2006 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 Serbian local elections, but it was still in effect in 2006, and some mayor by-elections took place during the 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]

All assembly elections were held under proportional representation with a three per cent electoral threshold.

Results
Barajevo

An election for the Barajevo municipal assembly was held on 1 October 2006, with repeat voting in some polls on 8 October. The results of the election were as follows:

Electoral List Votes  % Seats
Democratic Party–Boris Tadić 2,778 24.32 9
Democratic Party of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica 2,421 21.20 8
Serbian Radical Party–Tomislav Nikolić 1,741 15.24 5
Socialist Party of Serbia 1,198 10.49 4
New Serbia–Mr. Velimir Ilić 1,195 10.46 4
Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić–Dr. Igor Elez 381 3.34 1
Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement–Vojislav Mihailović–Veroljub Stevanović 364 3.19 1
G17 Plus–Mlađan Dinkić 354 3.10 1
Movement for Barajevo–Vladeta Vićentijević 242 2.12 -
"PUPS"–Nebojša Brkić 192 1.68 -
Citizens' Group: Zdravko Ilić 182 1.59 -
Liberal Democratic Party–Čeda Jovanović 120 1.05 -
Citizens' Group: Milan Gvozdić 77 0.67 -
Serbian Renewal Movement–Ivan Petković 67 0.59 -
Democratic Orthodox Party–Dr. Mihailo Petković 65 0.57 -
Citizens' Group: Petar Tešić 30 0.26 -
Citizens' Group: Slaviša Stanković–Settlement "Gaj"–Step to the City 15 0.13 -
11,422 100 33
Source: Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 50 Number 22 (6 November 2006), p. 19.[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]

Novi Bečej

Novi Bečej mayor Aca T. Ðukičin was defeated in a recall election 9 April 2006. The results were as follows:

2006 Novi Bečej mayoral recall election
Option Votes  %
For the proposal to recall the mayor of Novi Bečej 3,164 56.68
Against the proposal to recall the mayor of Novi Bečej 2,418 43.32
Total valid votes 5,582 100
Source: Sluźbeni List (Opštine Novi Bečej), Volume 42 Number 11 (10 April 2006), pp. 2-3.

A by-election to select a new mayor was held over two rounds on 4 and 18 June 2006. The results were as follows:

2006 Novi Bečej municipal by-election
Mayor of Novi Bečej - First and Second Round Results
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes  % Votes  %
Milivoj Vrebalov Miša Liberal Democratic Party 1,696 20.76 4,136 50.89
Saša Maksimović Serbian Radical Party 2,013 24.64 3,992 49.11
Radoslav Čokić Democratic Party of Serbia 1,203 14.72
Aca T. Ðukičin Democratic Party 1,021 12.50
Zoran Trifunac Citizens' Group: Zoran Trifunac and Citizens 793 9.71
Branimir Lisičin Socialist Party of Serbia 598 7.32
Petar Kerkez Citizens' Group: Da Pobedimo Prošlost 558 6.83
Momir Mandić Moma Party of United Pensioners of Serbia 288 3.53
Total valid votes 8,170 100 8,128 100
Sources: Službeni List (Opštine Novi Bečej), Volume 42 Number 15 (5 June 2006), pp. 191-192; "Izbori u Novom Bečeju", B92, 18 June 2006, accessed 30 October 2021.
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.

The results were as follows:

2006 Bečej municipal by-election
Mayor of Bečej - First and Second Round Results
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes  % Votes  %
Dušan Jovanović Democratic Party of Serbia 2,571 17.05 9,147 65.45
Dragan Živkov Džaja Serbian Radical Party 2,658 17.63 4,829 34.55
Peter Knezi Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 2,417 16.03
Živan Gavrilović Socialist Party of Serbia 1,743 11.56
Zoran Subotički G17 Plus 1,741 11.55
Gordana Kovačev Democratic Party–Boris Tadić 1,544 10.24
Šandor Reperger Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić 908 6.02
Slobodan Borojević Bata Citizens' Group 629 4.17
Sándor Páll Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 584 3.87
Laslo Friš Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians 282 1.87
Total valid votes 15,077 100 13,976 100
Sources: Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 42 Number 2 (26 January 2006), pp. 1-2; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 42 Number 3 (7 February 2006), pp. 1-2; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 42 Number 4 (20 February 2006), p. 1.

References
  1. ZAKON O LOKALNIM IZBORIMA, Lokalni Izbori 2004, B92, accessed 29 May 2021.
  2. This source does not provide the total number of votes cast (including blank and rejected ballots). Lists needed to receive three per cent of all votes to cross the electoral threshold.
  3. I. KIŠIĆ, "Barajevo dobilo predsednika", Novosti, 8 December 2006, accessed 14 October 2021.
  4. "Disciplinski postupak protiv odbornika", Danas, 23 February 2007, accessed 14 October 2021.
  5. Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 51 Number 13 (7 May 2007), p. 25.
  6. Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 51 Number 16 (28 May 2017), p. 30.
  7. Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 51 Number 23 (29 June 2007), p. 31.
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