2013 Serbian local elections

A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2013. 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 last local elections for four-year terms had taken place in 2009.

All local elections in 2013 were held under 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 to win representation in the local assembles in 2013, although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.

Results

Note: The first percentage column refers to the percentage of valid votes received by each list. The second column refers to the percentage of all votes. Lists were required to receive five per cent of all votes to cross the electoral threshold.

Voždovac

An election was held in Voždovac on 15 December 2013 due to the expiration of the term of the previous municipal assembly, which was elected in 2009.

The results of the election were as follows:

Electoral List Votes  % Seats
Aleksandar Vučić–Serbian Progressive Party 28,258 53.23 51.74 36
Đilas–Democratic 6,140 11.57 11.24 7
Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS) 4,334 8.16 7.94 5
Democratic Party of Serbia–Vojislav Koštunica 3,216 6.06 5.89 4
Rasim Ljajić–Social Democratic Party of Serbia 3,126 5.89 5.72 3
Čedomir Jovanović–Liberal Democratic Party 2,290 4.31 4.19 -
Dveri–New Power of Voždovac, "Serbian Assembly Oathkeepers," "Serbian Krajina", Veterans' Movement of Serbia, Movement for Serbia, Citizens' Association "Free Serbia – Čačak", Movement "Women Creators for Serbia", "National Consciousness"–Branimir Nešić 1,881 3.54 3.44 -
1389–Fight for Voždovac–Miša Vacić 952 1.79 1.74 -
Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj 911 1.72 1.67 -
New Party–Zoran Živković 793 1.49 1.45 -
"Belgrade Initiative"–Zoran Ostojić–URS–Miroslav Čučković 601 1.13 1.10 -
None of the Above 536 1.01 0.98 -
European Democracy 53 0.10 0.10 -
53,091 100 97.21 55
Source: Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 71 (22 December 2013), pp. 2-4.

Aleksandar Savić of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.[1]

Zemun

An election was held in Zemun on 2 June 2013 due to the expiration of the term of the previous municipal assembly, which was elected in 2009.

The results of the election were as follows:

Electoral List Votes  % Seats
Serbian Progressive Party–Aleksandar Vučić (Serbian Progressive Party–SNS, New Serbia–NS, Movement of Socialists–PS) 29,071 53.22 51.83 39
Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)–Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS)–Veterans' Movement (PV) 6,473 11.85 11.54 8
Democratic Party–Sava Jerković 5,016 9.18 8.94 6
Democratic Party of Serbia–Dveri–Vojislav Koštunica 3,727 6.82 6.64 4
Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj 2,369 4.34 4.22 -
Liberal Democratic Party–Čedomir Jovanović 2,354 4.31 4.20 -
Zemun Movement–Movement of Workers and Peasants, Prof. Miša Krstić 1,312 2.40 2.34 -
Citizen's Group: For Zemun–Batajnica Development Movement 803 1.47 1.43 -
"Zemun Story–Our Cause–Third Serbia" 800 1.46 1.43 -
My City of Zemun–Milan Nadoveza Naja 766 1.40 1.37 -
Socialdemocratic Alliance–Prof. Dr. Danica Grujičić 646 1.18 1.15 -
Zemun Our City–Zemun Citizens' Movement–United Regions of Serbia–Serbian Renewal Movement 550 1.01 0.98 -
Citizens' Alternative–Dr. Goran Mandić 446 0.82 0.80 -
SNP 1389–Serbian Zemun–Miša Vacić 294 0.54 0.52 -
54,627 100 97.38 57
Source: Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 27 (5 June 2013), p. 2.

Dejan Matić of the Progressive Party was selected as mayor after the election.[2] Aleksandar Šešelj, the son of Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj, appeared in the fifth position on the Radical list.[3]

Vrbas

An election was held in Vrbas on 13 October 2013 due to the expiration of the term of the previous municipal assembly, which was elected in 2009.

The results of the election were as follows:

Electoral List 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[4]) 8,958 40.24 38.53 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 23.23 10
Democratic Party–Dr. Bojan Pajtić 4,065 18.26 17.48 8
Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj 993 4.46 4.27 -
Citizens' Group: SVI Together–Socialdemocratic Alliance–Branislav Petrović 883 3.97 3.80 -
Liberal Democratic Party–League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina 773 3.47 3.32 -
Citizens' Group: Dveri–For the Life of Vrbas–Ivan B. Kostić 596 2.68 2.56 -
Democratic Party of Serbia–Vrbas Youth Association–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica 594 2.67 2.55 -
22,262 100 95.75 36
Source: Službeni List (Opštine Vrbas), Volume 48 Number 14 (7 November 2013), p. 436.

Bratislav Kažić of the Progressive Party was selected as mayor after the election.[5] Kažić resigned in July 2016 and was replaced by Milan Glušac of the same party.[6] Glušac, in turn, resigned in January 2017 to prompt new local elections ahead of schedule and was appointed as leader of a provisional authority the governed the municipality in advance of the vote.[7][8]

References
  1. ALEKSANDAR SAVIĆ NOVI PREDSEDNIK GRADSKE OPŠTINE VOŽDOVAC, Municipality of Vożdovac, 31 January 2014, accessed 7 October 2021.
  2. M. Jovičević, "Dejan Matić (SNS) izabran za predsednika opštine Zemun", Blic 4 July 2013, accessed 7 October 2021.
  3. Služeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 57 Number 19 (22 May 2013), p. 5.
  4. This party was known in Serbian as the "Rusinska Democratska Partija" and should not be confused with another party known as the "Rusinska Demokratska Stranka."
  5. Službeni List (Opštine Vrbas), Volume 48 Number 14 (7 November 2013), p. 470.
  6. "Кажић отишао, Глушац нови председник општине Врбас", Dnevnik, 14 July 2016, accessed 7 October 2021.
  7. "Глушац поднео оставку, локални избори заједно са председничким", Municipality of Vrbas, 25 January 2017, accessed 7 October 2021.
  8. ПРЕДСЕДНИК ОПШТИНЕ ВРБАС, Municipality of Vrbas, accessed 7 October 2021.
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