Together ( sr-cyrl, Заједно, Zajedno, Z) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. 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.

History

Following the 2022 general election,

Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta Aleksandar Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Јовановић; born 30 September 1966), commonly known by his nickname Ćuta, is a Serbian environmental activist and politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Serbi ...

and

Nebojša Zelenović Nebojša Zelenović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Зеленовић; born 15 July 1975) is a Serbian politician who served as mayor of Šabac from 2014 to 2020. A former member of the Democratic Party, he presided over the Together for Serbia part ...

, 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. Additionally, Zelenović stated that the party would composed of three co-leaders and that its members of the

City Assembly of Belgrade The City Assembly of Belgrade ( sr-cyrl, Скупштина града Београда, Skupština grada Beograda) is the legislature of the City of Belgrade, capital of Serbia. It is a representative body that executes the essential functions o ...

would have influence on how the party would work. Zelenović also stated that

Biljana Stojković Biljana Stojković ( sr-cyrl, Биљана Стојковић; born 6 October 1972) is a Serbian biologist, activist, and professor at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Biology. Stojković was the candidate of the We Must coalition in the ...

, Ćuta, and himself would serve as co-leaders. Its representatives previously signed a joint merger declaration shortly before the

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congress in Riga, which was held between 3 and 5 June, in which they also participated. During the founding assembly on 11 June 2022, representatives of the party had announced their political ambitions. Zelenović also announced that the We Must (Moramo) coalition, which it is a part of, would begin a "green campaign" somewhere during June; the campaign, named "Green Wave", began on 23 June 2022. A week later, Together held a meeting with

Party of Freedom and Justice The Party of Freedom and Justice ( sr, Странка слободе и правде, Stranka slobode i pravde, SSP) is a social-democratic political party in Serbia. It is led by Dragan Đilas. It was founded in April 2019 after a merger of t ...

(SSP) and

Zdravko Ponoš Zdravko Ponoš ( sr-cyrl, Здравко Понош; born 3 November 1962) is a Serbian politician, former diplomat, and retired general who served as chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces from 2006 to 2008. Born in Golubić, ...

. It was noted that the

Do not let Belgrade drown Do not let Belgrade drown ( sr-Cyrl, Не давимо Београд, Ne davimo Beograd, NDB) is a green political organisation in Serbia. A grassroots movement formed in 2014, aimed at criticising and reforming the current political system t ...

(NDB) movement, the other member of the We Must coalition, did not participate in the meeting. Together stated their support for the environmental protests that were organized in Novi Sad in late July. In August 2022, Zelenović became the president of the Together parliamentary group in the National Assembly, while Ćuta became the vice-president. In January 2023, Solidarity, which was a part of Moramo, merged into Together.

Political positions

Regarding social issues, Together is positioned on the

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

on the political spectrum. In its announcement during its founding assembly, the party defined itself as a green-left organization that would insist for

labor rights Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and employment law. In general, these rights influen ...

and

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

. It also stated its support for

environmental protection Environmental protection is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair dam ...

, energy transition, and

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. It is supportive of the

accession of Serbia to the European Union The accession of Serbia to the European Union (EU) has been on the current agenda for the future enlargement of the EU since 2012, when it became a candidate for accession. Serbia officially applied for European Union membership on 22 Decembe ...

. Together supported the manifestation of EuroPride in Belgrade. In October 2022, it announced its support for sanctioning Russia due to their

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...

Leadership

References

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