2005 Serbian local elections

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A few municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2005 for mayors, assembly members, or both. 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 term of the municipal assembly had expired.

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Serbia had introduced the direct election of mayors in 2002. This practice was abandoned with the 2008 Serbian local elections, but it was still in effect in 2005, and some mayor by-elections took place during the year. The constituent municipalities of Belgrade did not have directly elected mayors, and in these jurisdictions mayors were chosen by the elected assembly members. [1]

All assembly elections were held under 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

Vojvodina

Bačka Palanka

The Bačka Palanka municipal assembly was not properly constituted after the 2004 Serbian local elections, and a new election took place in December 2005. The full results do not appear to be available online. The preliminary results were:

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Serbian Radical Party 6,57427.78-2.7614-2
Democratic Party 3,61715.28-1.478-1
Socialist Party of Serbia 2,47410.45-1.365-1
Strength of Serbia Movement 2,42210.23+3.615+2
Democratic Party of Serbia 1,8177.68-0.94–
G17 Plus 1,5916.72+4.334+4
Serbian Renewal Movement 7403.13−1.22–
Others4,43018.72––
Total23,665100.00–4242
Registered voters/turnout47,70249.61%
Source: OODS Bačka Palanka [lower-alpha 1] [2]

Bečej

Bečej mayor Đorđe Predin was defeated in a recall election in December 2005.

ChoiceVotes %
Yes on recall4,35053.55
No on recall3,77346.45
Total valid votes8,123100
Source: Službeni List [3]

A by-election to selection Predin's replacement was held in early 2006. Peter Knezi of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians had previously served as deputy mayor and may have been acting mayor during the election period.

Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade)

Niš

Niš mayor Smiljko Kostić remained in office following a recall election on 4 December 2005.

Choice %
No on recall62.52
Yes on recall35.95
Total valid votes100
Source: CeSID [4]

Smederevo

Smederevo mayor Jasna Avramović was defeated in a recall election on 25 December 2005. The preliminary results were:

ChoiceVotes %
Yes on recall9,45052.95
No on recall8,39747.05
Total valid votes17,847100
Source: CeSID [5]

An election to determine her successor as mayor was held in 2006.

Preševo

On Sunday, November 20, voters in the municipality of Preševo to vote on the initiative Preševo Municipal Assembly for the recall of the president of municipality Riza Halimi. Riza Halimi lost election with 53 per cent for recall and 47 against. [6] After elections Municipal Assembly elected Ragmi Mustafa as his successor. [7]

Recall elections of Riza Halimi, president of the municipality of Preševo
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes728953.22
No640746.78
Invalid or blank votes1510.09
Total votes13,696100.00
Registered voters/turnout2977546.51
Source: CeSID [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Only parties or allies that won seats are listed. Total number of voters is estimated from percentages that list got.

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References

  1. ↑ ZAKON O LOKALNIM IZBORIMA, Lokalni Izbori 2004, B92, accessed 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Rezultati izbora u Bačkoj Palanci". Demokratska stranka. 2005-12-18. Archived from the original on 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 41 Number 13 (19 December 2005), p. 8.
  4. ↑ Izjašnjavanje građana po pitanju za opoziv Gradonačelnika Niša 04.12.2004., "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2022-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), Center for Free Elections and Democracy, 23 December 2005, accessed 11 July 2021.
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  6. ↑ "Izjašnjavanje građana opštine Preševo o opozivu predsednika opštine Rize Halimija" (PDF). CeSID. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-12. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Riza Halimi". Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Izjašnjavanje građana opštine Preševo o opozivu predsednika opštine". CeSID. 2006-05-23. Archived from the original on 2006-05-23. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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