Kingdom of Yugoslavia parliamentary election, 1935
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Elections were held for the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on May 5, 1935. Rioting among Croats
and Slovenes prior to the election resulted in the death of 16 people during February 19 and 20. Prior to the elections the government obstructed the Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
from fielding candidates. On May 1, Yugoslav gendarmery killed 1 and injured 50 after rioting broke out in Sarajevo
subsequent to authorities banning a speech by Mehmed Spaho
.
On election day 2000 anti-government protesters in Belgrade were dispersed by police. Hundreds of youth were arrested on election day and foreign journalists were expelled from the country.
Summary of the May 5, 1935 Kingdom of Yugoslavia parliamentary election
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!colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties and coalitions
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Vote Percentage
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seat Percentage
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|align=left colspan=2|Yugoslav National Party dr Bogoljub Jeftić
|align="right" |303
|align="right" |60.6
|align="right" |81.9
|-
|align=left colspan=2|United Opposition - dr Vlatko Maček
|align="right" |67
|align="right" |37.4
|align="right" |18.1
|-
|align=left colspan=2|ZBOR
- Dimitrije Ljotić
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |1.2
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left colspan=2|others
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |0.8
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|370
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|-
|}
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
and Slovenes prior to the election resulted in the death of 16 people during February 19 and 20. Prior to the elections the government obstructed the Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia is a political party in Montenegro...
from fielding candidates. On May 1, Yugoslav gendarmery killed 1 and injured 50 after rioting broke out in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
subsequent to authorities banning a speech by Mehmed Spaho
Mehmed Spaho
Mehmed Spaho was a prominent and influential Bosniak political figure. He was the leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization....
.
On election day 2000 anti-government protesters in Belgrade were dispersed by police. Hundreds of youth were arrested on election day and foreign journalists were expelled from the country.
Summary of the May 5, 1935 Kingdom of Yugoslavia parliamentary election
|-
!colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties and coalitions
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Vote Percentage
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seat Percentage
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Yugoslav National Party dr Bogoljub Jeftić
|align="right" |303
|align="right" |60.6
|align="right" |81.9
|-
|align=left colspan=2|United Opposition - dr Vlatko Maček
|align="right" |67
|align="right" |37.4
|align="right" |18.1
|-
|align=left colspan=2|ZBOR
ZBOR
Yugoslav National Movement "Zbor" , commonly known simply as ZBOR, was a Yugoslav fascist and conservative nationalist movement formed in 1935 by Dimitrije Ljotić. ZBOR's ideology was a blend of Italian Fascism, Nazism, and Serbian Orthodox Christian fundamentalism...
- Dimitrije Ljotić
Dimitrije Ljotic
Dimitrije Ljotić was a Serbian politician and Nazi German collaborationist during World War II.Although born in Belgrade he spent most of his life in Smederevo. His ancestors came to Serbia from the village of Blace in what is today Greek Macedonia during the first half of 19th century...
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |1.2
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left colspan=2|others
|align="right" |0
|align="right" |0.8
|align="right" |0
|-
|align=left colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|370
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
|-
|}
Representatives
- Džafer Kulenović
- Husein Ćumović
- Muhamed Prejlubović
- Ragib Čapljić
- Sulejman Hafizadić
- Avdo Hasanbegović
- Ismet Gavran-Kapetanović
- Ibrahim Sarić
- Stjepan Hefer - Croatian Peasant PartyCroatian Peasant PartyThe Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...