2006–07 Serbian local elections

A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2006 for mayors, assembly members, or both. These were not part of the country's regular cycle of local elections but instead took place in certain jurisdictions where either the local government had fallen or the term of the municipal assembly had expired.

Serbia had introduced the direct election of mayors in 2002. This practice was abandoned with the 2008 cycle, but it was still in effect in 2006, and some mayoral by-elections took place in that year. The constituent municipalities of Belgrade did not have directly elected mayors, and in these jurisdictions mayors were chosen by the elected assembly members.[1]

Not many local elections were held in 2007 due to the approaching 2008 Serbian local elections, in which all Serbian municipalities elected assembly members under a revised system. At least one sitting mayor won a recall election in that year, however.

All assembly elections were held under proportional representation with a three per cent electoral threshold. Successful lists were required to receive three per cent of all votes, not only of valid votes.

Results

2006
Barajevo

An election for the Barajevo municipal assembly was held on 1 October 2006, with repeat voting in some polls on 8 October.

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Party–Boris Tadić2,77824.329
Democratic Party of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica2,42121.208
Serbian Radical Party–Tomislav Nikolić1,74115.245
Socialist Party of Serbia1,19810.494
New Serbia–Mr. Velimir Ilić1,19510.464
Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić–Dr. Igor Elez3813.341
Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement–Vojislav Mihailović–Veroljub Stevanović3643.191
G17 Plus–Mlađan Dinkić3543.101
Movement for Barajevo–Vladeta Vićentijević2422.12–
"PUPS"–Nebojša Brkić1921.68–
Citizens' Group: Zdravko Ilić1821.59–
Liberal Democratic Party–Čeda Jovanović1201.05–
Citizens' Group: Milan Gvozdić770.67–
Serbian Renewal Movement–Ivan Petković670.59–
Democratic Orthodox Party–Dr. Mihailo Petković650.57–
Citizens' Group: Petar Tešić300.26–
Citizens' Group: Slaviša Stanković–Settlement "Gaj"–Step to the City150.13–
Total11,422100.0033
Source: [2]

Incumbent mayor Rade Stevanović of the Democratic Party of Serbia was selected for another term in office on 8 December 2006.[3] He was dismissed from office on 12 February 2007 but was reinstated nine days later.[4] Branislav Đurić of the Radical Party appears to have been acting mayor during the brief time Stevanović was out of office.

Stevanović was again dismissed on 30 April 2007.[5] Igor Jevtić of New Serbia was initially dismissed as deputy mayor at the same time; however, his dismissal was overturned on 15 May and he appears to have served as acting mayor prior to the appointment of Branka Savić of the Democratic Party on 25 June.[6][7]

Bečej

Former Bečej mayor Đorđe Predin had been defeated in a 2005 recall election, and a by-election to replace him was held over two rounds on 5 and 19 February 2006. Peter Knezi, who had served as deputy mayor, may have been acting mayor during the election period.

2006 Municipality of Bečej local by-election: Mayor of Bečej
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dušan JovanovićDemocratic Party of Serbia2,57117.059,14765.45
Dragan Živkov DžajaSerbian Radical Party2,65817.634,82934.55
Peter KneziAlliance of Vojvodina Hungarians2,41716.03
Živan GavrilovićSocialist Party of Serbia1,74311.56
Zoran SubotičkiG17 Plus1,74111.55
Gordana KovačevDemocratic Party1,54410.24
Šandor RepergerStrength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić9086.02
Slobodan Borojević BataCitizens' Group6294.17
Sándor PállDemocratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians5843.87
Laslo FrišDemocratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians2821.87
Total15,077100.0013,976100.00
Valid votes15,07798.9113,97698.05
Invalid/blank votes1661.092781.95
Total votes15,243100.0014,254100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,36544.3634,33441.52
Source: [8]
Beočin

Beočin mayor Zoran Tesić won a recall election on 3 December 2006. The preliminary results of the election were:

Choice Votes  %
No on recall 2,731 53.93
Yes on recall 2,333 46.07
Total valid votes 5,064 100
Source:[9]
Kovin

A new municipal assembly election was held in Kovin on 4 June 2006, and a mayoral by-election was held in two rounds on 25 June and 9 July.

2006 Municipality of Kovin local by-election: Mayor of Kovin
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Sava KrstićDemocratic Party of Serbia, Dr. Vojislav Koštunica–New Serbia, Mr. Velimir Ilić2,3425,32651.98
Stevan KolarevićCitizens' Group: Democratic Blok (Democratic Party, G17 Plus, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Serbian Renewal Movement, Civic Alliance of Serbia, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, Democratic Vojvodina, Vojvodina's Party, Reformists of Vojvodina)2,6724,92148.02
Blagoje BogdanovićThe Socialists (SPS and SNS)
Dragan MićovićCitizens' Group: For Justice and Equality
Tatjana Radenković JakšićSerbian Radical Party
Jezdimir RankovićCitizens' Group: Reformists
Gordana ZorićStrength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić
Total10,247100.00
Valid votes10,24797.84
Invalid/blank votes2262.16
Total votes10,473100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,007–30,00734.90
Source: [10]

Krstić was elected in the second round with the support of 17.45% of eligible voters, as against 16.41% for Kolarević.[11]

Kula

Kula mayor Tihomir Đuričić was defeated in a recall election on 7 May 2006.[12] A by-election to select a new mayor was held over two rounds on 25 June and 9 July 2006.

2006 Municipality of Kula local by-election: Mayor of Kula
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Svetozar BukvićDemocratic Party38.4653.55
Tihomir ĐuričićSerbian Radical Party32.7846.45
Smiljana VukelićSocialist Party of Serbia
Hercen RadonjićGreen Party (Stranka Zelenih)
Stanko StudenCitizens' Group: Patriotic Alliance of Kula
Total
Source: [13]
Novi Bečej

Novi Bečej mayor Aca T. Ðukičin was defeated in a recall election on 9 April 2006.

Choice Votes  %
Yes on recall 3,164 56.68
No on recall 2,418 43.32
Total valid votes 5,582 100
Source:[14]

A by-election to select a new mayor was held over two rounds on 4 and 18 June 2006.

2006 Municipality of Novi Bečej local by-election: Mayor of Novi Bečej
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Milivoj Vrebalov MišaLiberal Democratic Party1,69620.764,13650.89
Saša MaksimovićSerbian Radical Party2,01324.643,99249.11
Radoslav ČokićDemocratic Party of Serbia1,20314.72
Aca T. ÐukičinDemocratic Party1,02112.50
Zoran TrifunacCitizens' Group: Zoran Trifunac and Citizens7939.71
Branimir LisičinSocialist Party of Serbia5987.32
Petar KerkezCitizens' Group: Da Pobedimo Prošlost5586.83
Momir Mandić MomaParty of United Pensioners of Serbia2883.53
Total8,170100.008,128100.00
Valid votes8,17098.54
Invalid/blank votes1211.46
Total votes8,291100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,78639.89
Source: [15]
Odžaci

Odžaci mayor Milan Ćuk won a recall election on 3 December 2006.[16]

Despotovac

Elections were held in Despotovac on 1 October 2006 to elect a mayor and members of the municipal assembly.[17][18] The second round of voting in the mayoral election took place on 15 October 2006.[19][20]

2006 Municipality of Despotovac local by-election: Mayor of Despotovac
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Gradimir MaleševićDemocratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–United Serbia5,57642.625,52552.48
Radivoje MilanovićDemocratic Party–Liberals of Serbia4,05030.965,00347.52
Slobodan StojanovićSerbian Radical Party
Momir AnđelkovićSocialist Party of Serbia
Total10,528100.00
Source: [21]

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Despotovac:

PartySeats
Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–United Serbia14
Democratic Party–Liberals of Serbia13
Serbian Radical Party7
G17 Plus5
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia3
Socialist Party of Serbia2
Liberal Democratic Party1
Total45
Source: [22] Only parties or alliances that won seats are listed.
Doljevac

Elections were held in Doljevac on 1 October 2006 to elect members of the municipal assembly.[23] The results do not appear to be available online. Goran Ljubić's status as mayor was not affected, and the next local assembly elections took place as part of the regular cycle in 2008.

Kraljevo

Radoslav Jović resigned as mayor of Kraljevo on 24 November 2006.[24] A by-election to choose his replacement was held over two rounds on 5 and 19 February 2006.[25] The results were as follows:

2006 Municipality of Kraljevo local by-election: Mayor of Kraljevo
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dr. Miloš BabićNew Serbia–Velimir Ilić14,50942.0720,06876.84
Miljko ČetrovićSerbian Radical Party5,47715.886,04823.16
Slobodan MihajlovićDemocratic Party–Boris Tadić3,65810.61
Zvonko ObradovićG17 Plus2,9478.54
Mirko VukovićSerbian Renewal Movement2,6747.75
Prof. Dr. Dragoslav KočovićSocialist Party of Serbia1,7134.97
Đorđe PavlovićStrength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić1,6224.70
Dr. Zoran MiljkovićCitizens' Group: Movement: Kraljevo Above All1,3363.87
Zoran JovanovićPeople's Party5531.60
Total34,489100.0026,116100.00
Valid votes34,48998.5126,11698.46
Invalid/blank votes5231.494091.54
Total votes35,012100.0026,525100.00
Registered voters/turnout102,15234.27102,15225.97
Source: [26]
Novi Pazar

The 2004 elections in Novi Pazar produced a divided government: Sulejman Ugljanin of the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak was elected as mayor, but his party did not command a majority in the assembly and the rival Sandžak Democratic Party was able to form a coalition administration.[27]

The government of Serbia introduced a provisional administration to Novi Pazar in April 2006 on the grounds that the assembly did not adopt the budget within the legal deadline. A new assembly election was scheduled for 11 September 2006.

At the time this happened, there was already an effort underway to recall Ugljanin as mayor. This effort ended in chaos, with two separate votes taking place. The first recall election, held on 14 May 2006, was organized by an election commission appointed by the former SDP-led administration. In this vote, ninety-eight per cent of voters supported recall. The second election, held on 25 June 2006, was by contrast led by a commission appointed by the interim government; in the latter vote, about ninety-seven per cent of voters opposed recall. Ultimately, Ugljanin was not removed from office.[28]

The results of the municipal assembly election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Seats
Coalition: List for Sandžak Dr. Sulejman Ugljanin19,07153.4227
Together for Novi Pazar (SDP, DS, G17 Plus–Mirsad Đerlek)8,36923.4412
Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica–Mr. Velimir Ilić2,5807.234
Serbian Radical Party1,5724.402
Liberal Democratic Party–Čeda Jovanović1,3063.662
Party for Sandžak Fevzija Murić1,0012.80–
Bosniak Coalition: Sandžak Alternative, Sandžak Democratic Union7242.03–
Citizens' Group: Serbian Democratic Alliance7051.97–
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia–Žarko Kovačević1990.56–
Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić1740.49–
Total35,701100.0047
Valid votes35,70198.44
Invalid/blank votes5671.56
Total votes36,268100.00
Registered voters/turnout69,06152.52
Source: [29]
Ražanj

Ražanj mayor Životije Popović was defeated in a recall election on 30 April 2006.

Choice Votes  %
Yes on recall 2,348 55.65
No on recall 1,871 44.35
Total valid votes 4,219 100
Source:[30]

New assembly elections had originally been scheduled for later in the year, as the previous elections had been held in 2002. Following Popović's defeat in the recall vote, the assembly elections were brought forward by a few months to coincide with the new mayoral election. Both elections took place on 25 June 2006.[31] The second round of voting in the mayoral election took place on 9 July 2006.

2006 Municipality of Ražanj local by-election: Mayor of Ražanj
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Dobrica StojkovićDemocratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–United Serbia46.703,42565.76
Rodoljub MitićDemocratic Party26.241,78334.24
other candidates
Total5,208100.00
Source: [32]

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ražanj:

PartySeats
Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–United Serbia11
Democratic Party7
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia3
Socialist Party of Serbia2
G17 Plus2
Serbian Radical Party2
Serbian Renewal Movement1
Strength of Serbia Movement1
Liberal Democratic Party1
Citizens' Group: Verislav Velisavljević "Verče"1
Total31
Source: [33] Only parties or alliances that won seats are listed.
Smederevo

Jasna Avramović, who had been elected as mayor in the 2004 Serbian local elections, was defeated in a recall election in late 2005. A by-election to determine her successor was held over two rounds on 12 February and 5 March 2006.[34][35] The results were as follows:

2006 Municipality of Smederevo local by-election: Mayor of Smederevo
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Saša RadosavljevićDemocratic Party of Serbia6,10216,42853.38
Predrag UmičevićDemocratic Party7,57714,34946.62
Dragan ČolićSerbian Radical Party5,825
Tomislav PetrovićLiberal Democratic Party
Dejan ReljićStrength of Serbia Movement
Bogoljub SpasojevićCitizens' Group: For a Better Village, For a Better City
Slaviša StevanovićCitizens' Group: Coalition for a Better Smederevo
Vladimir TodorovićCitizens' Group: Movement for Smederevo
Dušan TrajkovićG17 Plus
Zoran ZarićSocialist Party of Serbia
Total30,777100.00
Source: [36][37][38]
Svilajnac

Svilajnac mayor Dobrivoje Budimirović won a recall election on 2 September 2007.

Choice Votes  %
No on recall 5,940 51.17
Yes on recall 5,668 48.83
Total valid votes 11,608 100
Source:[39]

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