Vlach National Party

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The Vlach National Party[1][2][3] (Romanian: Partia Neamului Rumânesc or Partidul Neamului Românesc, PNR; Serbian Cyrillic: Влашка народна странка, romanizedVlaška narodna stranka, VNS), formerly known as the Vlach Democratic Party of Serbia[4][a] 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]

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

History edit

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]

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Notes edit

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

References edit

  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.