2001 Serbian local elections

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Eighteen municipalities in Serbia held local elections on 4 November 2001. [1] These were not part of the country's regular cycle of local elections but instead took place in certain jurisdictions where the local government had fallen.

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Results

Vojvodina

Titel

The results of the election for the municipal assembly of Titel were as follows:

PartySeats
Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Democratic Party, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, New Democracy, Social Democratic Union)14
Socialist Party of Serbia 5
Democratic Party of SerbiaMy Vojvodina2
Citizens' Group candidates2
Movement for a Democratic Serbia1
Serbian Renewal Movement 1
Total25
Source: [2] Only parties or alliances that won mandates are listed.

Milivoj Petrović of the Democratic Party had already become the leader of the local government prior to the 2001 vote and was confirmed as mayor following the election. [3]

Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade)

Aleksinac

The results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aleksinac were as follows:

PartySeats
Socialist Party of Serbia 22
Democratic Opposition of Serbia 13
Democratic Party of SerbiaVojislav Koštunica 12
Serbian Renewal Movement 4
Citizens' Group candidates3
Serbian Radical Party 1
Total55
Source: [4] Only parties or alliances that won mandates are listed.

Radoslav Pavković served as mayor after the election. [5]

Batočina

The results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Batočina were as follows:

PartySeats
Democratic Party of SerbiaVojislav Koštunica 10
Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Democratic Party, Christian Democratic Party of Serbia, New Democracy, Coalition for Šumadija)10
Serbian Renewal Movement 6
Citizens' Group candidates4
Socialist Party of Serbia 3
People's Party "Truth"1
unknown/not listed1
Total35
Source: [6] Only parties or alliances that won mandates are listed.

Miodrag Nikolić of the Democratic Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election. [7]

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