksandar Arsenijević accused SPO of vote buying.[8]

Election results

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Parliamentary elections

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Assembly of Kosovo
Year Popular vote % of vote Overall seats won Serb seats +/– Government
2021 1,508 0.17%
0 / 120
0 / 10
New Extra-parliamentary
2025 3,997 0.48%
1 / 120
1 / 10
Increase 1

References

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  1. ^ "Podrška Beograda glavni izborni adut Srpske liste". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ^ KoSSev (2021-02-09). "Trajković iz Mitrovice: Građani biraju između dobra i zla, moguća koalicija sa Kurtijem". KoSSev (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  3. ^ IZBORI ZA SKUPŠTINU KOSOVA 2021
  4. ^ "Novinska agencija Beta". Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. ^ "U Prištini novih deset srpskih poslanika". Politika Online. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ Vojvodine, Javna medijska ustanova JMU Radio-televizija. "Poslanik Veljković napustio Građansku inicijativu Sloboda". JMU Radio-televizija Vojvodine (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  7. ^ "Obaveštenje sa sednice CIK-a: Registracija političke stranke Za Slobodu Pravdu i Opstanak i odluka o uništavanju materijala iz procesa glasanja 21. aprila". KQZ (in Serbian). 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  8. ^ Cvetković, Sandra (2025-02-05). "Optužbe o kupovini glasova na Kosovu državnim resursima". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2025-02-09.