We Must (Serbia)

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We Must
Морамо
Moramo
Leaders
Founded19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
European affiliationEuropean Greens (cooperation)
Colours  Green   Purple
National Assembly
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Assembly of Vojvodina
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City Assembly of Belgrade
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Website
moramo.rs

We Must (Serbian Cyrillic: Морамо, romanized: Moramo; stylized as Moramo,) is a green political coalition in Serbia. It was initially formed in November 2021, when Together for Serbia, Do not let Belgrade drown and Ecological Uprising signed an agreement to participate in the upcoming general election under a joint list. It was expanded into a coalition in January 2022.

History[]

Background[]

During the early beginning of environmental protests in January 2021, Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta, a member of the "Defend the Rivers of Stara Planina", started to gain popularity due to his involvement in the protests and his environmental activism.[1][2] In March 2021, he announced that he was planning to organize an "Ecological Uprising" protest in April,[3] in which 60 environmental organizations participated in the end.[4] The protests later continued in September,[5] with more involvement from the Together for Serbia (ZZS), and the Do not let Belgrade drown (NDB) movement.[6] Its influence grew through November and December, when the number of demonstrators became much larger.[7][8] Although the number of demonstrators in 2022 became smaller,[9] the protests are continued to be organized up to this day.[10]

Formation[]

The leader of ZZS, Nebojša Zelenović, announced the formation of "Action", a political group built around 28 environmental civic groups that support the "Green Agreement of Serbia", in June 2021.[11] Later during the environmental protests in November, the leader of NDB, Dobrica Veselinović, Zelenović and Ćuta have announced the formation of a joint list for the upcoming general elections and Belgrade City Assembly election.[12][13] The media dubbed the coalition as "Green-Left bloc" (Serbian Cyrillic: Зелено-леви блок, romanized: Zeleno-levi blok).[12][14] The formation was finalized on 19 January, when it was announced to the public that the coalition has been officially formed.[15][16] During the presentation, it was announced that Zelenović would head the parliamentary list, Veselinović would head the Belgrade City Assembly list, while Ćuta was agreed to be the first one on the parliamentary list.[17] They have also stated its support for the common opposition candidate for the presidential election. Zelenović stated that "the main organizations that are a part of the "We Must" coalition have applied for the membership in the European Greens, and that it all started with the Spanish Podemos".[17]

2022 election[]

The coalition began its campaign in Gornje Nedeljice, and on 27 February, they have announced Biljana Stojković as their presidential candidate.[18][19]

Ideology and position[]

The coalition is mainly made up of centre-left Together for Serbia, left-wing localist[20] Do not let Belgrade drown and the environmentalist "Ecological Uprising" movement, that emphasize their support towards green politics.[21] During their founding conference, they have stated that they will represent the green-left values,[15][22] and that some of their main goals include the abandonment of Rio Tinto's plan to excavate lithium in Serbia, and to defeat the Serbian Progressive Party in the upcoming election.[16][23] Zelenović also stated that "it is necessary for Serbia to join the green transformations, otherwise it would remain a place for dirty technologies, cheap labor and colonization", and that Serbia should be more orientated towards the European Union and the Western world.[24][25] Its leaders have stated support for social justice and basic needs for every citizen, and have also commented that "we must overcome the authoritarian regimes in the Balkans".[26]

They have also been described as "the new faces of the opposition's left-wing",[27] and have been also compared to the Croatian We can! party[28] and the Montenegrin United Reform Action party.[17]

Members[]

Besides the ZZS, NDB and EU, some minor political movements and initiatives are also part of this alliance, such as the municipalist Local Front, the leftist Solidarity Platform, as well the minority politics "Forum of Romani People of Serbia".[15]

Name Leader Ideology Political position National Assembly Vojvodina Assembly Belgrade Assembly
Together for Serbia ZZS Nebojša Zelenović (cropped)2.png Nebojša Zelenović Green politics
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Do not let Belgrade drown NDB Dobrica Veselinović (cropped).jpg Dobrica Veselinović Green municipalism
Eco-socialism 		Left-wing
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Ecological Uprising EU Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta, May 2021 (cropped).png Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta Green politics
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Electoral performance[]

Parliamentary elections[]

National Assembly
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Status
2022 Nebojša Zelenović
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Presidential elections[]

President of Serbia
Year Candidate # 1st round popular vote % of popular vote # 2nd round popular vote % of popular vote
2022 Biljana Stojković

Belgrade City Assembly[]

City Assembly of Belgrade
Year Leader Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Status
2022 Dobrica Veselinović
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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Održan protest za bezopasan vazduh: građani traže Srbiju bez smoga". Balkan Green Energy News (in Serbian). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ćuta: Izgradnja MHE postaće najomraženija profesija u zemlji". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 1 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ "ORSP: Protest "Ekološki ustanak" 10. aprila u Beogradu". Južne vesti (in Serbian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Ekološki protest u Beogradu: Traži se obustava projekata štetnih po životnu sredinu". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Protest Ustanak za opstanak - narod protiv Rio Tinta zakazan za 11. septembar u Beogradu". Balkan Green Energy News (in Serbian). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Opozicija će podržati Ekološki ustanak 11. septembra". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Ekološki ustanak najavio blokadu puteva u Srbiji u subotu". N1 (in Serbian). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. ^ France-Presse, Agence (5 December 2021). "Rio Tinto lithium mine: thousands of protesters block roads across Serbia". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Da li manje ljudi na protestima znači i manji pritisak na vlast?". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Ekološki ustanak: Ako do sutra ne objave dokumenta o Rio Tintu - radikalizacija". N1 (in Serbian). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Osnovana otvorena građanska platforma "Akcija"". Danas (in Serbian). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b "Zelenović i Ćuta potpisali sporazum, "zeleno-levi" blok izlazi na izbore". N1 (in Serbian). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  13. ^ FoNet (14 November 2021). "Sporazum Zelenovića i Jovanovića: Zeleno-levi blok za izbore". Euronews.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Zelenović: "Zeleno - levi" blok nudi građanima da zajedno zaštitimo prirodu". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Formirana zeleno-leva koalicija "Moramo"". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Zajedno za Srbiju, Ne davimo Beograd i Ekološki ustanak u koaliciji "Moramo"". www.021.rs (in Serbian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  17. ^ a b c "Zajedno za Srbiju, Ne davimo Beograd i Ekološki ustanak ozvaničili koaliciju "Moramo"". Danas (in Serbian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Predizborna kampanja koalicije "Moramo" kreće u nedelju iz Gornjih Nedeljica". Danas (in Serbian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Biljana Stojković predsednička kandidatkinja SSS i koalicije Moramo". N1 (in Serbian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Iva Marković: Kandidatura na listi inicijative Ne davimo Beograd je moj vid podrške udruživanju". Okvir (in Serbian). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  21. ^ Centre-left:
    Green politics:
  22. ^ "Formirana zeleno-leva koalicija "Moramo"". N1 (in Serbian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Formirana zeleno-leva koalicija "Moramo"". Glas Amerike (in Serbian). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Predstavljena koalicija "Moramo" – lideri poručuju da će promovisati zelene i leve vrednosti". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 19 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "Zelenović: Potreban brz ulazak Srbije u EU, imamo plan kako svaki građanin da živi dobro". Euronews (in Serbian). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  26. ^ "Koalicija Moramo - da li smo pobedili Rio Tinto, šta misle o Kosovu, Srebrenici". N1 (in Serbian). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Serbia in crisis: Can authoritarian trends be reversed?". Progressive Britain. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Srpski 'Možemo' zove se 'Moramo', imaju gotovo isti vizualni identitet, a evo i tko su vodeća lica". tportal (in Croatian). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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