A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2013. These were not part of Serbia's regular cycle of local elections but took place in jurisdictions where either the local government had fallen or the last local elections for four-year terms had taken place in 2009.
All local elections in 2013 were held under a system of proportional representation. Mayors were not directly elected but were instead chosen by elected members of the local assemblies. Parties were required to cross a five per cent electoral threshold (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.
Results
editBelgrade
editVoždovac
editAn election was held in Voždovac on 15 December 2013 due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in2009.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| "Aleksandar Vučić–Serbian Progressive Party" | 28,258 | 53.23 | 36 | |
| "Đilas Democratic" | 6,140 | 11.57 | 7 | |
| "Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)" | 4,334 | 8.16 | 5 | |
| "Democratic Party of Serbia–Vojislav Koštunica" | 3,216 | 6.06 | 4 | |
| "Rasim Ljajić–Social Democratic Party of Serbia" | 3,126 | 5.89 | 3 | |
| "Čedomir Jovanović–Liberal Democratic Party" | 2,290 | 4.31 | – | |
| "Dveri–New Power of Voždovac, Serbian Movement Oathkeepers, Serbian Krajina, Movement of Veterans of Serbia, Movement for Serbia, Citizens' Association: Free Serbia – Čačak, Movement: Women Creators for Serbia, National Consciousness–Branimir Nešić" | 1,881 | 3.54 | – | |
| "1389–Fight for Voždovac–Miša Vacić" | 952 | 1.79 | – | |
| "Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" | 911 | 1.72 | – | |
| "New Party–Zoran Živković" | 793 | 1.49 | – | |
| "Belgrade Initiative–Zoran Ostojić–URS–Miroslav Čučković" | 601 | 1.13 | – | |
| "None of the Above" list | 536 | 1.01 | – | |
| "European Democracy" list | 53 | 0.10 | – | |
| Total | 53,091 | 100.00 | 55 | |
| Valid votes | 53,091 | 97.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,526 | 2.79 | ||
| Total votes | 54,617 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 156,962 | 34.80 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
Aleksandar Savić of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.[2]
Zemun
editAn election was held in Zemun on 2 June 2013 due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2009.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| "Serbian Progressive Party–Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian Progressive Party–SNS, New Serbia–NS, Movement of Socialists–PS)" | 29,071 | 53.22 | 39 | |
| "Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)–Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS)–Movement of Veterans (PV)" | 6,473 | 11.85 | 8 | |
| "Democratic Party–Sava Jerković" | 5,016 | 9.18 | 6 | |
| "Democratic Party of Serbia–Dveri–Vojislav Koštunica" | 3,727 | 6.82 | 4 | |
| "Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" | 2,369 | 4.34 | – | |
| "Liberal Democratic Party–Čedomir Jovanović" | 2,354 | 4.31 | – | |
| "Zemun Movement–Movement of Workers and Peasants, Prof. Miša Krstić" | 1,312 | 2.40 | – | |
| Citizens' Group list: "For Zemun–Batajnica Development Movement" | 803 | 1.47 | – | |
| "Zemun Story–Our Cause–Third Serbia" | 800 | 1.46 | – | |
| "My City of Zemun–Milan Nadoveza Naja" list | 766 | 1.40 | – | |
| "Socialdemocratic Alliance–Prof. Dr. Danica Grujičić" list | 646 | 1.18 | – | |
| "Zemun Our City–Zemun Citizens' Movement–United Regions of Serbia–Serbian Renewal Movement" | 550 | 1.01 | – | |
| "Citizens' Alternative–Dr. Goran Mandić" list | 446 | 0.82 | – | |
| "SNP 1389–Serbian Zemun–Miša Vacić" | 294 | 0.54 | – | |
| Total | 54,627 | 100.00 | 57 | |
| Valid votes | 54,627 | 97.38 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,467 | 2.62 | ||
| Total votes | 56,094 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 160,036 | 35.05 | ||
| Source: [3] | ||||
Dejan Matić of the Progressive Party was selected as mayor after the election.[4] Aleksandar Šešelj, the son of Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj, appeared in the fifth position on the Radical list.[5]
Vojvodina
editKovin
editAn election was held in Kovin on 7 April 2013, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2009.[6]
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Serbian Progressive Party–Aleksandar Vučić | 6,910 | 44.07 | 24 | |
| Sava Krstić–Movement for Revival-United Regions of Serbia | 2,272 | 14.49 | 8 | |
| Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), United Serbia (JS), Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) | 1,920 | 12.24 | 6 | |
| For a Better Kovin–Dr. Bojan Pajtić (Democratic Party) | 1,473 | 9.39 | 5 | |
| Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians–István Pásztor | 798 | 5.09 | 2 | |
| PUPS Dr. Jovan Krkobabić | 749 | 4.78 | – | |
| League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak | 574 | 3.66 | – | |
| Democratic Party of Serbia | 459 | 2.93 | – | |
| Citizens' Group: New List–Željko Nikolić Gosa | 323 | 2.06 | – | |
| Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj | 202 | 1.29 | – | |
| Total | 15,680 | 100.00 | 45 | |
| Valid votes | 15,680 | 96.23 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 614 | 3.77 | ||
| Total votes | 16,294 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 29,524 | 55.19 | ||
| Source: [7] | ||||
Gordana Zorić of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.[8] She resigned the office in June 2014 after being elected to the National Assembly of Serbia, and fellow Progressive Party member Dušan Petrović was appointed as her successor.[9] Petrović was in turn expelled from the Progressives in August 2014, in February 2015 he was replaced as mayor by Sanja Petrović, also of the Progressive Party.[10]
In June 2015, shifting political alliances brought to power a new coalition administration that included the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Democratic Party, the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, and former members of the Progressives. Socialist delegate Zoran Nikolić was chosen as mayor.[11] His administration lasted until September 2015, when the Progressives returned to power with Sanja Petrović once again in the mayor's office.[12] She served for the remainder of the term.
Odžaci
editAn election was held in Odžaci on 15 December 2013, at what was effectively the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in January 2010.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| "Aleksandar Vučić–Serbian Progressive Party (Serbian Progressive Party, Movement of Socialists, People's Movement Dinara-Drina-Danube, Serbian Renewal Movement, Social Democratic Party of Serbia, Party of Vojvodina Slovaks)" | 8,357 | 48.17 | 16 | |
| "Democratic Party–Dr. Bojan Pajtić" | 2,973 | 17.14 | 5 | |
| "Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)–Slovak Party–Krajišnik Association" | 2,119 | 12.21 | 4 | |
| "Serb Democratic Party–Gligorijević Dragan - Puke" | 1,359 | 7.83 | 2 | |
| "Patriotic Blok (DSS–Dveri–Srpska Krajina")–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica" | 805 | 4.64 | – | |
| "Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" | 581 | 3.35 | – | |
| Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians–István Pásztor" | 415 | 2.39 | – | |
| Citizens' Group list: "Earth - Our Security Goran Stamenković" | 391 | 2.25 | – | |
| "Čedomir Jovanović–Liberal Democratic Party" | 184 | 1.06 | – | |
| "United Regions of Serbia–Mlađan Dinkić" | 164 | 0.95 | – | |
| Total | 17,348 | 100.00 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 17,348 | 97.82 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 387 | 2.18 | ||
| Total votes | 17,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,966 | 65.77 | ||
| Source: [13] | ||||
Dušan Marijan of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor when the new assembly convened in January 2014.[14]
Vrbas
editAn election was held in Vrbas on 13 October 2013 due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2009.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| "Aleksandar Vučić–Serbian Progressive Party (Serbian Progressive Party, New Serbia, Movement of Socialists, Social Democratic Party of Serbia, Serbian Renewal Movement, Rusyn Democratic Party)" | 8,958 | 40.24 | 18 | |
| "Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)–Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM)–Krajišnik Association" | 5,400 | 24.26 | 10 | |
| "Democratic Party–Dr. Bojan Pajtić" | 4,065 | 18.26 | 8 | |
| "Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj" | 993 | 4.46 | – | |
| Citizens' Group list: "SVI Together–Socialdemocratic Alliance–Branislav Petrović" | 883 | 3.97 | – | |
| "Liberal Democratic Party–League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina" | 773 | 3.47 | – | |
| "Dveri–For the Life of Vrbas–Ivan B. Kostić" | 596 | 2.68 | – | |
| "Democratic Party of Serbia–Vrbas Youth Association–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica" | 594 | 2.67 | – | |
| Total | 22,262 | 100.00 | 36 | |
| Valid votes | 22,262 | 95.75 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 988 | 4.25 | ||
| Total votes | 23,250 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 36,804 | 63.17 | ||
| Source: [15] | ||||
Bratislav Kažić of the Progressive Party was selected as mayor after the election. Milan Glušac, also of the Progressives, was chosen as deputy mayor.[16] Kažić resigned as mayor in July 2016 and was succeeded by Glušac.[17] Glušac, in turn, resigned as mayor in January 2017 to prompt a new local election ahead of schedule (coinciding with the 2017 Serbian presidential election) and was appointed as leader of a provisional authority that governed the municipality in advance of the vote.[18][19]
Future parliamentarian Ivan Kostić appeared in the lead position on Dveri's list.[20]
Šumadija and Western Serbia
editKosjerić
editA local election was held in Kosjerić on 26 May 2013, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2009.[21]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For a Better Kosjerić–Milijan Stojanić–Serbian Progressive Party, New Serbia, and Democratic Party of Serbia | 3,332 | 48.39 | 15 | |
| Democratic Party–Liberal Democratic Party–Responsibly | 1,243 | 18.05 | 5 | |
| Determined for Kosjerić–"Ivica Dačić Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–Jovan Krkobabić, United Serbia (JS)–Dragan Marković Palma, United Regions of Serbia–Mlađan Dinkić | 814 | 11.82 | 3 | |
| "Dr. Ljiljana Kosorić–SPO" | 590 | 8.57 | 2 | |
| Mlađen Marković–Social Democratic Party of Serbia" | 450 | 6.53 | 2 | |
| Dveri for the life of Kosjerić–Boško Obradović | 258 | 3.75 | – | |
| Citizen's Group: Assembly of Serbian Unity "Borislav Pelević" | 199 | 2.89 | – | |
| Total | 6,886 | 100.00 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 6,886 | 97.45 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 180 | 2.55 | ||
| Total votes | 7,066 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 10,268 | 68.82 | ||
| Source: [22] | ||||
Incumbent mayor Milijan Stojanić of the Serbian Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.[23]
References
edit- ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 60 (4 December 2013), pp. 1-10; Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 71 (22 December 2013), pp. 2-4.
- ^ ALEKSANDAR SAVIĆ NOVI PREDSEDNIK GRADSKE OPŠTINE VOŽDOVAC, Municipality of Vożdovac, 31 January 2014, accessed 7 October 2021.
- ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 19 (22 May 2013), pp. 1-12; Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 27 (5 June 2013), p. 1.
- ^ M. Jovičević, "Dejan Matić (SNS) izabran za predsednika opštine Zemun", Blic 4 July 2013, accessed 7 October 2021.
- ^ Služeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 19 (22 May 2013), p. 5.
- ^ "Lokalni izbori u Kovinu", Radio Television of Serbia, 7 April 2013, accessed 24 June 2022.
- ^ Službeni List (Opštine Kovin), Volume 11 Number 9 (8 April 2013), pp. 3-4.
- ^ "Kovin: Žene na čelnim funkcijama", Radio Television of Vojvodina, 15 May 2013, accessed 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Zašto je Petrović isključen iz SNS-a", Radio Television of Serbia, 6 August 2014.
- ^ "PROMENE U LOKALNOJ VLASTI – SANJA PETROVIĆ PREDSEDNICA OPŠTINE", www.vesti.rs (source: Kovin Ekspres), 19 February 2015, accessed 25 June 2022.
- ^ "ZORAN NIKOLIĆ NOVI PREDSEDNIK OPŠTINE KOVIN – SMENJENA SANJA PETROVIĆ", www.vesti.rs (source: Kovin Ekspres), 23 June 2015, accessed 25 June 2022.
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- ^ Službeni List (Opštine Odžaci), Volume 48 Number 21 (16 December 2013), pp. 692-693.
- ^ Petar Dukić, "Konstituisana nova lokalna vlast u opštini Odžaci", Radio Odžaci, 15 January 2014, accessed 18 February 2022.
- ^ Službeni List (Opštine Vrbas), Volume 48 Number 14 (7 November 2013), p. 436.
- ^ Službeni List (Opštine Vrbas), Volume 48 Number 14 (7 November 2013), p. 470-71.
- ^ "Кажић отишао, Глушац нови председник општине Врбас", Dnevnik, 14 July 2016, accessed 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Глушац поднео оставку, локални избори заједно са председничким", Municipality of Vrbas, 25 January 2017, accessed 7 October 2021.
- ^ ПРЕДСЕДНИК ОПШТИНЕ ВРБАС, Municipality of Vrbas, accessed 7 October 2021.
- ^ Službeni List (Opštine Vrbas), Volume 48 Number 10 (2 October 2013), p. 14.
- ^ "Kad Kosjerić složno glasa", undated [May 2013], accessed 8 May 2022.
- ^ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 60 (4 December 2013), pp. 1-10; Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 71 (22 December 2013), pp. 2-4.
- ^ N. Kovačević, "Milijan Stojanić i dalje predsednik opštine", Danas, 26 June 2013, accessed 8 May 2022.