Vlach National Party
Влашка народна странка
Vlaška narodna stranka
Partia Neamului Rumânesc
Partidul Neamului Românesc
AbbreviationPNR, VNS
LeaderPredrag Balašević
Founded25 April 2004 (2004-04-25)
HeadquartersDobrivoja Radosavljevića Bobija 46, Bor
IdeologyVlach minority politics
National affiliationCoalition for Peace and Tolerance
Colors
  •   Yellow
  •   Blue
National Assembly
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Website
vns.org.rs

The Vlach National Party[1][2][3] (Romanian: Partia Neamului Rumânesc or Partidul Neamului Românesc, PNR; Serbian Cyrillic: Влашка народна странка, romanized: Vlaška narodna stranka, VNS), formerly known as the Vlach Democratic Party of Serbia[4][lower-alpha 1] until 2013,[5] is a political party in Serbia representing ethnic Vlachs. The leader of the party is Predrag Balašević,[6] who identifies the Vlachs of the Timok Valley as Romanians and requests minority rights for the Romanian minority in the Timok Valley.[7][8]

History

The Vlach National Party was founded in 2004. It was created with the goal of preserving Vlach/Timok Romanian culture and identity in Serbia.[9][10] The party participated in the 2020 Serbian parliamentary elections in a coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party and other ethnic minority parties.[11] It cooperated with the United for the Victory of Serbia coalition during the 2022 local elections.[12]

See also

Notes

  1. Romanian: Partia Democrată a Rumânilor din Serbia or Partidul Democrat al Românilor din Serbia, PDRS; Serbian: Влашке демократске странке Србије, romanized: Vlaške demokratske stranke Srbije, VDSS

References

  1. "141st Session of the Republic Electoral Commission". Republic Electoral Commission. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. "Parliamentary Elections 21 June 2020" (PDF). Warsaw: OSCE. 7 October 2020. p. 29. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. "Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions" (PDF). ENEMO. 22 June 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. Folk Linguistics and Politicized Language: the Introduction of Minority Language Education for the Vlachs in Serbia
  5. Cel mai important partid românesc din Serbia și-a schimbat denumirea în Partidul Neamului Românesc
  6. "Vlaška Narodna Stranka". Srbija Izbori (in Serbian). 2 December 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  7. "Dr. Predrag Balașevici, președintele Partidului Neamului Românesc din Timocul sârbesc: "Ne confruntăm, la Bor, cu o catastrofă ecologică."". AFnews (in Romanian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. "Din Timoc până la Belgrad, tot românul plânsu-ni-s-a! Predrag Balașevici, medic, lider al românilor din Timoc: "Dacă nu se va invești în școala românească, în limba română, aici, noi vom dispărea!"". Matricea Românească (in Romanian). 4 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. "Kako smo i zašto nastali". www.vns.org.rs. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  10. "Program". www.vns.org.rs. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  11. "Ko je sve na listi sa Čedomirom Jovanovićem?". Dnevni list Danas (in Serbian). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  12. "Proglašeno 10 lista za lokalne izbore u Boru, SRS mora da ispravi nedostatke". N1 (in Serbian). 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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