United ( sr-cyrl, Уједињени, Ujedinjeni) is a

parliamentary group A parliamentary group, parliamentary party, or parliamentary caucus is a group consisting of some members of the same political party or electoral fusion of parties in a legislative assembly such as a parliament or a city council. Parliamenta ...

in the

National Assembly of Serbia The National Assembly ( sr-cyr, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ) is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are proportionally elected to four-year terms by secret ballot. The a ...

and

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 ...

. The parliamentary groups are composed of parties that took part in the

United for the Victory of Serbia United for the Victory of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Уједињени за победу Србије, Ujedinjeni za pobedu Srbije, UZPS) was an opposition political coalition in Serbia that participated in the 2022 Serbian general election. The coal ...

(UZPS) coalition in the

2022 Serbian general election General elections were held in Serbia on 3 April 2022 to elect both the president and members of the National Assembly. Initially, parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in 2024; however, in October 2020 president Aleksandar Vučić ...

. In the National Assembly, the parliamentary group is headed by

Marinika Tepić Marinika Tepić (; sr-Cyrl, Мариника Тепић, ; born 8 August 1974) is a Serbian politician. She is a vice-president of the Party of Freedom and Justice (''Stranka slobode i pravde'', SSP) and a prominent figure in the opposition to ...

, while in the City Assembly of Belgrade, it is headed by Mila Popović.

History

Formation

The

(UZPS) coalition, which included the

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), Movement of Free Citizens (PSG), Movement for Reversal (PZP),

United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" The United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" ( sr-cyrl, Удружени синдикати Србије „Слога”, Udruženi sindikati Srbije „Sloga”, USS Sloga) is a trade union and a left-wing political organisation in Serbia. It was ...

(USS Sloga), and the

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movement, took part in the

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. The coalition placed second, winning 38 seats in total. Shortly following the election, a series of disagreements came to light in the UZPS, which ultimately led to its dissolution. In May 2022, it was announced that the parties would continue their cooperation in the

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and

. Following the constitutive session of the 13th convocation of the National Assembly on 1 August, the United parliamentary group became the largest opposition parliamentary group.

Borko Stefanović Borko Stefanović (born 5 February 1974, born as Borislav Stefanović) is a Serbian politician who was the leader of the Levica Srbije political party. Prior to founding Levica Srbije, he was active in the Democratic Party in Serbia, with whom h ...

was nominated by the United parliamentary group as one of the seven candidates for the deputy president of the National Assembly. He was elected on 2 August.

Activity

The United parliamentary group in the City Assembly of Belgrade proposed to implement

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for high school and university students and war veterans in Belgrade, and to implement an anti-corruption committee. Additionally, it criticized the SNS-proposed budget for Belgrade. In October 2022, the parliamentary group filed a proposal for dismissal of mayor

Aleksandar Šapić Aleksandar Šapić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Шапић; born 1 June 1978) is a Serbian politician, and former professional water polo player serving as mayor of Belgrade since 20 June 2022. A member and current vice-president of the Serb ...

, citing alleged illegal legalization of the extension of an apartment at

Bežanija Bežanija ( sr-cyr, Бежанија, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd, in the Syrmia region. Location Bežanija is located west of the downtown Belgrade, across the Sa ...

. Their proposal received support from the People's Party (Narodna),

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(DS), We Must (Moramo), and

Dveri The Serbian Movement "Dveri" ( sr-Cyr, Српски покрет Двери, Srpski pokret Dveri), commonly just known as Dveri (), is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Serbia. It its currently led by Boško Obradović, ...

. The proposal failed after it only received support from 44 members of the City Assembly. In the National Assembly, it opposed the report on

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

that was submitted by SNS. Additionally, it proposed a new labour law; it claimed that the law would improve

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. It voted against in the investiture vote for the third cabinet of Ana Brnabić on 28 October 2022.

Members

In the National Assembly, the United parliamentary group is headed by

while

Pavle Grbović Pavle Grbović (; born 19 November 1993) is a Serbian politician. He has been the president of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) since 2020 and a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since 2022. Early life and education He was born in ...

serves as deputy chairperson. In the City Assembly of Belgrade, Mila Popović serves as its head. In December 2022, its parliamentary group was reduced to 15 members after Dejan Bulatović departed from the parliamentary group.

References

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