{{Short description|Political party in Serbia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{EngvarB|date=December 2023}} {{Distinguish|Preokret}} {{Infobox political party | name = Movement for Reversal | native_name = Покрет за преокрет | native_name_lang = sr | abbreviation = PZP | colorcode = {{party color|Movement for Reversal}} | logo = Movement for Reversal logo.png | president = [[Janko Veselinović (lawyer)|Janko Veselinović]] | headquarters = Nušićeva 6, [[Belgrade]] | split = {{nowrap|[[Social Democratic Party (Serbia)|Social Democratic Party]]}} | ideology = [[Social democracy]] | position = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] | foundation = {{start date|2015|6|2|df=y}} | dissolved = {{end date|2025|11|11|df=y}} | colours = {{color box|{{party color|Movement for Reversal}}|border=darkgray}} Orange | website = {{URL|preokret.org}} | country = Serbia }}
The '''Movement for Reversal''' ({{langx|sr|Покрет за преокрет|Pokret za preokret}}, abbr. '''PZP''') was a minor [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] [[List of political parties in Serbia|political organisation]] in [[Serbia]]. Its leader was [[Janko Veselinović (lawyer)|Janko Veselinović]], a professor at the [[University of Novi Sad]].
== History == Movement for Reversal was founded in 2015, by a Serbian academic [[Janko Veselinović (lawyer)|Janko Veselinović]], who decided to split from the [[Social Democratic Party (Serbia)|Social Democratic Party]], claiming that its leadership does not have a clear vision of how to counter the [[Serbian Progressive Party]] and the [[Socialist Party of Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JOŠ JEDNA STRANKA Osnovan Pokret za preokret!|url=https://informer.rs/vesti/politika/217066/jos-jedna-stranka-osnovan-pokret-preokret|access-date=15 June 2020|website=INFORMER|language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Janko Veselinović|url=https://www.istinomer.rs/akter/janko-veselinovic/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Istinomer|language=sr-RS}}</ref>
The organisation participated in the [[2016 Serbian parliamentary election]]s in a coalition along with the [[Serbian Left (2015)|Serbian Left]] and the [[Social Democratic Union (Serbia)|Social Democratic Union]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beta|title=LEVICA SRBIJE PREDALA LISTU Stefanović: "Ja sam Borko", i preći ćemo svaku prepreku|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/levica-srbije-predala-listu-stefanovic-ja-sam-borko-i-preci-cemo-svaku-prepreku/8rmf1zp|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Blic.rs|date=7 April 2016 |language=sr}}</ref> However, the coalition finished ninth with 0.94% of the votes and failed to pass the census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Izborni rezultat 2016|url=https://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1389527|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Nedeljnik Vreme}}</ref>
In 2018, the organisation was one of the founding members of the major opposition coalition called the [[Alliance for Serbia]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=O nama|url=https://savez-za-srbiju.rs/o-nama/|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Savez za Srbiju|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tanjug|title=Osnovan Savez za Srbiju, Đilas: Gradićemo Srbiju kao prosperitetnu kuću (VIDEO)|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika/osnovan-savez-za-srbiju-djilas-gradicemo-srbiju-kao-prosperitetnu-kucu-video/54rxd2b|access-date=15 June 2020|website=Blic.rs|date=2 September 2018 |language=sr}}</ref> The coalition boycotted the [[2020 Serbian parliamentary election]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Savez za Srbiju definitivno bojkotuje izbore, uspeh neće meriti procentima|url=http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a526299/Savez-za-Srbiju-bojkotuje-izbore.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=N1 Srbija|language=sr-Latn|archive-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920012226/http://rs.n1info.com/Vesti/a526299/Savez-za-Srbiju-bojkotuje-izbore.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In November 2025, it was announced that the PZP would merge into the [[Party of Freedom and Justice]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2025 |title=Ujedinjuju se Stranka slobode i pravde i Pokret za preokret: "Zajedno protiv organizovane kriminalne grupe" |trans-title=The Party of Freedom and Justice and the Movement for Reversal unite: "Together against an organised criminal group" |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/stranka-slobode-pravde-pokret-za-preokret/ |access-date=11 November 2025 |work=[[Danas]] |language=sr}}</ref>
== Presidents == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !# ! colspan="2" |President !Born-Died !Term start !Term end |- ! style="background:{{party color|Movement for Reversal}}; color:white;" |1 |[[Janko Veselinović (lawyer)|Janko Veselinović]] |[[File:Janko Veselinović političar.jpg|frameless|131x131px]] |1965– |2015 |2025 |}
== 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 |- ! [[2016 Serbian parliamentary election|2016]] | rowspan="4"| [[Janko Veselinović (lawyer)|Janko Veselinović]] | 35,710 | 0.97% | {{increase}} 9th | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Movement for Reversal}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | PZP–[[Serbian Left (2015)|LS]]–[[Social Democratic Union (Serbia)|SDU]] | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |- ! [[2020 Serbian parliamentary election|2020]] | colspan="3" style="background:#ddd" | ''Election boycott'' | {{Composition bar|0|250|{{party color|Movement for Reversal}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | [[Alliance for Serbia|SzS]] | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |- ! [[2022 Serbian parliamentary election|2022]] | 520,469 | 14.09% | {{increase}} 2nd | {{Composition bar|1|250|{{party color|Movement for Reversal}}}} | {{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|Movement for Reversal}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | [[Serbia Against Violence (coalition)|SPN]] | {{no|Extra-parliamentary}} |}
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=== Presidential elections === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ [[President of Serbia]] ! Year ! Candidate ! colspan="2" | 1st round popular vote ! % of popular vote ! colspan="2" | 2nd round popular vote ! % of popular vote ! Notes |- ! [[2017 Serbian presidential election|2017]] | [[Vuk Jeremić]] | {{no2|4th}} | 206,676 | 5.75% | {{n/a}} | ''—'' | ''—'' | style="text-align: left"| Supported Jeremić |- ! [[2022 Serbian general election|2022]] | [[Zdravko Ponoš]] | {{no2|2nd}} | 698,538 | 18.84% | {{n/a}} | ''—'' | ''—'' | style="text-align: left"| Supported Ponoš |}
== References == <references />
[[Category:Political parties established in 2015]] [[Category:Pro-European political parties in Serbia]] [[Category:Social democratic parties in Serbia]] [[Category:2015 establishments in Serbia]] [[Category:Political parties disestablished in 2025]]