Together We Can Do Everything

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Aleksandar Vučić — Together We Can Do Everything
Александар Вучић — Заједно можемо све
Aleksandar Vučić — Zajedno možemo sve
Abbreviation AV–ZMS
Founder Tomislav Nikolić
President Aleksandar Vučić
Leader Milenko Jovanov
Deputy Leader Marina Raguš
Founded 8 September 2008 (2008-09-08)
Ideology Populism[1][2]
Political position Big tent[3]
National Assembly
108 / 250
Assembly of Vojvodina
76 / 120
Belgrade City Assembly
51 / 110
Website
delagovore.rs
Politics of Serbia
Political parties
Elections

Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Вучић – Заједно можемо све, AV–ZMS), commonly shortened to just Together We Can Do Everything, is a parliamentary group in the National Assembly led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

SNS gained its parliamentary status following the formation of "Forward, Serbia" parliamentary group in September 2008, and a month later it was renamed to "Serbian Progressive Party", following the registration of the party. It had cooperated with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS) from its formation until 2010, when SNS formed a coalition with NS, and two other parties, the Movement of Socialists (PS) and Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS). The coalition was formalised for the 2012 parliamentary election under the "Let's Get Serbia Moving" banner, in which it won 73 seats, and formed a government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Regions of Serbia (URS).

Tomislav Nikolić, then president of Serbia, called snap parliamentary elections to be held in March 2014. SNS formed the "Future We Believe In" list, in which the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS) also participated, and the list managed to win 158 seats in total. After the election, Aleksandar Vučić, president of SNS, was appointed prime minister, succeeding Ivica Dačić. Vučić called snap elections in early 2016, and after which, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) and Serbian People's Party (SNP) joined. It participated under the "Serbia is Winning" banner, which won 131 seats in the National Assembly. The latest formation, the "For Our Children" coalition, participated in the 2020 parliamentary election, in which it won a supermajority of seats, and the convocation lasted until February 2022.

The SNS-led coalition participated in the 2022 general election under the "Together We Can Do Everything" banner. The coalition has also ruled Belgrade since 2014, and Vojvodina since 2016, while the presidency is currently occupied by Vučić.

History

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Main article: Serbian Progressive Party

Foundation and early history

File:Tomislav Nikolić, official portrait (cropped).jpg
Tomislav Nikolić, founder of SNS

The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) gained its parliamentary group status as a faction inside the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) in September 2008,[4] and a month later, SNS was officially formalised as a party, initially holding 21 MPs.[5] During the foundation of SNS, the party had expressed its support towards the creation of a conservative political coalition, in which the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and New Serbia (NS) would take part.[6] This idea was later realised by SNS, although on local level, after the 2009 local elections in Zemun,[7] and later that year in Voždovac.[8][9] A year later, Tomislav Nikolić stated that their cooperation would be extended.[10][11] DSS rejected the formation of a coalition for the upcoming elections,[10] which led to the signing of the cooperation agreement in November 2010 between SNS, NS, and two other parties, the Movement of Socialists (PS) and Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS).[12] Its first meeting was held in February 2011,[13] after which they began organising mass protests across Belgrade.[14][15] During the protests, Nikolić demanded for the elections to be called earlier.[16] The protests continued until April 2011.[17]

The coalition was formalised in March 2012, under the name "Let's Get Serbia Moving" (Serbian Cyrillic: Покренимо Србију), which also included Bosniak People's Party (BNS), Democratic Party of Macedonians (DPM), People's Peasant Party (NSS), Roma Party (RP), and minor organisations.[18] It was also the name for one of their slogans during the 2012 elections, and the name of their ballot list for the 2012 parliamentary election.[19][20] The coalition stated some of their main goals to be the improvement of the economy, and fighting against crime and corruption,[21] while its representative, Nikolić, was described as a nationalist.[22][23] Despite predictions of a victory for Boris Tadić, Nikolić ended up winning the presidential election,[24][25] while in the parliamentary election, the "Let's Get Serbia Moving" ballot list won 73 seats in the National Assembly.[26][27] It did not manage to place first in the Vojvodina election, where it only won 22 seats.[28] Shortly after the election, Nikolić stepped down as president of SNS, and Aleksandar Vučić was appointed president.[29] Nikolić offered a mandate to Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) who has previously been a part of the Democratic Party-led (DS) government, to form a government with SNS and the United Regions of Serbia (URS).[30] Dačić shortly after began the formation, which was finalised in July 2012.[31] Veroljub Arsić was appointed head of SNS parliamentary group, while Zoran Babić served as deputy head until August 2013, when they switched places.[32][33]

The coalition was extended in late 2013, when the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) signed a cooperation agreement with SNS,[34][35] after previously cutting ties with DS couple months earlier.[36] During the 2012–2014 convocation, SPO was a part of a parliamentary group with the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS).[37]

2014 elections

The SNS–SPS government, led by Dačić, was re-shuffled in July 2013 due to disagreements between the governing parties.[38] Dačić also threatened SNS that, his party would leave the government if SNS does not accept the re-shuffle, which also speculated that snap elections might be called earlier.[39] While Dačić's government lasted, Vučić's popularity significantly grew up,[40] and in January 2014, Vučić suggested to call snap parliamentary elections, which was accepted by Dačić's party, and president Nikolić then called the election to be held in March 2014.[41] This time, the SNS-led coalition participated under the "Future We Believe In" (Serbian Cyrillic: Будућност коју верујемо) banner, with Vučić as its candidate for prime minister.[42][43] The ballot list also included SPO, DHSS, and Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS), who did not appear on the SNS ballot list in 2012.[44]

The coalition won 158 seats in the total, surpassing the number of seats needed for a majority.[45] City Assembly elections were also held in Belgrade, where it also won a majority of seats.[46] Shortly after the election, SNS and SPS had decided to continue their cooperation, and Vučić was appointed as prime minister in April 2014.[47] While in Belgrade, Siniša Mali, an independent nominated by SNS, was chosen as mayor.[48] The Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group between 2014 and 2016 was composed of SNS, PSS, and NSS representatives.[49][50]

2016 elections

In January 2016, Vučić suggested to call snap elections, claiming that "Serbia needs more stability in order to join the European Union".[51] Shortly after, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), who was a member of the SPS-led coalition, joined the SNS-led coalition,[52] including the Serbian People's Party (SNP) and Independent Democratic Party of Serbia (SDSS).[53] This time, the SNS-led coalition ran under the "Serbia is Winning" (Serbian Cyrillic: Србија побеђује) banner, and Vučić was again chosen as its ballot representative.[54][55] DHSS and BNS did not appear on the ballot list,[53] although the minor Serb Democratic Party (SDS) participated with the SNS-led coalition in Vojvodina.[56]

On national level, the "Serbia is Winning" coalition won 131 seats, while in the Vojvodina election, it managed to place first, winning 63 seats in total.[57][58] Vučić continued his mandate, and SNS extended its cooperation with SPS.[59] The Serbian Progressive Party parliamentary group between 2016 and 2020 was composed of SNS, SPO, SNP, and PSS representatives.[60] Aleksandar Martinović succeeded Babić as head of the parliamentary group following the election.[61] In early 2017, Velimir Ilić, the leader of NS, announced that his party left the SNS-led coalition.[62] Vučić was elected president in the April 2017 election,[63] and he then appointed Ana Brnabić to replace him as prime minister.[64]

2018–2020 elections

File:Za našu decu logo 1.svg
Logo of the For Our Children parliamentary group (2020–2022)

The SNS-led coalition also participated in the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, this time under the "Because we love Belgrade" (Serbian Cyrillic: Зато што волимо Београд) banner.[65] SNS nominated Zoran Radojičić as their mayoral candidate.[66] The "Because we love Belgrade" ballot list won 64 seats,[67] and in June 2018, Radojičić was sworn in as mayor, while Goran Vesić was sworn in as deputy mayor.[68]

For the 2020 parliamentary election, the SNS-led coalition participated under the "For Our Children" (Serbian Cyrillic: За нашу децу) banner, with Branislav Nedimović appearing first on the ballot.[69] The United Peasant Party (USS), led by Milija Miletić, participated on the "For Our Children" ballot list.[70][71] The "For Our Children" list managed to win a supermajority of seats, 188 in total, while in the Vojvodina election, it won 76 seats.[72][73] Following the election, the parliamentary group changed its name from "Serbian Progressive Party" to "For Our Children",[74] and between 2020 and 2022 it was composed of SNS, SPO, SNP, PSS, PS, and NSS representatives.[75] In May 2021, the Serbian Patriotic Alliance (SPAS) merged into SNS, and its 10 MPs joined the "For Our Children" parliamentary group in early June.[76]

2022 elections

In February 2022, Brnabić formally announced that Vučić will be the ballot head representative for the presidential election, while Danica Grujičić will appear first on the ballot. Its mayoral candidate for the Belgrade City Assembly will be Aleksandar Šapić, who presided over SPAS during its existence. It was also announced that the SNS-led coalition would participate under the "Together We Can Do Everything" (Serbian Cyrillic: Заједно можемо све) banner.[77] Shortly after, Better Serbia (BS) joined the SNS-led coalition.[78] They submitted their ballot list on 16 February,[79] and it was confirmed by RIK a day later.[80] Vučić won 58% of the popular vote in the first round of the presidential election, while the Together We Can Do Everything coalition lost 68 seats in comparison with the 2020 parliamentary election.[81][82]

List of presidents of the parliamentary group

Name Term start Term end
Tomislav Nikolić 8 September 2008 31 May 2012
Veroljub Arsić 31 May 2012 27 August 2013
Zoran Babić 27 August 2013 3 June 2016
Aleksandar Martinović 3 June 2016 1 August 2022
Milenko Jovanov 1 August 2022 present

Members

File:EPP Western Balkans Summit, 5 October 2021, Ljubljana (51554787880).jpg
Aleksandar Vučić, current president of SNS

The following table includes political parties that participated on the "Together We Can Do Everything" ballot list in the 2022 parliamentary election. SDPS and PUPS are not members of the parliamentary group, and instead, they operate their own ones.

Name Leader Founded Ideology Political position Membership National Assembly
Serbian Progressive Party
Српска напредна странка
Srpska napredna stranka		 SNS Aleksandar Vučić 2008 Populism
Neoliberalism		 Big tent 2010–present
97 / 250
Social Democratic Party of Serbia
Социјалдемократска партија Србије
Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije		 SDPS Rasim Ljajić 2008 Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre-left 2012–present
7 / 250
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia
Партија уједињених пензионера Србије
Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije		 PUPS Milan Krkobabić 2005 Pensioners' interests
Social conservatism		 Single-issue 2016–present
6 / 250
Strength of Serbia Movement
Покрет снага Србије
Pokret snaga Srbije		 PSS Bogoljub Karić 2004 Conservatism
Populism		 Centre-right 2010–present
3 / 250
Serbian People's Party
Српска народна партија
Srpska narodna partija		 SNP Nenad Popović 2014 National conservatism
Right-wing populism		 Right-wing 2016–present
2 / 250
Serbian Renewal Movement
Српски покрет обнове
Srpski pokret obnove		 SPO Vuk Drašković 1990 Liberalism
Monarchism		 Centre-right 2014–present
2 / 250
Movement of Socialists
Покрет социјалиста
Pokret socijalista		 PS Aleksandar Vulin 2008 Left-wing nationalism
Social conservatism		 Syncretic 2010–present
2 / 250
People's Peasant Party
Народна Сељачка Странка
Narodna Seljačka Stranka		 NSS Marijan Rističević 1990 Agrarianism
Conservatism		 Right-wing 2012–present
1 / 250
United Peasant Party
Уједињена сељачка странка
Ujedinjena seljačka stranka		 USS Milija Miletić 1990 Agrarianism Centre-right 2020–present
1 / 250
Better Serbia
Боља Србија
Bolja Srbija		 BS Dragan Jovanović 2017 National conservatism
Agrarianism		 Right-wing 2022–present
1 / 250

Former members

Name Leader Founded Ideology Political position Membership
Bosniak People's Party
Бошњачка народна странка
Bošnjačka narodna stranka		 BNS Mujo Muković 2012 Bosniak minority interests 2012–2016
Christian Democratic Party of Serbia
Демохришћанска Странка Србије
Demohrišćanska Stranka Srbije		 DHSS Olgica Batić 1997 Christian democracy Centre 2014–2016
Democratic Party of Macedonians
Демократска партија Македонаца
Демократска партија на Македонци		 DSM Nenad Krsteski 2004 Macedonian minority politics 2012–2014
Independent Democratic Party of Serbia
Самостална Демократска странка Србије
Samostalna Demokratska stranka Srbije		 SDSS Andreja Mladenović 2015 National conservatism Centre-right 2016–2018
New Serbia
Нова Србија
Nova Srbija		 NS Velimir Ilić 1998 Conservatism
Right-wing populism		 Right-wing 2010–2017
Roma Party
Ромска партија
Romani partija		 RP Srđan Šajn 2003 Romani minority politics 2012–2014
Serb Democratic Party
Српска демократска странка
Srpska demokratska stranka		 SDS Branislav Švonja 2011 Serbian nationalism Right-wing 2012–2016

Electoral performance

Parliamentary elections

National Assembly of Serbia
Year Leader Coalition name Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Status
2012 Tomislav Nikolić Let's Get Serbia Moving 940,659 24.05%
73 / 250
New Government
2014 Aleksandar Vučić Future to Believe In 1,736,920 48.35%
158 / 250
Increase 85 Government
2016 Serbia is Winning 1,823,147 48.25%
131 / 250
Decrease 27 Government
2020 For Our Children 1,953,998 60.65%
188 / 250
Increase 57 Government
2022 Together We Can Do Everything 1,635,101 44.27%
120 / 250
Decrease 68 Government

Provincial elections

Assembly of Vojvodina
Year Leader Coalition name Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Status
2012 Igor Mirović Let's Get Vojvodina Moving 185,309 18.33%
22 / 120
New Opposition
2016 Serbia is Winning 428,452 44.48%
63 / 120
Increase 41 Government
2020 For Our Children 498,495 61.58%
76 / 120
Increase 13 Government

Belgrade City Assembly elections

City Assembly of Belgrade
Year Leader Coalition name Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Government
2012 Aleksandar Vučić Let's Get Belgrade Moving 219,198 25.66%
37 / 110
New Opposition
2014 Siniša Mali Future We Believe In 351,183 43.62%
63 / 110
Increase 26 Government
2018 Zoran Radojičić Because We Love Belgrade 366,461 44.99%
64 / 110
Increase 1 Government
2022 Aleksandar Šapić Together We Can Do Everything 348,345 38.83%
48 / 110
Decrease 18 Government

Presidential elections

President of Serbia
Election year Candidate 1st round 2nd round Results
Name Party # Votes  % Votes # Votes  % Votes
2012 Tomislav Nikolić SNS 979,216 26.22% 1,552,063 51.16% Won Green tickY
2017 Aleksandar Vučić 2,012,788 56.01% N/A Won Green tickY
2022 2,224,914 60.01% N/A Won Green tickY

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