The People's Freedom Movement (, NSP) is a
national-conservative
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political party
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in
Serbia
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. It is led by
Miroslav Parović
Miroslav Parović (; sr-Cyrl, Мирослав Паровић; born July 14, 1984) is a Serbian politician and the president of the People's Freedom Movement.
Biography
He attended primary school in the village of Jaša Tomić, the "Nikola Tesl ...
.
History
In December 2016, a group of members of the Third Serbia political party split from the party and formed the People's Freedom Movement with
Miroslav Parović
Miroslav Parović (; sr-Cyrl, Мирослав Паровић; born July 14, 1984) is a Serbian politician and the president of the People's Freedom Movement.
Biography
He attended primary school in the village of Jaša Tomić, the "Nikola Tesl ...
being selected as the president of the newly formed People's Freedom Movement. The president of the party, Miroslav Parović finished 11th in
2017 Serbian presidential election
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with 0.32% of the votes. In November 2019, the party announced that they will participate in the
2020 Serbian parliamentary election in the coalition with
New Serbia.
It did not participate in the
2022 general elections, although it did held campaigns that were organized in opposition to
Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012.
Vučić served ...
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Political platform
People's Freedom Movement advocates a conservative ideology and it believes that only an orderly, legal state can be free and sovereign. The party advocates democratic organization and the rule of law. As
anti-globalists
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and Euro-realists, they stand for "
Europe
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from
Lisbon
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to
Vladivostok
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", with the "
Paris
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Berlin
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Moscow
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axis", recognizing
Belgrade
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as one of the cornerstones of New Europe.
They see themselves among the
sovereignists, who fight for the principles of freedom, equality and solidarity, and call themselves "freemen". The party maintains good relations with similar parties in Europe. They can often be seen at events in the company of members of the
National Rally
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from
France
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, the
Republican Party of France, the
Freedom Party of Austria
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, and the
Alternative for Germany
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Presidents of the People's Freedom Movement
Electoral performance
Parliamentary elections
Presidential elections
References
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