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Coalition of minority parties announces participation in Serbia's parliamentary elections
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Coalition of minority parties announces participation in Serbia's parliamentary elections

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A coalition of minority parties and associations announced their participation in Serbia's upcoming parliamentary elections.
  • The coalition, named "Bratski savez 381 - Together for our country," aims to promote cooperation and mutual respect.
  • Their platform focuses on sovereignty, electoral reform, minority rights, and healthy living, advocating for regional alliances and dialogue on Kosovo.

A new pre-election coalition comprising minority parties and the "Bratski savez 381 - Together for our country" association has been formed in Belgrade, announcing their intention to compete in Serbia's upcoming parliamentary elections.

The coalition brings together diverse political entities, including the Bosniak Civic Party, the Party of Montenegrins, the Wallachian Poverty Party, the Civic Alliance of Hungarians, the Serbo-Hungarian Alliance, the Alliance of Bosniaks of Vojvodina, and the Alliance of Yugoslavs. Their stated belief is that Serbia needs cooperation, sovereignty, social responsibility, and mutual respect, rather than further divisions.

The coalition, as stated, brings together political parties, organizations and representatives of national minorities who share the belief that Serbia today does not need new divisions, but a policy of cooperation, sovereignty, social responsibility and mutual respect.

โ€” Coalition statementExplaining the coalition's core values and goals.

The coalition's political platform, the "Manifesto 381," is built on three core pillars: sovereignty and strategic integration, democratization of the electoral system and genuine rights for national minorities, and the right to a healthy life and dignified work. They advocate for a "Fraternal Alliance" of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia, emphasizing the preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity and a policy of dialogue regarding Kosovo and Metohija.

Furthermore, the coalition supports a Europe of sovereign states and equal peoples, alongside developing cooperation with BRICS countries through new markets, energy security, financial alternatives, and multipolarity that protects smaller nations. While preparing to run independently, they remain open to broader pre-election and post-election cooperation with other political groups that share similar values and programmatic commitments.

Within this platform, we advocate for a Fraternal Alliance of four states - Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia, for the preservation of Serbia's territorial integrity and a policy of dialogue on the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, for a Europe of sovereign states and equal peoples, as well as for the development of cooperation with the BRICS countries through new markets, energy security, financial alternatives and multipolarity that protects small states.

โ€” Coalition statementOutlining the coalition's foreign policy and regional integration proposals.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.