2018 Serbian local elections

A small number of cities and municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2018. 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 last local elections for four-year terms had taken place in 2014.

All local elections in Serbia in 2018 were held under proportional representation. Mayors were not directly elected but were instead chosen by elected members of the local assemblies. Parties were required to cross a five per cent electoral threshold (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.

Results

Belgrade

City of Belgrade

See: 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election

Vojvodina

Kula

An election was held in Kula on 16 December 2018. The municipality's mayor Velibor Milojičić had resigned in September 2018, at which time he was appointed leader of a provisional administration. ^[1]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić– Because We Love Kula (Serbian Progressive Party, Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians)	10,629	61.78	26
	Socialist Party of Serbia–Ivica Dačić	2,008	11.67	5
	Citizens' Group: Critical Mass	1,631	9.48	4
	Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia–Marko Košutić	1,202	6.99	2
	Movement of Socialists–Aleksandar Vulin	692	4.02	–
	Russian Party–Dušan Hajduković–Kekini principi	388	2.26	–
	Party of United Pensioners of Serbia–Milan Krkobabić–Kula Is Also Serbia	359	2.09	–
	Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj	296	1.72	–
Total		17,205	100.00	37
Valid votes		17,205	96.34
Invalid/blank votes		654	3.66
Total votes		17,859	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		35,920	49.72
Source: [2]

Damjan Miljanić of the Progressive Party was appointed as mayor after the election. ^[3] He resigned in January 2022 in order to harmonize that year's scheduled municipal election with the 2022 Serbian general election and was appointed as leader of a provisional authority. ^{[4] [5]}

Šumadija and Western Serbia

Aranđelovac

An election was held in Aranđelovac on 5 March 2018, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly election in 2014.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić– Because We Love Aranđelovac –Serbian Progressive Party	11,901	58.78	26
	People for a Better Aranđelovac–Dragon Jovanović (Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj, People's Freedom Movement, Better Serbia)	2,684	13.26	6
	Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia–United Serbia–Dragan Marković Palma	2,486	12.28	5
	Citizens' Group: Dr. Radosav Švabić–The Right Way	1,120	5.53	2
	Together to Victory–Democratic Party, Liberal Democratic Party, People's Party, New Party, Social Democratic Party–Slobodan Jaredić	1,080	5.33	2
	Citizens' Group: Choose Aranđelovac	974	4.81	–
Total		20,245	100.00	41
Valid votes		20,245	96.75
Invalid/blank votes		681	3.25
Total votes		20,926	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		37,715	55.48
Source: [6]

Incumbent mayor Bojan Radović of the Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[7]

Lučani

An election was held in Lučani on 16 December 2018, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2014. Several opposition parties that chose to boycott other local elections held in late 2018 nonetheless participated in the Lučani vote. ^[8]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić– Because We Love Lučani and Dragačevo (Serbian Progressive Party, Serbian People's Party)	7,852	68.37	27
	Alliance for Serbia–Alliance for Dragačevo–Milan Radičević–Dveri–Democratic Party–People's Party–Together for Serbia–Healthy Serbia–Serbian Left–Movement for Reversal–Sloga– Otadžbina	1,137	9.90	4
	Citizens' Group: One Team–Ivica Vukićević	826	7.19	2
	Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Better Serbia (BS)	668	5.82	2
	Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia–Dragan Jovičić	348	3.03	–
	United Serbia–Dragan Marković Palma	276	2.40	–
	Dr. Vojislav Šešelj–Serbian Radical Party	206	1.79	–
	Milan Krkobabić–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia–Lučani Is Also Serbia	171	1.49	–
Total		11,484	100.00	35
Valid votes		11,484	97.87
Invalid/blank votes		250	2.13
Total votes		11,734	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,473	71.23
Source: [9]

Milivoje Dolović of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor in January 2019. ^[10] He resigned in January 2022, as a means of harmonizing the municipality's schedule for the 2022 local election with the 2022 Serbian general election and was appointed as leader of a provisional administration. ^{[11] [12]}

Užice: Sevojno

An election was held for the Municipal Assembly of Sevojno (in the city of Užice) on 3 April 2018, due to the expiry of the term of the previous assembly elected in 2014.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić— Because We Love Sevojno –Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia–Serbian People's Party	2,368	63.66	10
	United We Win, For Sevojno, For Serbia	1,115	29.97	5
	Dr. Vojislav Šešelj–Serbian Radical Party	131	3.52	–
	Serbian Movement Dveri	106	2.85	–
Total		3,720	100.00	15
Valid votes		3,720	97.64
Invalid/blank votes		90	2.36
Total votes		3,810	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,881	64.78
Source: [13]

Ivan Marić of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[14]

Southern and Eastern Serbia

Doljevac

Doljevac had a municipal election on 16 December 2018. The vote was precipitated by the resignation of the municipality's mayor, Goran Ljubić of the Progressive Party, on the grounds that he objected to the constant criticisms of Nenad Stojiljković (Dveri), the only opposition member of the previous assembly, and wanted to test the mood of the electorate. The election was boycotted by opposition parties and was criticized by some as a waste of money. ^{[15] [16]} Ljubić served as the leader of Doljevac's provisional government in 2018–19, before a new administration was established. ^[17]

The results of the election were as follows:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić– Because We Love Doljevac (Serbian Progressive Party, Social Democratic Party of Serbia)	9,149	85.20	33
	United Serbia–Dragan Marković Palma	682	6.35	2
	Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)	605	5.63	2
	Dr. Vojislav Šešelj–Serbian Radical Party	139	1.29	–
	Milan Krkobabić–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia–Doljevac Is Also Serbia	122	1.14	–
	Citizens' Group: Alliance for a Democratic Doljevac	41	0.38	–
Total		10,738	100.00	37
Valid votes		10,738	97.90
Invalid/blank votes		230	2.10
Total votes		10,968	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,714	74.54
Source: [18]

Goran Ljubić was confirmed for a new term as mayor when the assembly convened in January 2019. ^[19] He resigned in January 2022 in order to harmonize that year's municipal election with the 2022 Serbian general election and was appointed as leader of an interim administration. ^[20]

Smederevska Palanka

The local assembly of Smederevska Palanka was dissolved in November 2017 for failing to meet within the legally designated time. Nikola Vučen of the Serbian Progressive Party was appointed as the leader of a provisional authority pending new elections, which took place on 25 March 2018. ^{[21] [22]}

The results of the election were as follows:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Aleksandar Vučić– Because We Love Smederevska Palanka –Serbian Progressive Party	15,737	69.60	37
	Palanka in the Heart–Dr. Nikola Grujić–Radoslav Milojičić Kena (Democratic Party, New Party, Democratic Party of Serbia)	2,303	10.19	5
	Ivica Dačić–Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Dragan Marković Palma–United Serbia (JS)	1,722	7.62	4
	People's Party, Vuk Jeremić	1,287	5.69	3
	Dveri–New Serbia–Miloš Popović	796	3.52	–
	Alliance for a Strong Palanka–Dušica Savić–Strong Serbia–Bridge	413	1.83	–
	I Give the Word–Serbian Radical Party–Dr. Vojislav Šešelj, Strength of Serbia Movement–Dragomir Karić, People's Freedom Movement–Miroslav Parović	353	1.56	–
Total		22,611	100.00	49
Valid votes		22,611	95.41
Invalid/blank votes		1,087	4.59
Total votes		23,698	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		41,937	56.51
Source: [23]

Nikola Vučen was confirmed as mayor after the election. ^[24]

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