2014 Serbian local elections

A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2014. 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 2010.

All local elections in 2014 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 (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.

Results

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Belgrade

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2014 Belgrade City Assembly election

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PartyVotes%Seats
SNS-SDPS-NS-SPO-PS coalition351,18345.1763
DS-NS coalition126,42916.2622
SPSPUPSJS coalition92,53911.9016
Democratic Party of Serbia51,4356.629
Group of citizens - total43,2505.56
Dveri30,0753.87
NDSGreensZZS coalition29,5043.80
LDPSDU coalition25,7623.31
Serbian Radical Party16,2502.09
United Regions of Serbia9,3911.21
Party of Russians of Serbia8450.11
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians7740.10
Total777,437100.00110
Valid votes777,43796.65
Invalid/blank votes26,9363.35
Total votes804,373100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,588,99650.62
Source: [1]

Vojvodina

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Pećinci

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The municipal assembly of Pećinci was dissolved in October 2013, having been dysfunctional for a period of several months.[2] Sava Čojčić, who had previously served as mayor, was appointed as head of a provisional administration.[3] A new local election was held on 16 March 2014.

PartyVotes%Seats
"Aleksandar VučićThe Future We Believe In" (Serbian Progressive Party, Democratic Party of Serbia, Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, New Serbia, Movement of Socialists, Serbian Renewal Movement)5,74948.3517
Citizens' Group: Milenko Đurđević For Our Village2,16218.186
Democratic PartyŽivko Marković1,61813.615
Citizens' Group: For a Progressive and Free Municipality8126.832
Socialist Party of SerbiaIvica Dačić6185.20
Čedomir JovanovićLiberal Democratic Party3512.95
Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj2452.06
Serb Democratic Party, Branislav Svonja2021.70
Citizens' Group: Saša Ristivojević, Moj Šor, Avlija i Komšija1341.13
Total11,891100.0030
Valid votes11,89195.78
Invalid/blank votes5244.22
Total votes12,415100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,12776.98
Source: [4]

Dubravka Kovačević Subotički of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.[5] She resigned in November 2017 and was appointed to lead a provisional administration pending a new election the following month.[6]

Šumadija and Western Serbia

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Aranđelovac

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An election was held in Aranđelovac on 16 March 2014, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2010.

 
PartyVotes%Seats
"Aleksandar VučićThe Future We Believe In" (Serbian Progressive Party)12,16754.0227
"Ivica DačićSocialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), United Serbia (JS)"2,90512.906
"Democratic Party of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica"1,4346.373
"Liberal Democratic PartyČedomir Jovanović"1,3185.853
"DveriVladan Glišić"1,2315.472
"United Regions of Serbia–Dr. Aleksandar Damjanić"1,0414.62
Citizens' Group: "With the Democratic Party for a Democratic Aranđelovac"7283.23
"Boris TadićNew Democratic PartyGreens"6652.95
"Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj"5962.65
Citizens' Group: "GEPS for Aranđelovac Dr. Goran Milinković"4371.94
Total22,522100.0041
Valid votes22,52296.87
Invalid/blank votes7283.13
Total votes23,250100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,21760.84
Source: [7]

Incumbent mayor Bojan Radović of the Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.[8]

Lučani

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An election was held in Lučani on 28 December 2014, with repeat voting in the village of Dučalovići on 5 January 2015.[9][10] The Serbian government had previously established a provisional authority led by Slobodan Jolović on 23 October 2014, replacing the administration of outgoing Social Democratic Party mayor Mladomir Sretenović.[11][12] Jolović was replaced later in the year by Miloś Velanac.[13] Velanac in turn resigned in January 2015 and was very briefly replaced by Milivoje Dolović.[14][15]

PartyVotes%Seats
"Aleksandar VučićSerbian Progressive Party"5,28951.8824
"New SerbiaVelimir Ilić"1,55215.227
"Dveri, Farmers and Youth for the Salvation of Our Municipality–Milan Parezanović"1,21811.955
"Ivica DačićSocialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia"1,13511.135
Citizens' Group list: "One Team"1,0009.814
Total10,194100.0045
Valid votes10,19496.52
Invalid/blank votes3673.48
Total votes10,561100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,80659.31
Source: [16]

Vesna Stambolić of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor in February 2015.[17]

Mionica

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PartyVotes%Seats
SNS-NS-SDPS-SPO-DSS coalition5,28564.7125
SPS-JS coalition1,45817.857
Democratic Party1,42417.447
Total8,167100.0039
Valid votes8,16796.93
Invalid/blank votes2593.07
Total votes8,426100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,97070.39
Source: [18]

Užice: Sevojno

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The newly created municipality of Sevojno (in the city of Užice) had its inaugural local elections in 2014.[19]

PartyVotes%Seats
"Aleksandar VučićThe Future We Believe In" (Serbian Progressive Party)1,09132.455
Ivica Dačić–"Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), United Serbia (JS), Strength of Serbia Movement (PSS-BK)"64919.303
"New Serbia–Milivoje Jeremić Jeremija"56616.843
Branislav Marić–United Regions of Serbia41612.372
Democratic Party–Sevojno2407.141
Dr. Vojislav KoštunicaDSS Sevojno–Svoji na Svome2296.811
Čedomir JovanovićLiberal Democratic Party1715.09
Total3,362100.0015
Valid votes3,36295.11
Invalid/blank votes1734.89
Total votes3,535100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,96959.22
Source: [20]

Brane Sindžirević of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.[21]

References

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