{{Short description|Political party in Serbia}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox political party | name = Fatherland | native_name = Отаџбина | native_name_lang = sr | colorcode = {{party color|Fatherland (movement)}} | logo = Fatherland (movement) logo.png | president = [[Slaviša Ristić]] | founded = {{start date|2017|1|19|df=yes}} | split = [[Democratic Party of Serbia]] | headquarters = [[North Mitrovica]], [[Kosovo]] | ideology = [[Kosovo Serbs|Kosovo Serb]] [[minority politics|minority interests]] | colours = {{color box|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}|border=darkgray}} Red | seats1_title = [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]] | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | seats2_title = [[Assembly of Kosovo]] | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | country = Serbia | country2 = Kosovo }}
The '''People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija "Fatherland"''' ({{langx|sr|Народни покрет Срба са Косова и Метохије "Отаџбина"|Narodni pokret Srba sa Kosova i Metohije "Otadžbina"}}), commonly known as the '''Fatherland''', is a [[political organisation]] in [[Serbia]] and [[Kosovo]] that represents the [[Kosovo Serbs|Serbian minority]] in Kosovo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2019 |title=Ko je ko na političkoj sceni Srba sa Kosova: Otadžbina |url=https://kossev.info/ko-je-ko-na-politickoj-sceni-srba-sa-kim-otadzbina/ |website=KoSSev}}</ref> It is led by the former Mayor of [[Zubin Potok]], and a prominent figure in the Kosovo Serb community, [[Slaviša Ristić]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Jugpress|first=Postavio|date=11 February 2018|title=Slaviša Ristić predsednik Narodnog pokreta Srba sa Kosova i Metohije "Otadžbina".|url=https://jugpress.com/slavisa-ristic-predsednik-narodnog-pokreta-srba-sa-kosova-metohije-otadzbina/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=JUGPRESS|language=bs-BA}}</ref>
The organisation has heavily criticised the [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Serb List]], and it claims that Kosovo is an integral part of Serbia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Jugpress|first=Postavio|date=4 June 2020|title="Otadžbina" o ulasku Srpske liste u novu Vladu Kosova|url=https://jugpress.com/otadzbina-o-ulasku-srpske-liste-u-novu-vladu-kosova/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=JUGPRESS|language=bs-BA}}</ref>
== History == "Fatherland" was founded on 19 January 2017 in [[North Mitrovica]] by the former [[Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija]] board members of the [[Democratic Party (Serbia)|Democratic Party]], [[Serbian Progressive Party]], and the [[Socialist Party of Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=KM: Osnovan pokret "Otadžbina"|url=https://www.radiokim.net/vesti/saopstenja/km-osnovan-pokret-otadzbina.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=KIM radio|language=en|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305022741/https://www.radiokim.net/vesti/saopstenja/km-osnovan-pokret-otadzbina.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first president of the organisation was Aleksandar Vasić. In 2018, [[Slaviša Ristić|Slaviša Ristic]] was selected as the president.<ref name=":0" />
The organisation was a member of the [[Alliance for Serbia]], a major opposition alliance in Serbia, during its existence.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U Beogradu i zvanično formiran Savez za Srbiju|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a416890/Formiran-Savez-za-Srbiju.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn|archive-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050405/http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a416890/Formiran-Savez-za-Srbiju.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The organisation has criticised the [[Serb List (Kosovo)|Serb List]] for participating in the Kosovan elections, and for joining the [[Government of Kosovo]].<ref name=":1" /> The organisation boycotted the [[2019 Kosovan parliamentary election]]s 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 election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Narodni pokret Srba s KiM poziva na bojkot parlamentarnih, a i kosovskih izbora|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a522378/Narodni-pokret-Srba-s-KiM-poziva-na-bojkot-parlamentarnih-a-i-kosovskih-izbora.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn|archive-date=14 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914083840/http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a522378/Narodni-pokret-Srba-s-KiM-poziva-na-bojkot-parlamentarnih-a-i-kosovskih-izbora.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beta|first=Piše|title=Otadžbina: Izlazak na izbore na severu Kosova je suprotan Ustavu|url=https://www.danas.rs/politika/otadzbina-izlazak-na-izbore-na-severu-kosova-je-suprotan-ustavu/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Dnevni list Danas|date=10 April 2019 |language=sr-RS}}</ref>
"Fatherland" endorsed presidential candidate [[Zdravko Ponoš]] and the [[United for the Victory of Serbia]] (''Ujedinjeni za pobedu Srbije'', UZPS) coalition in the [[2022 Serbian general election]].<ref>[https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/pokret-otadzbina-sa-kosova-podrzao-ponosa-i-ujedinjenu-srbiju/ Sanja Sovrlić, "Pokret 'Otadžbina' sa Kosova podržao Ponoša i Ujedinjenu Srbiju"], N1, 5 February 2022, accessed 5 February 2022.</ref>
==Electoral performance== ===Parliamentary elections=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ [[National Assembly of Serbia]] ! Year ! Leader ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! {{No.}} ! # of seats ! Seat change ! Coalition ! Status |- ! [[2020 Serbian parliamentary election|2020]] | rowspan="3"| [[Slaviša Ristić]] | colspan="3" style="background:#ddd" | ''Election boycott'' | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | [[Alliance for Serbia|SzS]] | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |- ! [[2022 Serbian parliamentary election|2022]] | 520,469 | 14.09% | {{increase}} 2nd | {{Composition bar|1|250|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | [[United for the Victory of Serbia|UZPS]] | {{no2|Opposition}} |- ! [[2023 Serbian parliamentary election|2023]] | 902,450 | 24.32% | {{steady}} 2nd | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | [[Serbia Against Violence (coalition)|SPN]] | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |}
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=== Assembly of Kosovo ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ [[Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo|Assembly of Kosovo]] ! Year ! Popular vote ! % of popular vote ! Overall seats won ! Serb seats ! Seat change ! Government |- ! [[2019 Kosovan parliamentary election|2019]] | colspan=2 style="background:#ddd;| Election boycott | {{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | {{Composition bar|0|10|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} | {{nochange}} 0 | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |- ![[2021 Kosovan parliamentary election|2021]] | colspan="2" style="background:#ddd;|Election boycott |{{Composition bar|0|120|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} |{{Composition bar|0|10|{{party color|Fatherland (movement)}}}} |{{nochange}} 0 | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |}
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Serbian political parties}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fatherland}} [[Category:Political parties established in 2017]] [[Category:Serb political parties in Kosovo]] [[Category:Political parties in Serbia]]