For Freedom, Justice and Survival (, ''Za slobodu, pravdu i opstanak'', ZSPO, ) is a Serb minority political party in

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

. It is led by government minister

Nenad Rašić Nenad Rašić (, ; born 27 January 1973) is a Kosovo Serb politician serving as the minister for communities and returns of Kosovo since 1 December 2022. Previously he served as the minister of labor and social welfare of Kosovo from 2008 to 2014 ...

History

Civic Initiative

ZSPO was founded as a civic initiative and participated in the

2021 Kosovan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Kosovo on 14 February 2021. The results were a landslide victory for Vetëvendosje led by Albin Kurti and its coalition partner, Vjosa Osmani, former speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, parlia ...

. Among its candidates were

Rada Trajković Rada Trajković (; ; born 8 March 1953) is a Kosovo Serb politician, president of the European Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija who served as the Minister of Family Services in the Government of Serbia and the second cabinet of Mirko M ...

, a former minister of family and services in the

Government of Serbia The government of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Governme ...

from 1998 to 2000 and

Cvetko Veljković Cvetko Veljković (, ) is a Kosovo Serbs, Kosovo Serb politician serving as a Member of parliament, member of the Assembly of Kosovo since 17 November 2022. He is a member of the Civic Initiative for Freedom, Justice and Survival (GI SPO). Biog ...

, former head of the Office for Communities in the government of

Albin Kurti Albin Kurti (; born 24March 1975) is a Kosovo Albanians, Kosovo Albanian politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Kosovo since 2021, having previously held the office from February to June 2020. He came to prominence in 1997 as the vi ...

. The organization was endorsed by

and his Progressive Democratic Party. During the election campaign, Veljković and Rašić, together with Albin Kurti, visited

Štrpce Štrpce (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Штрпце) or Shtërpcë ( sq-definite, Shtërpca) is a List of cities in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality located in the District of Ferizaj, Ferizaj District in Kosov ...

. The organization only won 1,508 votes or 0.17% of the popular vote, failing to gain any of the 10 seats reserved for the Kosovo Serb community. The Serbian-backed Serb List (SL) won all 10 seats reserved for the Kosovo Serb community with 5.09% of the popular vote. Following the resignation of all 10 Serb List MP's in on 7 November 2022, the Kosovo Serb community lost its representatives in the

Assembly of Kosovo The Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Скупштина Републике Косово, Skupština Republike Kosovo) or the Kuvendi, is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Kosovo that is directly elected by the peo ...

. On 17 November, Serb List MP's were replaced by new MP's, most of whom are from the same party, and by Cvetko Veljković, making ZSPO a parliamentary organization. In 2022, Veljković left ZSPO.

Political party

In May 2024, ZSPO was officially registered as a political party with Nenad Rašić as the president. In the 2025 parliamentary election campaign, the Serb Democracy (SD) and its leader Aleksandar Arsenijević accused ZSPO of

vote buying Vote buying (also referred to as electoral clientelism and patronage politics) occurs when a political party or candidate distributes money or resources to a voter in an upcoming election with the expectation that the voter votes for the actor h ...

Election results

Parliamentary elections

References

{{Reflist Political parties in Kosovo Serb political parties in Kosovo