Turnover!
Preokret!
Преокрет!
LeaderČedomir Jovanović
Founded2011
Dissolved2013
IdeologyLiberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism
Political positionCentre (majority)
National Assembly
(2012 election)
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Turnover! (Serbian: Преокрет / Preokret) was a liberal and Pro-European political coalition in Serbia that participated in the 2012 parliamentary election. The coalition was headed by Čedomir Jovanović, the President of the LDP.

Political parties that were parts of this coalition were: Liberal Democratic Party, Serbian Renewal Movement, Social Democratic Union, Rich Serbia, Vojvodina's Party, Democratic Party of Sandžak, Green Ecological Party – The Greens, and Party of Bulgarians of Serbia.

This coalition was formed with a goal to accelerate the integration of Serbia into EU and to form good relations with the Western powers.

History

Election campaign - 2012 Serbian elections

The foundation

On the 5 November 2011, the proclamation "Turnover - Serbia into Europe, Europe into Serbia" was released to the public and was signed by the Liberal Democratic Party, Serbian Renewal Movement, and the Social Democratic Union as well as a number of intellectuals, and later joined by some regional and minority parties and non-governmental organizations.[1]

Coalition demands

The proclamation states that they want to change the state policy towards Kosovo since the coalition claims that it has not been under Serbia's sovereignty since 1999. The proclamation also states that the goal of the signatories is to "united all those who are for Serbia in Europe" and criticizes the Government of Serbia and its, as stated, "indulgence in anti-European hysteria". After the presentation of the proclamation, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Čedomir Jovanović, sent invitations to the patriarch, the President of Serbia, Boris Tadić and the President of SANU to sign it. Serbian President Boris Tadić said on the same day that he would not sign the proclamation because he "essentially disagrees with the policy of giving up legitimate state and national interests".[2] The Liberal Democratic Party announced on 8 and 13 November 2011 that the proclamation had been signed by a large number of professors, directors, writers, musicians, and representatives of the non-governmental sector.[3][4]

Pre-election formation

At a press conference held 11 March 2012, Čedomir Jovanović announced a pre-election coalition with the SPO, SDU, ASNS, Rich Serbia and some regional parties. The joint electoral list will be called "Preokret!" and its ballot holder will be Čedomir Jovanović. The coalition was de facto dissolved in 2013.

Members

Name Leader Ideology Political position MPs (2012 election) Change
Liberal Democratic Party
Либерално демократска странка
Liberalno demokratska stranka		 Čedomir Jovanović Liberalism
Atlanticism
Anti-nationalism		 Centre
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Serbian Renewal Movement
Српски покрет обнове
Srpski pokret obnove		 Vuk Drašković National liberalism
Monarchism
Atlanticism		 Centre-right
4 / 250
 Steady
Social Democratic Union
Социјалдемократска унија
Socijaldemokratska unija		 Žarko Korać Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Anti-fascism		 Centre-left
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 Steady
Rich Serbia
Богата Србија
Bogata Srbija		 Zaharije Trnavčević Green politics
Social democracy
Pro-Europeanism		 Centre-left
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Results

Election year Popular vote  % of popular vote # of seats Seat change Status Ballot carrier
2012 255,546 6.53%
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 Increase 2 opposition Čedomir Jovanović

References

    1. ↑ "LDP predstavio svoj "Pokret"". B92. 2011-11-05.
    2. ↑ "Tadić: Neću potpisati Preokret". Novosti. 2011-11-05.
    3. ↑ ""Preokret" potpisali profesori, reditelji, muzičari..." Blic. 2011-11-08.
    4. ↑ "LDP: Preokret dobija sve veću podršku". Blic. 2011-11-13.
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