Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008
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Parliamentary elections were held for the unicameral
Assembly
of Serbia
's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008. They were scheduled by the Speaker
of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Oliver Dulić
on 29 December 2007, as required per the Constitutional Law
adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new Constitution.
Negotiations regarding the new electoral law in the current provincial assembly had failed. The Democratic Party (Serbia)
wanted to add 12 guaranteed seats in the parliament for national minorities next to the existing 120, but the proposal didn't reach much overall support. The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
wanted to replace the parallel voting
(60 through popular vote and 60 through representative) with the more ordinary party-list proportional representation
, but that would require changing the Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
. The present electoral law is favored by the Socialist Party of Serbia
.
In the second round, SRS, DSS-NS and SPS-PUPS decided to cooperate.
The Democratic Party
and G17 Plus
have formed a coalition that will go at the election under the list "For a European Vojvodina, Democratic Party-G17 Plus, Boris Tadić". The coalition was also joined by the Serbian Renewal Movement
. If coalition gets support from voters, Bojan Pajtić
will spend another mandate as the President of the Executive Council of Vojvodina (Provincial government).
2. "Zajedno za Vojvodinu – Nenad Čanak"
The "Together for Vojvodina - Nenad Čanak"
alliance will stand again as in the last election in 2004, with minor changes. The alliance is formed by the several mostly regionalist political parties including League of Vojvodina Social Democrats, Democratic Vojvodina, Vojvodina Union - Vojvodina my home, Union of Socialists of Vojvodina
, Vojvodinian Movement
, Democratic Union of Croats
.
3. "Liberalno demokratska partija - Čedomir Jovanović"
Coalition from elections for Serbian parliament - Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Union
and the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia
- will run on Vojvodina parliamentary elections. Milivoj Vrebalov, president of Novi Bečej
municipality is candidate No. 1 on this list.
4. "Srpska radikalna stranka - Tomislav Nikolić"
As well as on elections for Parliament of Serbia, Serbian Radical Party
will run alone in race for seats of the Provincial parliament. They already offered cooperation in formation of new provincial government to DSS and SPS. Bearer of the list is Milorad Mirčić.
5. "Socijalistička partija Srbije - Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije"
The Socialist Party of Serbia
and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia
will take part in Provincial elections, with Dušan Bajatović as list bearer.
6. "Demokratska stranka Srbije - Nova Srbija"
The Populist Coalition from Serbian parliamentary elections, composed by the Democratic Party of Serbia
(DSS) and New Serbia
(NS) will also run together on Provincial level, with 80% of seats designated for DSS, and 20% for NS. Bearer of the list is Zoran Lončar, minister of education in former government, and the president of the Provincial council of DSS.
7. "Mađarska koalicija - István Pásztor"
Leader of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
, Pásztor István is the bearer of "Hungarian coalition", an alliance of all ethnic Hungarian political parties in Vojvodina, which will run together, but are expected to become post-electoral partners with pro-European coalition.
8. "Grupa građana «Maja Gojković» - Maja Gojković"
Major of Novi Sad, Maja Gojković
, with civic group with which she is running for Novi Sad city assembly, also takes part in Provincial election.
9. "Vojvodina je snaga Srbije – mr Igor Kurjački"
Igor Kurjački
, former member of League of Vojvodina Social Democrats, formed his own list that will run the electoral race.
.
Source: B92
Coalition "For a European Vojvodina" led by Democratic Party
won the 2008 election and gained absolute majority of seats in the assembly (64 of 120).
Unicameralism
In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house...
Assembly
Assembly of Vojvodina
The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina .The Parliament's Speaker is Sándor Egeresi...
of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008. They were scheduled by the Speaker
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia Oliver Dulić
Oliver Dulic
Oliver Dulić is a Serbian politician, long-time member of Democratic Party, and former President of the National Assembly of Serbia between 2007 and 2008...
on 29 December 2007, as required per the Constitutional Law
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
adopted by the National Assembly of Serbia on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new Constitution.
Negotiations regarding the new electoral law in the current provincial assembly had failed. The Democratic Party (Serbia)
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
wanted to add 12 guaranteed seats in the parliament for national minorities next to the existing 120, but the proposal didn't reach much overall support. The League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
wanted to replace the parallel voting
Parallel voting
Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections for a single chamber using different systems, and where the results in one election have little or no impact on the results of the other...
(60 through popular vote and 60 through representative) with the more ordinary party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...
, but that would require changing the Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is the highest law in the province in accordance with the Constitution of Serbia. Vojvodina is an autonomous province of the citizens who live in it, established on the basis of specific national, historic, cultural and other characteristics of the...
. The present electoral law is favored by the Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
.
In the second round, SRS, DSS-NS and SPS-PUPS decided to cooperate.
Lists approved by Provincial Electoral Commission
1. "Za evropsku Vojvodinu, Demokratska stranka – G17 plus, Boris Tadić"The Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
and G17 Plus
G17 Plus
G17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
have formed a coalition that will go at the election under the list "For a European Vojvodina, Democratic Party-G17 Plus, Boris Tadić". The coalition was also joined by the Serbian Renewal Movement
Serbian Renewal Movement
The Serbian Renewal Movement is a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990.In 1997 a dissident group abandoned the party and formed New Serbia....
. If coalition gets support from voters, Bojan Pajtić
Bojan Pajtic
Bojan Pajtić is the current President of the Government of Vojvodina.He is a member of the Democratic Party. Pajtić was born in Senta and holds an advanced degree in Law from the University of Novi Sad. He speaks Serbian, Hungarian, and English language. Since November 2004, he has been Chairman...
will spend another mandate as the President of the Executive Council of Vojvodina (Provincial government).
2. "Zajedno za Vojvodinu – Nenad Čanak"
The "Together for Vojvodina - Nenad Čanak"
Together for Vojvodina
Together for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
alliance will stand again as in the last election in 2004, with minor changes. The alliance is formed by the several mostly regionalist political parties including League of Vojvodina Social Democrats, Democratic Vojvodina, Vojvodina Union - Vojvodina my home, Union of Socialists of Vojvodina
Union of Socialists of Vojvodina
Union of Socialists of Vojvodina is a political party in Serbia, led by Živan Berisavljević....
, Vojvodinian Movement
Vojvodinian Movement
The Vojvodinian Movement is a regionalist party aiming at securing a greater autonomy for Vojvodina....
, Democratic Union of Croats
Democratic Union of Croats
The Democratic Union of Croats , abbreviation: DZH) is an political party of ethnic Croats in autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia.It was founded July 25, 2007.The party seat is in Subotica, Age Mamužića 5....
.
3. "Liberalno demokratska partija - Čedomir Jovanović"
Coalition from elections for Serbian parliament - Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Union
Social Democratic Union (Serbia)
The Social Democratic Union is a social democratic political party in Serbia.At the last legislative elections, on January 21, 2007, the party was a member of the LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV Coalition that won 15 seats....
and the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia
Christian Democratic Party of Serbia
The Christian Democratic Party of Serbia is a Christian democratic political party in Serbia. At the final legislative elections in Serbia and Montenegro, held December 28, 2003, the party won no seats...
- will run on Vojvodina parliamentary elections. Milivoj Vrebalov, president of Novi Bečej
Novi Becej
Novi Bečej , is a town and municipality in Central Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 14,406, while Novi Bečej municipality has 26,881 inhabitants.-Name:Its name means "new Bečej"...
municipality is candidate No. 1 on this list.
4. "Srpska radikalna stranka - Tomislav Nikolić"
As well as on elections for Parliament of Serbia, Serbian Radical Party
Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
will run alone in race for seats of the Provincial parliament. They already offered cooperation in formation of new provincial government to DSS and SPS. Bearer of the list is Milorad Mirčić.
5. "Socijalistička partija Srbije - Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije"
The Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia
Party of United Pensioners of Serbia
The Party of United Pensioners of Serbia is a political party in Serbia. Party leader is Jovan Krkobabić. The party took part in 2007 parliamentary election in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and won no seats...
will take part in Provincial elections, with Dušan Bajatović as list bearer.
6. "Demokratska stranka Srbije - Nova Srbija"
The Populist Coalition from Serbian parliamentary elections, composed by the Democratic Party of Serbia
Democratic Party of Serbia
The Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
(DSS) and New Serbia
New Serbia
New Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
(NS) will also run together on Provincial level, with 80% of seats designated for DSS, and 20% for NS. Bearer of the list is Zoran Lončar, minister of education in former government, and the president of the Provincial council of DSS.
7. "Mađarska koalicija - István Pásztor"
Leader of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president...
, Pásztor István is the bearer of "Hungarian coalition", an alliance of all ethnic Hungarian political parties in Vojvodina, which will run together, but are expected to become post-electoral partners with pro-European coalition.
8. "Grupa građana «Maja Gojković» - Maja Gojković"
Major of Novi Sad, Maja Gojković
Maja Gojkovic
Maja Gojković is the previous mayor of the city of Novi Sad, capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in Serbia and a councillor in the Parliament of Novi Sad as a representative of the People's Party, previously also known as the "Grupa građana - Maja Gojković"...
, with civic group with which she is running for Novi Sad city assembly, also takes part in Provincial election.
9. "Vojvodina je snaga Srbije – mr Igor Kurjački"
Igor Kurjački
Igor Kurjacki
Igor Kurjački is a Serbian politician and former regional agriculture secretary. He is the leader of the Vojvodina's Party and coalition "Vojvodina parties", which participated on Serbian parliamentary election, 2007. Igor Kurjački was previously a member of Social Democratic League of Vojvodina...
, former member of League of Vojvodina Social Democrats, formed his own list that will run the electoral race.
First round
There were 1,720,818 eligible voters in the first round of the elections, by proportional system:- For a European VojvodinaFor a European SerbiaFor a European Serbia – Boris Tadić is an electoral coalition that won the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008 and Serbian local elections, 2008...
, Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
- G17 PlusG17 PlusG17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
, Boris TadićBoris TadicBoris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
(За европску Војводину, Демократска странка - Г17 плус, Борис Тадић) - 354,198, 33.728%, 23, +8 - Serbian Radical PartySerbian Radical PartyThe Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
- Tomislav NikolićTomislav NikolicTomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
(Српска радикална странка - Томислав Николић) - 310,599, 29.576%, 20, -1 - Together for VojvodinaTogether for VojvodinaTogether for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
- Nenad ČanakNenad CanakNenad Čanak is a Serbian politician...
(Заједно за Војводину - Ненад Чанак) - 86,653, 8.251%, 5, -1 - Hungarian CoalitionHungarian CoalitionThe Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
- István PásztorIstván PásztorIstván Pásztor is an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad...
(Мађарска коалиција - Иштван Пастор) - 77,390, 7.369%, 5, -1 - Democratic Party of SerbiaDemocratic Party of SerbiaThe Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
- New SerbiaNew SerbiaNew Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
- Vojislav KoštunicaVojislav KoštunicaVojislav Koštunica is a Serbian politician, statesman and the president of the Democratic Party of Serbia. He was the last President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, succeeding Slobodan Milošević and serving from 2000 to 2003...
(Демократска странка Србије - Нова Србија - Војислав Коштуница) - 59,248, 5.642%, 4, +/- 0 - Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of SerbiaThe Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
- Party of United Pensioners of SerbiaParty of United Pensioners of SerbiaThe Party of United Pensioners of Serbia is a political party in Serbia. Party leader is Jovan Krkobabić. The party took part in 2007 parliamentary election in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and won no seats...
(Социјалистичка партија Србије - Партија уједињених пензионера Србија) - 57,093, 5.437%, 3, -1 - Liberal Democratic Party - Čedomir JovanovićCedomir JovanovicČedomir "Čeda" Jovanović is a Serbian politician and president of the Liberal Democratic Party .- Early life :...
(Либерално демократска партија - Чедомир Јовановић) - 45,313, 4.315%, - - Civic Group "Maja GojkovićMaja GojkovicMaja Gojković is the previous mayor of the city of Novi Sad, capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, in Serbia and a councillor in the Parliament of Novi Sad as a representative of the People's Party, previously also known as the "Grupa građana - Maja Gojković"...
" (Група грађана "Маја Гојковић") - 20,937, 1.994%, - - Vojvodina is the Strength of Serbia - Mr Igor KurjačkiIgor KurjackiIgor Kurjački is a Serbian politician and former regional agriculture secretary. He is the leader of the Vojvodina's Party and coalition "Vojvodina parties", which participated on Serbian parliamentary election, 2007. Igor Kurjački was previously a member of Social Democratic League of Vojvodina...
(Војводина је снага Србије - мр Игор Курјачки) - 6,996, 0.666%, -
Second round
There were 1,720,818 registered eligible voters, voting on 1,782 voting places, on 25 May 2008, the second round of the Vojvodinian parliamentary election, by majority system. The election was watched by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
.
- For a European Vojvodina - 41, +20
- Serbian Radical Party - 4, -11
- Hungarian Coalition - 4, -1
- Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia - 2, -1
- Together for Vojvodina - 1, +/-0
- Liberal Democratic Party - 1, +1
- Socialist Party of Serbia - 2, -2
- Civic Groups - 5, +1
Combined results from both rounds
Number of seats in the assembly:- For a European VojvodinaFor a European SerbiaFor a European Serbia – Boris Tadić is an electoral coalition that won the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008 and Serbian local elections, 2008...
- 64, +28 - Serbian Radical PartySerbian Radical PartyThe Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
- 24, -12 - Hungarian CoalitionHungarian CoalitionThe Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
- 9, -2 - Together for VojvodinaTogether for VojvodinaTogether for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
- 6, -1 - Democratic Party of SerbiaDemocratic Party of SerbiaThe Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
-New SerbiaNew SerbiaNew Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
- 6, -1 - Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of SerbiaThe Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
-Party of United Pensioners of SerbiaParty of United Pensioners of SerbiaThe Party of United Pensioners of Serbia is a political party in Serbia. Party leader is Jovan Krkobabić. The party took part in 2007 parliamentary election in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and won no seats...
- 5, -3 - Liberal Democratic Party - 1, +1
- Civic Groups - 5, +1
Source: B92
Coalition "For a European Vojvodina" led by Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
won the 2008 election and gained absolute majority of seats in the assembly (64 of 120).
See also
- Parliament of Vojvodina
- VojvodinaVojvodinaVojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
- Politics of VojvodinaPolitics of VojvodinaThis is article about politics of Vojvodina. Vojvodina is an autonomous province in Serbia whose population is composed of 65.05% Serbs, 14.28% Hungarians, 2.79% Slovaks, 2.78% Croats and 15.1% others. Currently there are more than 25 ethnic groups living in Vojvodina and six official languages...
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