54-633: Zajedno (English: Together ) may refer to: Together (Serbia) ( Zajedno ), a political party in Serbia Together for Serbia ( Zajedno za Srbiju ), a defunct political party in Serbia Coalition Together ( Zajedno ), a defunct political alliance in Serbia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
108-586: A neo-fascist organisation. Together is led by two co-presidents, this being Stojković and Zelenović. During its time in the National Assembly, Zelenović served as the president of its parliamentary group, which had eight members, while Ćuta served as deputy president. In the City Assembly of Belgrade until 2024, three members were affiliated, them being Dejan Atanacković, Miloš Baković Jadžić, and Milica Marušić Jablanović. Together has
162-844: A youth wing named Together Youth. Its headquarters is located at Nušićeva 6, Belgrade. Shortly before Together was formalised, its representatives took part at the European Green Party congress in Riga. At the European Greens congress in Copenhagen in December 2022, Zelenović proposed the creation of a regional Balkan Green Party. In March 2023, Together established cooperation with green parties like Green Alternative – Sustainable Development of Croatia , United Reform Action , and Democratic Renewal of Macedonia . In
216-680: A "green campaign" ( zelena kampanja ) somewhere in June. The campaign, named "Green Wave" ( zeleni talas ), began on 23 June 2022. A week later, Together organised a meeting at which it invited former members of the Moramo and United for the Victory of Serbia (UZPS) electoral alliances. Zdravko Ponoš , who was the presidential candidate of the UZPS alliance, Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP), and Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) eventually participated in
270-523: A candidate from the relevant party's electoral list who did not win a mandate in the general election. The law did not specify that the mandate would fall sequentially to the next candidate on the list who did not win a mandate. In addition, elected representatives whose party memberships were terminated or whose names were struck from the register of their party (or the political organisation on whose list they were elected) were automatically deemed to have their assembly mandates terminated; this latter provision
324-576: A group included the LDP – LSV – SDA group. The parliamentary groups are each led by a president, who are usually assisted by a number of vice-presidents; it is common practice for heterogeneous groups (i.e. ones which comprise two or more parties) to have a vice-president from the junior party in the group. The presidents of the groups regularly meet with the President of the Assembly to discuss and arrange
378-515: A majority in the parliament. Ilija Garašanin , who was one of the members of the conservative group , called for the adoption of a law that would officially form the National Assembly. This was done in December 1858, when the Saint Andrew's Day Assembly was established. Its first name was also adopted at the assembly, which was the "Serbian National Assembly". After the adoption, sessions were initially held every three years, although this
432-464: A new Secretary. Secretary is not elected from the deputies, and is not a member of the Assembly. Parliamentary groups in the National Assembly must be formed no later than seven days following the election of the President. Any grouping of five or more deputies can be officially recognised as a parliamentary group, with each deputy permitted to be members of only a single group at any one time. Although groups are mostly based on electoral lists from
486-744: A part of Together. Later in April 2023, Together also established connections with Serbia Centre (SRCE), led by Ponoš. Following the Belgrade school shooting and Mladenovac and Smederevo shootings in May 2023, Together has taken part in the mass anti-government protests as one of its organisers. In August 2023, Together, DS, and SRCE signed a cooperation agreement. Ćuta and other EU members left Together in September 2023, citing their internal disagreements with Miketić and Zelenović. Together became part of
540-588: Is a green and regionalist political party. Jovana Gec, a journalist from the Associated Press , and Dušan Komarčević, a journalist from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , have described Together as a left-wing party. Dušan Spasojević, a Faculty of Political Sciences professor, has also placed Together on the left-wing of the political spectrum . Together supported the manifestation of 2022 EuroPride event in Belgrade. Stojković has criticised
594-521: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Together (Serbia) Together ( Serbian : Заједно , romanized : Zajedno ) is a green political party in Serbia . Biljana Stojković and Nebojša Zelenović serve as its co-presidents. The party was formed in June 2022 as a merger of Together for Serbia , Ecological Uprising , and Assembly of Free Serbia, which were member parties of
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#1732790159264648-468: Is one electoral district. 250 seats are then distributed between the lists using d'Hondt method . There is a minimum voting threshold of 3% so that only the party lists which get more than 3% of the votes are awarded the seats. There is no threshold for the ethnic minority lists . After the elections, the first session of the new Assembly is convened by the Speaker from the previous convocation, so that
702-678: 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 assembly elects a president (speaker) who presides over the sessions. The National Assembly exercises supreme legislative power . It adopts and amends the Constitution , elects Government , appoints the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia and other state officials. All decisions are made by majority vote of deputies at
756-604: The First and Second Serbian uprising . The members were not elected, but rather appointed by the monarch, and sessions were usually held in open space, in which a couple of thousand members could participate. One of the major groups at this point of time, were the conservative Defenders of the Constitution , who were initially allied with the Karađorđević dynasty . After the overthrow of Obrenović dynasty in 1842, they held
810-774: The Russian invasion of Ukraine . Since its inception, Together has cooperated with the European Greens , including its members and affiliates. We Must ( Moramo ) was an electoral alliance that participated in the April 2022 general elections and won 13 seats in the National Assembly of Serbia and 13 seats in the City Assembly of Belgrade . Its members were Do not let Belgrade drown (NDB), Together for Serbia (ZZS), and Ecological Uprising (EU). After
864-531: The Serbia Against Violence (SPN) coalition in October 2023, a coalition of political parties organising the 2023 protests. SPN announced that it would contest the parliamentary , Vojvodina provincial , and Belgrade City Assembly elections, all scheduled for 17 December 2023. In the parliamentary election, SPN won 65 seats, though considering that the first Together candidate was placed in
918-485: The We Must electoral alliance that took part in the April 2022 general elections . During 2023, it was an organiser of mass anti-government protests , which were held between May and November. Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta , one of the original co-presidents, left Together with other Ecological Uprising members due to internal disagreements in September 2023. Despite the Serbia Against Violence coalition winning 65 seats in
972-420: The 70th position, Together lost all of its representation in the National Assembly. After the 2023 elections, SPN organised anti-government protests until 30 December. Although Together won representation in the City Assembly of Belgrade, the Assembly was not constituted because quorum was not met during the constitutive session. A new election for 2 June was then called. Together opposed participation in
1026-678: The European Union . Although it supports the introduction of sanctions on Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine , Ćuta has distanced himself from the statement since Zelenović announced it in October 2022. Zelenović has also said that "Serbia needs to form a strategic agreement with the West" and has criticised military neutrality . Together has condemned the spraying of the Z military symbol graffiti in Novi Sad in July 2022, saying that
1080-709: The National Assembly established to consider and review issues falling within the purview of the National Assembly, to propose official documents, as well as to carry out reviews of policies pursued, and laws, by-laws and other regulations implemented by the Government, to be done by each Committee for the field that falls within its purview; and also to perform other duties foreseen by the Rules of Procedure. There are 30 standing Committees, and each Committee may, from its midst, appoint one or more sub-committees to consider certain issues from its purview. Before being considered by
1134-498: The National Assembly in the 2023 parliamentary election , Together did not win any and thus lost representation. Together serves in opposition to the Serbian Progressive Party . A left-wing party, Together has declared its support for workers' rights , social justice , environmental protection , and direct democracy . It supports the accession of Serbia to the European Union and sanctioning Russia due to
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#17327901592641188-423: The National Assembly represents the National Assembly, convokes its sessions, presides over them and performs other official activities. The vice-presidents assist the President in performing the duties within their purview. In case the President is temporarily absent, one of the vice-presidents designated by them stands in for them. If the President does not designate any of the vice-presidents to stand in for them,
1242-491: The National Assembly, a bill is considered by competent Committees and the Government, if it is not the submitter of the bill. In their opinion, the Committees and the Government may propose that the National Assembly accept or reject the bill. Parliamentary Groups nominate members for each Committee proportionally to the number of deputies they have at the National Assembly. The proposed candidate list for Committee members
1296-452: The National Assembly. Zelenović announced that the party would be led by three co-presidents and that its members of the City Assembly of Belgrade would also have influence on how the party would work. Its founding assembly was held on 11 June 2022, at which its members and co-presidents announced their political ambitions and the name of the party, Together ( Zajedno ). After Together's establishment, Zelenović announced that it would begin
1350-467: The President of the Assembly, vice-presidents, and the members of the working bodies of the National Assembly are elected and the Secretary of the National Assembly is appointed. The National Assembly is convoked for two regular sessions per year, starting on the first workdays of March and October. The Assembly is convoked for extraordinary session at the request of at least one-third of the deputies or
1404-591: The Republic may dissolve the National Assembly, upon an elaborated proposal of the government. The government may not propose dissolution of the Assembly if a proposal has been submitted to dismiss the Government. The National Assembly is also dissolved if it fails to elect the Government within 90 days from the day of its constitution. The National Assembly may not be dissolved during the state of war and emergency. The National Assembly, which has been dissolved, only performs current or urgent tasks. In case of declaration of
1458-466: The agenda for future meetings. Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) initially indicated that, if an elected representative's mandate ended before the dissolution of the assembly, the right to fill the vacant position would "belong to the political party on whose electoral list the representative whose mandate [had] ceased was elected," and a new parliamentary mandate would be awarded to
1512-420: The assembly were often required by their parties to sign blank resignation letters, by which means they could be expelled from parliament if they dissented from a party position. She argued that this led to corrupt practices, sometimes involving the misuse of assembly mandates to either keep governments in office or seek their overthrow. Daniel Bochsler, in a 2010 essay on Serbia's political system, also noted that
1566-462: The candidate for the position of mayor of Belgrade , to be held from 27 February to 4 March 2023. Together also demanded early elections for the City Assembly to be held in Belgrade. In total, seven candidates registered themselves; Đorđe Miketić , a member of the National Assembly, won the competition. Together signed an agreement with Solidarity in January 2023, after which Solidarity became
1620-494: The city government should instead "provide all available institutional material assistance to refugees and victims of the [Russian invasion of Ukraine]" ( treba da pruži svaku raspoloživu institucionalnu materijalnu pomoć izbeglicama i žrtvama [Ruske invazije na Ukrajinu] ). In August 2022, Together demanded the removal of a Chetnik mural that was drawn in an elementary school backyard in Šabac . Later in April 2023, Together expressed its support for banning Leviathan Movement ,
1674-407: The elections, Nebojša Zelenović and Aleksandar Jovanović Ćuta , who led ZZS and EU, respectively, announced the creation of a joint political party, which would also include the Assembly of Free Serbia of Biljana Stojković . They first signed a cooperation agreement on 1 June 2022. Ćuta said that they would continue cooperating with NDB but that they would form separate parliamentary groups in
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1728-527: The four-year term of the previous assembly has expired, but can also be held before that if the National Assembly dismisses the Government or the Government resigns and no majority can be reached to elect a new Government. Elections are called by the President of Serbia 90 days before the end of the term of office of the National Assembly, so that elections are finished within the following 60 days. Elections are closed party-list proportional . The whole country
1782-556: The government's attempt to cancel the event. Together supported the initiative to forbid lithium mining . Together expressed its support for the Fiat Serbia workers who protested in June 2022. The workers roadblocked and demanded higher salaries. While attending the protest, Stojković accused the government of not supporting workers rights. A month later, Together came in support of a protest in Krčedin where demonstrators demanded
1836-484: The local government provide them water. In August 2022, Together supported a farmers protest in Kragujevac and started an initiative to increase the agricultural budget. An anti-corruption party, Together has said that "Serbia needs prosecutorial courage like that of Laura Kövesi " ( je Srbiji potrebna "tužilaška hrabrost" poput rumunske tužiteljke Laure Koveši ). It is supportive of the accession of Serbia to
1890-406: The majority of all deputies or at least 100,000 voters, the National Assembly may call a referendum on issues falling within its competence. The National Assembly adopts decisions by majority vote of deputies at the session at which the majority of deputies are present. The deputies vote "For" a motion, "Against" a motion, or abstain from voting. If the Assembly is in crisis, The President of
1944-547: The meeting, at which they discussed establishing closer parliamentary connections. In July, Together stated its support for an environmental protest that was organised in Novi Sad . The protest turned violent when an unnamed group of people beat demonstrators with batons ; Together condemned the violence. Along with NDB and People's Party , Together co-nominated Zoran Lutovac of the Democratic Party (DS) for
1998-471: The new Assembly is convened by the Assembly Speaker from the previous convocation. The first sitting of the National Assembly is chaired by the oldest deputy. They are assisted in their work by the youngest deputy from each of the four party lists that polled the largest number of seats, and by the Secretary of the Assembly from the previous convocation. At the first sitting of the National Assembly,
2052-489: The new election on the grounds that electoral conditions have not changed. This position was also held by SRCE and SSP. This ultimately led to the dissolution of SPN in April 2024, while local boards of Together in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and Pančevo disassociated themselves from the party due to the decision to boycott the election. The Novi Sad board joined PSG in June 2024. In the same month, Stojković announced that Together would form new local boards, due to reports that
2106-415: The oldest vice-president shall stand in for them. The Secretary of the National Assembly is appointed by the National Assembly. Secretary of the National Assembly assists the President and vice-presidents in preparing and chairing sittings. Their term of office is terminated upon the constitution of a newly elected National Assembly, while they shall continue discharging their duties until the appointment of
2160-410: The party would allegedly go extinct. At its founding assembly, Together defined itself as a green-left party that would insist on the promotion of left-wing politics , workers' rights , social justice , environmental protection , and direct democracy . It is also supportive of the energy transition . Together served in parliamentary opposition to the Serbian Progressive Party . Together
2214-435: The post of the vice-president of the National Assembly; Lutovac was elected during its first session on 2 August. A month later, its offices in Novi Sad were attacked by an unknown man; a group of masked men attacked members of Together at Petrovaradin in April 2023. In December 2022, Together announced that it would organise an internal election to elect its ballot representative for a potential snap election and ultimately
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2268-516: The previous election to the Assembly, groups are often a diverse collection of different parties as well as independents . This is due to Serbia's complex multi-party system , with many parties having a presence in the legislature; parties with similar ideology, but low representation, are therefore inclined to cooperate and form joint parliamentary groups together to secure more privileges they would otherwise not be entitled to, such as additional speaking time and committee assignments. An example of such
2322-419: The request of the Government, with previously determined agenda. The National Assembly can be convoked without an announcement upon the declaration of the state of war or emergency. The proposed agenda for a National Assembly sitting is prepared by the president. A quorum for the work of the National Assembly exists if a minimum of one-third of deputies are present at the National Assembly sitting. The quorum for
2376-512: The same electoral list who was not awarded a mandate" and that, in the event of a resignation of a member elected on a coalition list, the vacant mandate would fall to the first candidate on the list from the same party who was not awarded a mandate. It also established a provision for the return to parliament of members who resigned during the same convocation to take a position in government, and it stipulated that members would be required to submit resignation letters in person. The first session of
2430-892: The same month, Stojković was featured as one of the speakers at the Alliance 90/The Greens congress. In June 2023, its representatives again took part in a European Greens congress in Vienna. Solidarity, which merged into Together in January 2023, became a partner of the Party of the European Left in December 2022. Its representatives took part in a European Left gathering in June 2023. Solidarity left Together in February 2024. National Assembly of Serbia The National Assembly ( Serbian : Народна скупштина , Narodna skupština , pronounced [nǎːrodnaː skûpʃtina] )
2484-526: The session at which a majority of deputies are present, except for amending the Constitution, when a two-thirds majority is needed. The assembly convenes in the House of the National Assembly in Belgrade. The oldest Serbian national Parliament with extant records was held at Holy Peter and Paul Church in Raška in 11th century. This was earliest recorded as Nemanja Sabor in mediaeval Kingdom of Serbia . It
2538-547: The session is held not later than 30 days from the day of declaring the final election results. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies . At least 30% of the deputies are women. Deputies may not hold dual functions which represent a conflict of interest . Deputies enjoy parliamentary immunity . By means of majority votes of all deputies, the National Assembly elects the President of the Assembly (speaker) and one or more vice-presidents (deputy speakers), usually one vice-president from each parliamentary group. The President of
2592-463: The state of war or emergency, its full competence is re-established and lasts until the end of the state of war, that is, emergency. Acts passed by the National Assembly are: The Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly of Serbia regulate the organisation and work of the National Assembly and the manner in which the deputies' rights and duties are exercised. Committees or boards ( odbor , pl. odbori ) are standing working bodies of
2646-454: The system gave party leaders significant control over individual mandates, although he added that the system of requiring blank resignation letters was "more understandable if we take into account that party switches are very common in post-communist legislatures, and not only in Serbia." The law was reformed in 2011, to clarify that vacant mandates would be "awarded to the first candidate from
2700-429: The title Zajedno . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zajedno&oldid=1254189268 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text Short description
2754-411: The work of the National Assembly on Voting Days exists if at least 126 deputies are present at the sitting. The right to propose laws, other regulations and general acts belongs to every deputy, the government, assemblies of autonomous provinces or at least 30,000 voters. The Ombudsman and National Bank of Serbia also have the right to propose laws falling within their competence. Upon the request of
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#17327901592642808-539: Was a Civil - Church - State council in environment of condenation of Bogomilism , asserted as heretical both by Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Serbian Church . After the anathemization by Serbian Church, a votation was drawn up for the Serbian nobility on Bogomil case. Majority decided to condemn , ban and suspend relations . From the beginning of the 19th century, National Assembly sessions were called by Serbian monarchs . Sessions were also held during
2862-433: Was later changed over the time, and later sessions were either held once a year, or once every three or four years. The first act regarding MNAs was adopted in 1870. The competencies the National Assembly are defined by the Constitution of Serbia , articles 98–110: Performs other functions stipulated by the Constitution and Law. Parliamentary elections are regulated by the Constitution. The elections are held after
2916-442: Was rescinded by a constitutional court decision in 2003. This system was sometimes criticised. Vesna Pešić , for many years a prominent opposition figure in Serbia, noted in 2007 that it permitted party leaders to determine which candidates would enter parliament following elections, irrespective of where the candidates were placed on the lists. Pešić also stated that, after the 2003 constitutional court decision, members who entered
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