Party of Freedom and Justice Странка слободе и правде | |
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| Abbreviation | SSP |
| President | Dragan Đilas |
| Secretary-General | Peđa Mitrović |
| Deputy President | Borko Stefanović |
| Vice-Presidents | |
| Parliamentary leader | Marinika Tepić |
| Founded | 19 April 2019 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Vojvode Stepe 199, Belgrade |
| Youth wing | SSP Youth |
| Women's wing | Women's Network |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| Parliamentary group | Party of Freedom and Justice |
| Colours | Red |
| National Assembly | 12 / 250 |
| Assembly of Vojvodina | 9 / 120 |
| City Assembly of Belgrade | 0 / 110 |
| Website | |
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The Party of Freedom and Justice (Serbian: Странка слободе и правде, romanized: Stranka slobode i pravde, abbr. SSP) is a social democratic political party in Serbia. It is led by Dragan Đilas.
Founded in 2019 as the merger of the Green Ecological Party – The Greens and Serbian Left, SSP was a member of the Alliance for Serbia (SZS), a coalition of opposition political parties that was initiated by Đilas in 2018. Together with SZS, SSP boycotted the 2020 parliamentary election, claiming that the election would not be free and fair. After the election, SSP became part of the United Opposition of Serbia (UOPS), the successor of SZS. UOPS would be eventually dissolved in January 2021, due to disputes between SSP and the People's Party (Narodna). In late 2021, SSP and Narodna returned together with the Movement of Free Citizens and Democratic Party to form the United for the Victory of Serbia (UZPS) alliance, which was officially formalised in February 2022, to take part in the 2022 general election. The elections resulted in the SSP gaining 10 seats in the National Assembly and 6 seats in the City Assembly of Belgrade. UZPS was also dissolved after the elections. In the 2023 elections, it was part of the Serbia Against Violence alliance.
SSP is a centre-left political party and it serves in opposition to SNS. A self-described anti-corruption party, the party is also opposed to party employment, while regarding economy, SSP has called for tax reforms that would bring in progressive taxation. SSP supports financing free textbooks and school meals for school children, and has called for the introduction of a new labour law. The party supports the accession of Serbia to the European Union, wants Serbia to harmonise its foreign policy with the European Union, and initiate sanctions on Russia regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. SSP has criticised Chinese investments into infrastructure and it had adopted a platform in which they pledged "reconciliation, cooperation, and the acceptance of diversity" between countries in the Balkans. Supporters of SSP are pro-European while they also see themselves as socially progressive. SSP is an observer member of the Party of European Socialists.