United Opposition of Serbia

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Not to be confused with Democratic Opposition of Serbia.
United Opposition of Serbia
Удружена опозиција Србије
AbbreviationUOPS
LeaderCollective leadership
SpokespersonĐorđe Vukadinović
FounderDragan Đilas
Founded10 August 2020 (2020-08-10)
Dissolved21 January 2021 (2021-01-21)
Preceded byAlliance for Serbia
Succeeded byUnited Serbia
HeadquartersBelgrade
Youth wingCivic Resistance
IdeologyCatch-all coalition
Colours
  •   Red
  •   Blue
  •   White

The United Opposition of Serbia (Serbian: Удружена Опозиција Србије, romanized: Udružena Opozicija Srbije; abbr. УОПС or UOPS) was a big tent opposition coalition in Serbia, founded in 2020 as a successor of the Alliance for Serbia.[1]

History[]

Formation[]

The UOPS coalition was formed out of the Alliance for Serbia, an opposition coalition that played a significant role in the Serbian politics[2][3] from late 2018 until its dissolution in August 2020.[4] By mid-2020, speculations rose about the coalition's potential dissolution,[5] and in early August, it was confirmed that the alliance will be reformed.[6] On 10 August 2020, the United Opposition of Serbia was officially formed,[7][8][9] and all of then-participating parties of the Alliance of Serbia also participated in this coalition, except the Dveri, however they stated that they will cooperate with the coalition in the future.[10][11] Besides Dveri, the Civic Front (headed by the Do not let Belgrade d(r)own) and the Social Democratic Party opted to not join the coalition.[12] The UOPS also stated that they will only allow political parties that boycotted the 2020 election to join the coalition.[13][14] The coalition was challenged with many inter-party arguments over the time, which initially began even when the Alliance for Serbia still existed.[1]

Activities[]

Like its predecessor, the UOPS' most important plan was to end the rule of Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party.[1] The UOPS congratulated opposition's victory in Montenegro after the 2020 parliamentary election and hoped to form well relations between the UOPS and Montenegro's newly-formed government.[15][16] The coalition also adopted their foreign views as they were strongly orientated to the Serbian accession into the European Union.[17][18]

Dissolution[]

The coalition remained unstable and was challenged with inter-party problems, mainly in the People's Party.[19] In early December, claims rose to the public about the UOPS being dissolved, mainly due to the substantial disagreements between the two main party leaders, Dragan Đilas and Vuk Jeremić. On December 16, Đilas conjoined his party's forces with the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) to create a common platform for political negotiations with the SNS-led government that will be mediated by the European Parliament.[20] The People's Party, led by Jeremić, considered this to be unacceptable since the PSG participated in the parliamentary election but also collected the signatures needed for participation under unclear circumstances.[21][22] On December 19, the vice-president of the People's Party, Zdravko Ponoš stated that the UOPS is "blocked", but shifted responsibility for further activities of the coalition to Đilas.[23] In late January 2021, the People's Party confirmed that the coalition has been already dissolved.[24] The former alliance basically split into two blocks: the first one gathered around Party of Freedom and Justice, and included Democratic Party, Movement of Free Citizens and Do not let Belgrade d(r)own among others.[25] The second block gathered around People's Party and included all the right-wing organizations of the former Alliance for Serbia.[26]

Members[]

There were 12 founding members of the United Opposition, including Đorđe Vukadinović, a non-partisan individual.

Name Leader Main ideology Political position
Party of Freedom and Justice
Странка слободе и правде
Stranka slobode i pravde 		Dragan Đilas Pro-Europeanism
Social democracy 		Centre-left
People's Party
Народна странка
Narodna stranka 		Vuk Jeremić Pro-Europeanism
Liberal conservatism 		Centre-right
Democratic Party
Демократска странка
Demokratska stranka 		Zoran Lutovac Pro-Europeanism
Social liberalism 		Centre to
centre-left
Movement for Reversal
Покрет за преокрет
Pokret za preokret 		Janko Veselinović Social democracy
Social liberalism 		Centre-left
United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga"
Удружени синдикати Србије „Слога”
Udruženi sindikati Srbije „Sloga” 		Željko Veselinović Labour rights
Democratic socialism 		Left-wing
Fatherland
Отаџбина
Otadžbina 		Slaviša Ristić Christian democracy
National conservatism 		Right-wing
Statehood Movement of Serbia
Државотворни покрет Србије
Državotvorni pokret Srbije 		Slobodan Samardžić National conservatism
Soft Euroscepticism 		Right-wing
Civic Platform
Грађанска платформа
Građanska platforma 		Jovan Jovanović Pro-Europeanism
Social democracy 		Centre-left
Movement Free Serbia
Покрет слободна Србија
Pokret slobodna Srbija 		Lidija Martinović Pro-Europeanism
Social democracy 		Centre-left
Šumadija Region
Шумадијска регија
Šumadijska regija 		Ana Santrač Regionalism
Pro-Europeanism 		Centre-left
Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians
Демократска заједница војвођанских Мађара
Vajdasági Magyar Demokrata Párt 		Áron Csonka Hungarian minority interests
Regionalism 		Centre-left

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Udružena opozicija Srbije – početak ne obećava". dw.com (in Serbian). Deutsche Welle. 2020-08-12.
  2. ^ "Srbija: Veliki upitnici pred veliki protest". dw.com (in Serbian). Deutsche Welle. 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "SAVEZ ZA SRBIJU: JEDINSTVENI U BOJKOTU LAŽNIH IZBORA I BORBI ZA PROMENU SISTEMA". glassumadije.rs (in Serbian). Glas Šumadije. 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Savez za Srbiju više ne postoji". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Narodna stranka napušta SZS?". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Udružena, a ne ujedinjena: Srpska opozicija olabavljuje veze kako bi ojačala". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Formirana Udružena opozicija Srbije, cilj smena bahatog režima". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Formirana Udružena opozicija Srbije". slobodnaevropa.org (in Serbian). Radio Slobodna Evropa. 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Formirana Udružena opozicija Srbije". insajder.net (in Serbian). Insajder. 10 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Obradović: Želimo saradnju sa Ujedinjenom opozicijom Srbije". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 11 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Formirana Udružena opozicija Srbije: "Dveri nisu pristupile, ali ćemo sarađivati…"". nedeljnik.rs (in Serbian). Nedeljnik. 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Ne davimo BG i SDS ne ulaze u Udruženu opoziciju Srbije". direktno.rs (in Serbian). Direktno. 6 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Formirana Udružena opozicija, cilj - smena režima i izgradnja slobodnog društva". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  14. ^ "SZS: Dogovoreno formiranje Udružene opozicije Srbije". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Udružena opozicija se nada promenama i u Srbiji i boljoj saradnji sa Crnom Gorom". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 1 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Udružena opozicija: Izliv nasilja je posledica povezanosti režima i podzemlja". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 13 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Lutovac: Predstavnici EU spremni da posreduju u dijalogu vlasti i opozicije". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 30 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Udružena opozicija: Sa EU i građanima primorati vlast da omogući slobodu medija". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 31 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Jeremić o odnosu sa SSP: Udruženi oko višeg cilja, prevazići ćemo poteškoće". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 2 September 2020.
  20. ^ "Danas: "SSP, DS i PSG pripremaju zajedničku platformu za dijalog o izbornim uslovima"". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 16 December 2020.
  21. ^ "UOPS više ne postoji?". rtv.rs (in Serbian). RTV. 16 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Stojanović: SNS "overavao" potpise za Levijatan i Zavetnike, Šapić PSG-u i Novoj". rs.n1info.com (in Serbian). N1. 14 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Danas: "Zdravko Ponoš — Udružena opozicija je trenutno u blokadi"". danas.rs (in Serbian). Danas. 19 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Aleksić: Udružena opozicija Srbije više ne funkcioniše". rtv.rs (in Serbian). RTV. 21 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Opozicija oko SSP i DS predstavila platformu za dijalog o izbornim uslovima". inajder.net (in Serbian). Insajder. 13 February 2021.
  26. ^ "OBJAVLJENA JOŠ JEDNA PLATFORMA Narodna stranka predstavila svoje zahteve o izbornim uslovima i "oprostila se" od Udružene opozicije Srbije (UOS)". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Blic. 21 January 2021.
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