The Vlach National Party ( ro, Partia Neamului Rumânesc or , PNR; sr-cyrl, Влашка народна странка, Vlaška narodna stranka, VNS), formerly known as the Vlach Democratic Party of Serbia or , PDRS; sr, Влашке демократске странке Србије, Vlaške demokratske stranke Srbije, VDSS until 2013, 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 ...
in
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 ...
representing ethnic
Vlachs
"Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Easter ...
. The leader of the party is
Predrag Balašević
Predrag Balašević ( ro, Predrag Balașevici, sr-Cyrl, Предраг Балашевић; born 5 January 1974 in Podgorac) is a Serbian politician of Timok Vlach ethnicity who is currently the leader of the Vlach National Party.
Biography
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, who identifies the Vlachs of the
Timok Valley
The Timok Valley ( sr, Тимочка Крајина, Timočka Krajina; bg, Тимошко, Timoshko; ro, Valea Timocului) is a geographical region in east-central Serbia around the Timok River. The Timok Valley corresponds to parts of two Serbi ...
as
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...
and requests minority rights for the Romanian minority in the Timok Valley.
History
The Vlach National Party was founded in 2004. It was created with the goal of preserving Vlach/Timok Romanian culture and identity in Serbia. The party participated in the
2020 Serbian parliamentary elections in a coalition with the
Liberal Democratic Party and other ethnic minority parties. It cooperated with 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 ...
coalition during the
2022 local elections
This local electoral calendar for 2022 lists the subnational elections held in 2022. Referendums, Recall election, recall and retention elections, and national By-election, by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January
*9 January: ...
.
See also
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Romanians in Serbia
Romanians ( ro, Românii din Serbia, sr, Румуни у Србији, Rumuni u Srbiji) are a recognised national minority in Serbia. The total number of self-declared Romanians according to the 2011 census was 29,332, while 35,330 people declar ...
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References
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Political parties established in 2004
Romanians in Serbia