2002 Serbian local elections

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A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2002. These were not part of the country's regular cycle of local elections but instead took place in jurisdictions where the local government had fallen.

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Serbia introduced the direct election of mayors via two-round voting in 2002. Elections for local assemblies, which were previously held under first past the post rules in single-member constituencies, were determined by proportional representation with a three per cent electoral threshold. Successful lists were required to receive three per cent of all votes, not only of valid votes.

Results

Belgrade

Barajevo

Elections took place in Barajevo on 22 December 2002 to elect a mayor and members of the municipal assembly. The second round of voting in the mayoral election took place on 5 January 2003. When the next regular cycle of local elections took place in 2004, the constituent municipalities of Belgrade were exempted from the direct election of mayors.

2002 Municipality of Barajevo local election: Mayor of Barajevo
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Rade Stevanović Kreza Democratic Party of Serbia, Democratic Alternative, New Serbia, New Democracy–Vojislav Koštunica (Affiliation: Democratic Party of Serbia)1,29518.432,85851.25
Dragoslav Jovičić Uča Socialist Party of Serbia 1,72624.562,71948.75
Vladeta VićentijevićMovement for Barajevo1,15616.45
Branka Savić Democratic Party 88112.54
Dragoljub Stanić (incumbent)Citizens' Group: Dragoljub Stanić–Ilija Dimitrijević5778.21
Milivoje Draganić Christian Democratic Party of Serbia–For an Independent Serbia4406.26
Biljana Tiosavljević Serbian Radical Party 3044.33
Milorad MatejićCitizens' Group: Together for Barajevo2583.67
Radiša Stevanović Lube Serbian Renewal Movement 2473.52
Branislav Mijailović Yugoslav Left 1432.04
Total7,027100.005,577100.00
Valid votes7,02797.385,57798.41
Invalid/blank votes1892.62901.59
Total votes7,216100.005,667100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,60736.8019,60728.90
Source: [1]

Results of the municipal assembly election:

PartyVotes%Seats
Coalition: Democratic Party of Serbia, Democratic Alternative, New Serbia, New Democracy–Vojislav Koštunica 1,54522.338
Socialist Party of Serbia–Slavko Gajić1,30518.867
Democratic Party–Vladan Ninković1,26018.217
Movement for Barajevo–Vladeta Vićentijević, Dipl. Inž.6499.383
Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj 4686.762
Christian Democratic Party of Serbia–For an Independent Serbia3485.032
Citizens' Group: Stanić Dragoljub-Dimitrijević Ilija–Ilija Dimitrijević3344.832
Serbian Renewal Movement, Blagoje Tanasković Blaža, Dipl. Elektroinž.2423.501
Coalition: Civic Alliance of Serbia and Social Democratic Party Together for Barajevo2193.161
Citizens' Group: Ivanković–Nikolić–Vesna Ivanković1722.49–
Yugoslav Left–Branislav Mijailović1702.46–
Citizens' Group: New Barajevo–Mr. Miljan Mihajlović1632.36–
Liberal-Democratic Party [2] –Bojković Zoran450.65–
Total6,920100.0033
Valid votes6,92095.84
Invalid/blank votes3004.16
Total votes7,220100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,60736.82
Source: [3]

Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade)

Despotovac

Elections took place in Despotovac on 22 December 2002, fourteen months after the introduction of temporary measures in the municipality due to local political instability. [4] The second round of voting in the mayoral election took place on 5 January 2003.

2002 Municipality of Despotovac local by-election: Mayor of Despotovac
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Miroslav Pavković Socialist People's Party 245,61452.03
Dr. Sima Janković Party of Serbian Unity 29.65,17647.97
other candidates
Total10,790100.00
Source: [5]

Results of the municipal assembly election:

PartyVotes%Seats
Party of Serbian Unity 2,29119.109
Democratic Party of Serbia 2,24418.719
Democratic Party 2,23118.609
Socialist People's Party 1,62913.587
Serbian Radical Party 7386.153
Citizens' Groups (four different lists)6965.80–
Liberals of Serbia 6775.643
Socialist Party of Serbia 6045.043
Serbian Renewal Movement 4683.902
Social Democratic Party 2341.95–
Patriotic Blok–Yugoslav Left 1831.53–
Total11,995100.0045
Valid votes11,99595.76
Invalid/blank votes5314.24
Total votes12,526100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,06948.05
Source: [6]

Ražanj

Elections took place in Ražanj on 22 December 2002 to elect a mayor and members of the municipal assembly. [7] The second round of voting in the mayoral election took place on 5 January 2003.

2002 Municipality of Ražanj local by-election: Mayor of Ražanj
CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Životije Popović Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Democratic Party, Civic Alliance of Serbia, Christian Democratic Party of Serbia)1,1432,59357.11
Dobrica StojkovićCitizens' Group9761,94742.89
other candidates
Total4,540100.00
Source: [8]

Results of the municipal assembly election:

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Democratic Party, Civic Alliance of Serbia, Christian Democratic Party of Serbia)1,02924.218
Citizens' Groups (three different lists)1,02124.027
Serbian Radical Party 3738.783
Serbian People's Party3468.143
Serbian Renewal Movement 3097.273
Party of Serbian Unity 3087.252
Democratic Party of Serbia 2826.642
Socialist Party of Serbia 2465.792
Yugoslav Left 1393.271
United Peasant Party 872.05–
Social Democracy 551.29–
New Serbia 551.29–
Total4,250100.0031
Valid votes4,25094.76
Invalid/blank votes2355.24
Total votes4,485100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,63146.57
Source: [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 46 Number 31 (30 December 2002), p. 930; Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 47 Number 3 (11 February 2003), p. 39.
  2. ↑ Not to be confused with the Liberal Democratic Party formed in 2005.
  3. ↑ Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 46 Number 31 (30 December 2002), pp. 931-935; Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 47 Number 3 (11 February 2003), p. 39.
  4. ↑ "Despotovac: Po devet odbornika imaće SSJ, DSS i DS", Glas javnosti, 12 December 2022, accessed 8 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Sources: ЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРИ: Председници општина и градова, изабрани на локалним изборима, 2004., Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine , Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 3 October 2010, accessed 12 July 2021; "DOS-u najviše poverenja", Glas javnosti, 24 December 2002, accessed 4 January 2022; "Pavlović na čelu opštine", Glas javnosti, 8 January 2022, accessed 8 September 2022. The first-round results, taken from the second source, are unofficial.
  6. ↑ Lokalni Izbori – Republika Srbija; Lokalni Izbori 2004; Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Serbia; pp. 3, 16, 82.
  7. ↑ "Glasanje po novom zakonu", Glas javnosti, 23 December 2002, accessed 4 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Sources: ЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРИ: Председници општина и градова, изабрани на локалним изборима, 2004., Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine , Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 3 October 2010, accessed 12 July 2021; "DOS-u najviše poverenja", Glas javnosti, 24 December 2002, accessed 4 January 2022; "Drugi krug izbora", Glas javnosti, 6-7 January 2003, accessed 9 September 2022. The first round results, taken from the second source, are unofficial.
  9. ↑ Lokalni Izbori – Republika Srbija; Lokalni Izbori 2004; Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Serbia; pp. 16, 101-102; "DOS-u najviše poverenja", Glas javnosti, 24 December 2002, accessed 4 January 2022. According to the latter source, the citizens' group "M. Andrejević" won five mandates, while the group "Better Tomorrow" won two.
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