2020 Vojvodina provincial election

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2020 Vojvodina provincial election
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  2016 21 June 2020 2023  

All 120 seats in the Assembly of Vojvodina
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout50.23% (Decrease2.svg 5.43 pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
SNS coalition Igor Mirović 61.5876+13
SPSJS Dušan Bajatović 11.1813+1
VMSZ István Pásztor 9.2911+5
VF Nenad Čanak 5.126−3
DSS Branislav Ristivojević 4.385+5
POKS Goran Ivančević 4.215New
SRS Đurađ Jakšić 3.274−6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the Government beforePresident of the Government after
Igor Mirović
SNS
Igor Mirović
SNS

Provincial elections were held in Vojvodina on 21 June 2020. [1] Initially organised for 26 April 2020, [2] they were postponed by a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia. [3]

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Electoral system

The 120 members of the Assembly are elected by closed-list proportional representation from a single provincial constituency. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3% of all votes cast (lowered from 5% at the previous elections) [4] although the threshold is waived for ethnic minority parties. [5]

Electoral lists

Ballot
Party
1. Aleksandar VučićFor Our Children
2. Ivica Dačić – "Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), United Serbia (JS) – Dragan Marković Palma"
3.Dr Vojislav ŠešeljSerbian Radical Party
4.Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség — Pásztor István / Alliance of Vojvodina HungariansIstván Pásztor
5. Vojvodina Front — (League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Together for Vojvodina, Vojvodina's Party, Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina, Montenegrin Party, Democratic Bloc)
6.For Kingdom of Serbia — For Serbian Vojvodina
7.BROOM 2020
8. Čedomir Jovanović — Coalition for Peace
9.Academician Muamer Zukorlić — Straight Ahead — Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP) — Democratic Party of Macedonians (DPM)

Results

Just like on the national level, many opposition parties boycotted the elections, leading to the ruling SNS-led For Our Children alliance winning over 60% of both votes and seats.

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
For Our Children 498,49561.5876+13
Socialist Party of SerbiaUnited Serbia 90,51211.1813+1
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 75,2189.2911+5
Vojvodina Front (LSVZZVVPDSHVCP–DB)41,4555.126–3
Broom 2020 35,4794.385+5
For the Kingdom of Serbia 34,0834.215New
Serbian Radical Party 26,4893.274–6
Coalition for Peace 4,6580.5800
Straight Ahead (SSPDPM)3,0700.380New
Total809,459100.001200
Valid votes809,45995.00
Invalid/blank votes42,5625.00
Total votes852,021100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,696,29250.23
Source: PIK

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