Platform for a European Serbia

Platform for a European Serbia
Платформа за европску Србију
AbbreviationPES
Founded19 June 2026 (2026-06-19)
IdeologyPro-Europeanism
National Assembly
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The Platform for a European Serbia (Serbian: Платформа за европску Србију, romanized: Platforma za evropsku Srbiju, abbr. PES) is a political coalition in Serbia composed of pro-European opposition political parties. Founded in June 2026, its members include the Party of Freedom and Justice, Serbia Centre, Movement of Free Citizens, and Goran Ješić's Solidarity. The coalition stems from the cooperation of five political parties that began in December 2025 and that was reduced to three parties and a political movement.

History

Representatives of the EU5 coalition in January 2026

Several opposition parties, namely the People's Movement of Serbia (NPS), Movement of Free Citizens (PSG), Serbia Centre (SRCE), Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP), and the Green–Left Front (ZLF) signed a document inside the offices of the European Movement in Serbia in December 2025, pledging coordination regarding the process of accession of Serbia to the European Union.[1] They claimed that the incumbent government was anti-European.[2] Biljana Đorđević from ZLF said that they wanted the European Parliament to know that "the Serbian Progressive Party does not represent all citizens of Serbia" (da Srpska napredna stranka ne predstavlja sve građane Srbije).[3] Srđan Milivojević, the president of the Democratic Party (DS), criticised the coordination, saying that the only pro-European choice is to support the Student List.[4]

The five opposition parties met with European Parliament representatives in January 2026, holding a meeting together.[5] A month later, the European Democratic Party expressed support for the cooperation of the five parties.[6] The representatives of the five parties later met with the European Democratic Party in March,[7] and with officials from Germany, Sweden, and Spain in April.[8] While Miroslav Aleksić from NPS expressed his support for the creation of one electoral list with the Student List,[9] Zdravko Ponoš from SRCE said that in absence of one, the pro-European parties should run with their own electoral list.[10] By this point, the cooperation was termed as the informal coalition ProEU5[11] or EU5; the name was created by Ponoš.[12]

After ZLF expressed their support for the Student List in May, stating that they would not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections if they were to be held during the summer of 2026, their membership in the informal coalition was questioned, with Vojin Radovanović from Insajder saying that the coalition was reduced to EU4.[13] Soon after, a meeting between the remaining four parties was held; ZLF did not participate.[14] In June, Dragan Đilas, the president of SSP, said that his party would participate in the parliamentary elections with pro-European parties, naming the parties from EU5, except ZLF, and including Ecological Uprising (EU), while also seeing Goran Ješić's Solidarity as a potential coalition member.[15] Đilas has also said that the coalition is in favour of cooperation with the Student List.[16] PSG has, however, announced that they will decide whether to participate or not in the parliamentary elections once they are called by the president of Serbia.[17]

On 19 June, SRCE, PSG, SSP, and Ješić's Solidarity founded the Platform for a European Serbia (PES) coalition inside the offices of the European Movement in Serbia. They stated that they are open to incorporating more members into the coalition who share pro-European values.[18] Stefan Janjić of SRCE declined describing PES as a coalition and said that they retain cooperation with EU, ZLF, and NPS.[19] In a June opinion poll conducted by Faktor Plus, 4.5% of the respondents said that they would vote for the coalition,[20] while in a July poll conducted by Nova srpska politička misao, 4.2% of the respondents said that they would vote for the coalition.[21]

Ideology and platform

Đilas said that their political programme is based off Forward to Europe, saying that they oppose crime and corruption, while supporting the accession of Serbia to the European Union and the improvement of education and health services.[16]

Members

Members of PES include SRCE, PSG, SSP, and Solidarity. The Roma Party expressed their support for the coalition.[22]

Name Leader National Assembly[23]
Party of Freedom and Justice (SSP) Dragan Đilas
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Serbia Centre (SRCE) Zdravko Ponoš
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Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) Pavle Grbović
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Solidarity[a] Goran Ješić
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Notes

  1. ↑ Not to be confused with the Political Platform Solidarity, an organisation founded in 2021 that ran in elections with We Must, Serbia Against Violence, and Biramo Beograd. This organisation expressed its support for the Student List.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Pet opozicionih stranaka dogovorilo zajedničku koordinaciju ka EU" [Five opposition parties agreed on joint coordination towards the EU]. Savremena politika (in Serbian). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Dogovor pet opozicionih stranaka o koordinaciji aktivnosti ka EU" [Agreement of five opposition parties on coordination of activities towards the EU]. Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 25 December 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Biljana Đorđević objasnila zašto je pet proevropskih opozicionih stranaka dogovorilo saradnju" [Biljana Đorđević explained why the five pro-European opposition parties agreed on cooperation]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  4. ↑ ""Podrška studentima jedini proevropski izbor, sve ostalo mimikrija za lične agende"" ["Support for students is the only pro-European choice, everything else is mimicry for personal agendas"]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 26 December 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Stevanović, L. (23 January 2026). "Šta su članovi EP čuli od srpske opozicije na sastanku i obrnuto: Jedan od uslova i jasan stav prema sukobu u Ukrajini" [What the EP members heard from the Serbian opposition at the meeting and vice versa: One of the conditions and a clear attitude towards the conflict in Ukraine]. Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Evropske demokrate pozdravljaju ujedinjavanje proevropske opozicije oko vladavine prava" [European Democrats welcome the unification of the pro-European opposition around the rule of law]. Novinska agencija Beta (in Serbian). 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Evropske demokrate okupile srpsku opoziciju u Parizu: "Srbija nije periferno pitanje, već ključno za budućnost Evrope"" [European Democrats gathered the Serbian opposition in Paris: "Serbia is not a peripheral issue, but a key one for the future of Europe"]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 28 March 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Jelovac, Jelena (18 April 2026). "Delegacija opozicije u Berlinu, Stokholmu i Barseloni i dve ključne poruke: Preusmeravanje novca na NVO sektor i sankcije za vrh SNS" [Opposition delegation in Berlin, Stockholm and Barcelona and two key messages: Redirection of money to the NGO sector and sanctions for the top of the SNS]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Aleksić: Najbolje rešenje je jedna zajednička lista sa studentskim pokretom za izbore" [Aleksić: The best solution is a joint list with the student movement for elections]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 23 April 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Ponoš: Ako nema jedne liste onda nam treba jasna proevropska kolona" [Ponoš: If there isn't one list, then we need a clear pro-European column]. N1 (in Serbian). 23 April 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Tatalović, Žaklina (24 March 2026). "Šta je ProEU5 opozicija: Nema dogovora o koaliciji, ni razgovora o izborima" [What is the ProEU5 opposition: There is no agreement on a coalition, no talks about elections]. N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Bulajić, Jelena (11 March 2026). "Brisel već mesecima očekuje alternativu Vučiću: Da li je na pomolu EU5 koalicija srpske opozicije" [Brussels has been expecting an alternative to Vučić for months: Is an EU5 coalition of the Serbian opposition on the horizon?]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Radovanović, Vojin (7 May 2026). "ZLF (uslovno) podržava studente: Da li se EU5 blok sada "sveo" na EU4 ili će i drugi poći primerom ZLF-a?" [ZLF (conditionally) supports students: Has the EU5 bloc now "reduced" to EU4 or will others follow ZLF's example?]. Insajder (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "ZLF izostao sa sastanka opozicije: Jerinić kaže da ne zna da li su bili pozvani, Novaković tvrdi da se naziru obrisi buduće proevropske koalicije" [ZLF was absent from the opposition meeting: Jerinić says he does not know if they were invited, Novaković claims that the outlines of a future pro-European coalition are visible]. NOVA portal (in Serbian). 12 May 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Đilas: SSP na izbore izlazi u koaliciji sa proevropskim strankama" [Đilas: SSP is going to the elections in a coalition with pro-European parties]. Radio Television of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 7 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Đilas: Izlazimo na izbore u koaliciji sa proevropskim strankama" [Đilas: We are going to the elections in a coalition with pro-European parties]. Savremena politika (in Serbian). 8 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Movsesijan: PSG će odlučivati o učešću na izborima kada oni budu raspisani" [Movsesijan: PSG will decide on participation in the elections when they are announced]. Nedeljnik (in Serbian). 19 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Dogovoreno zajedničko delovanje proevropskih stranaka i pokreta u okviru Platforme za evropsku Srbiju" [Agreed joint action of pro-European parties and movements within the Platform for a European Serbia]. N1 (in Serbian). 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Janjić (SRCE): Nadam se da će Platforma za evropsku Srbiju biti osnov za neku buduću koaliciju" [Janjić (SRCE): I hope that the Platform for a European Serbia will be the basis for a future coalition]. Danas (in Serbian). 21 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Najnovije istraživanje! Ekskluzivno: SNS sa Vučićem na 47,1%, studentska lista na 30,7! Evo koliko ima ProEU opozicija i kakav problem se nazire za studente" [The latest research! Exclusive: SNS with Vučić at 47.1%, student list at 30.7! Here is how much ProEU opposition there is and what kind of problem is looming for students]. Blic (in Serbian). 26 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "NSPM: Studentska lista ispred SNS-a, još četiri liste preko cenzusa" [NSPM: Student list before SNS, four more lists through the census]. Vreme (in Serbian). 29 July 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Evropski pokret u Srbiji sa proevropskim strankama i pokretima formirao Platformu za evropsku Srbiju" [The European Movement in Serbia formed the Platform for a European Serbia with pro-European parties and movements]. Danas (in Serbian). 19 June 2026. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Poslaničke grupe" [Parliamentary groups]. National Assembly of Serbia (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Politička platforma Solidarnost: Nismo deo Platforme za evropsku Srbiju, ostajemo uz studente" [Political platform Solidarity: We are not part of the Platform for European Serbia, we stand with the students]. Danas (in Serbian). 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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