Fatherland (movement)

People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija "Fatherland" (Serbian: Народни покрет Срба са Косова и Метохије "Отаџбина", romanized: Narodni pokret Srba sa Kosova i Metohije "Otadžbina"), commonly known as the Fatherland (Отаџбина / Otadžbina) is a political organization in Serbia and Kosovo[a] that represents the Serbian minority in Kosovo. It is led by the former Mayor of Zubin Potok, and a prominent figure in the Kosovo Serb community, Slaviša Ristić.[1]

Fatherland

Отаџбина
Otadžbina
PresidentSlaviša Ristić
Founded19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)
HeadquartersNorth Mitrovica, Kosovo
IdeologySerb minority politics
National conservativism
Christian democracy
Anti-globalization
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationAlliance for Serbia
National Assembly of
Serbia
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Assembly of Kosovo
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The organization has heavily criticized the Serb List, and it claims that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia.[2]

History

The organization was founded on 19 January 2017 in North Mitrovica by the former Autonomus Province of Kosovo and Metohija board members of the Democratic Party, Serbian Progressive Party, and the Socialist Party of Serbia.[3] The first president of the organization was Aleksandar Vasić. In 2018, Slaviša Ristic was selected as the president.[1]

Since 2018, the organization has been a part of the Alliance for Serbia, a major opposition alliance in Serbia.[4] The organization has criticized the Serb List for participating in the Kosovan elections, and for joining the Government of Kosovo.[2] The organization boycotted the 2019 Kosovan parliamentary elections as it claims that participating in the Kosovan elections violates the constitution of Serbia, and it called for the boycott of the 2020 Serbian parliamentary elections.[5][6]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections
National Assembly of Serbia
Year Popular vote % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Coalitions Government
2016 Split from DSS
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 1 opposition
2020 Election boycott
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 1 SzS non-parliamentary
Assembly of Kosovo
Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Serb seats Seat change Government
2019 Election boycott
0 / 120
0 / 10
 0 non-parliamentary

Notes
a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. Jugpress, Postavio: (2018-02-11). "Slaviša Ristić predsednik Narodnog pokreta Srba sa Kosova i Metohije „Otadžbina"". JUGPRESS (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. Jugpress, Postavio: (2020-06-04). ""Otadžbina" o ulasku Srpske liste u novu Vladu Kosova". JUGPRESS (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. "KM: Osnovan pokret "Otadžbina"". KIM radio. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. "U Beogradu i zvanično formiran Savez za Srbiju". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  5. "Narodni pokret Srba s KiM poziva na bojkot parlamentarnih, a i kosovskih izbora". N1 Srbija (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  6. Beta, Piše:. "Otadžbina: Izlazak na izbore na severu Kosova je suprotan Ustavu". Dnevni list Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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