1993–94 Republic of Serbian Krajina general election

Elections in Croatia April 2025 Republic of Serbian Krajina 1991 yes presidential Presidential election 12 December 1993 (first round)23 January 1994 (second round) Milan Martic ICTY.png Milan Martić Serb Party of Socialists 104,234 51.70% Milan Babić Milan Babić crop.jpg Serb Democratic Party (Croatia) 97,377 48.30% President Goran Hadžić Serb Democratic Party (Croatia) Milan Martić Serb Party of Socialists thumb|A flyer advertising Milan Babić's campaign during the election Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina on 12 December 1993, with a second round of the presidential election on 23 January 1994. Milan Martić of the Serb Party of Socialists (SPS) was elected president in the second round, defeating former president Milan Babić, while the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) won a plurality of the seats in parliament. Then Serbian president Slobodan Milošević supported Martić's campaign and opposed Babić's. Campaign Milošević had previously been in conflict with Babić over a UN-proposed ceasefire to end the Croatian War of Independence. Martić meanwhile supported Milošević's leadership in Serbia and in turn Milošević favoured Martić's victory in the presidential election.6 March 2006 Milan Babic: Croatian Serb leader BBC en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4779362.stm 10 December 2022 10 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210145857/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4779362.stm live Martić ran for the Serb Party of Socialists, which received significant financial support from Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia.Švarm Filip Milosevic Loses Krajina http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbian_digest/117/t117-3.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080622040334/http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbian_digest/117/t117-3.htm 22 June 2008 Vreme News Digest Agency 117 20 December 1993 On 21 January 1994, Martić stated that he would "speed up the process of unification [with Serbia]" and "pass on the baton to our all-Serbian leader Slobodan Milošević."Prosecutor v. Milan Martić Judgement http://www.icty.org/x/cases/martic/tjug/en/070612.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20180826225333/http://www.icty.org/x/cases/martic/tjug/en/070612.pdf 26 August 2018 8 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 29 April 2025 Results Presidential election Rade Leskovac of the Serbian Radical Party came third in the first round of the presidential election and was eliminated. Martić came second in the first round with 54,000 fewer votes than Babić, but he went on to narrowly win the second round with 104,234 votes6,857 more than Babić.Cutter Natela Self-styled police minister wins Krajina elections https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/26/Self-styled-police-minister-wins-Krajina-elections/7540759560400/ 30 April 2025 United Press International 26 January 1994 enSvarm Filip The Struggle for Television 17 January 1994 Vreme News Digest Agency 121 http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbiandigest/121/t121-10.htm 10 December 2022 10 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210193544/http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbiandigest/121/t121-10.htm live 27 January 1994 Милан Мартић председник Milan Martić, President https://arhivapdf.glassrpske.rs/novine/1994/01/GlasSrpske19940127.pdf 15 August 2022 www.glassrpske.com 6 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220706055358/https://arhivapdf.glassrpske.rs/novine/1994/01/GlasSrpske19940127.pdf dead sr Milan Babić Serb Democratic Party 114767 49.3 97377 Milan Martić Serb Party of Socialists 60386 25.9 104234 Rade Leskovac Serbian Radical Party 26523 11.4 Four other candidates 5864 United Press International Parliamentary election The SDS won 33 of the 85 seats in parliament; the result surprised many domestic observers, as the SPS had dominated the political scene in Serbian Krajina thanks to the efforts of Milošević. Martić formally challenged the results in a few constituencies, but they were ultimately dismissed.1994/01/23 18:30 THE ELECTION SHOCK IN KRAJINA http://www.aimpress.ch/dyn/trae/archive/data/199401/40123-021-trae-beo.htm 10 December 2022 www.aimpress.ch 10 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210013914/http://www.aimpress.ch/dyn/trae/archive/data/199401/40123-021-trae-beo.htm live Serb Democratic Party 33 Serbian Democratic Party of the Serbian Lands 17 Serbian Radical Party 16 Civic Union 8 Serb Party of Socialists 6 Social Democratic Party 5 Gulić References Category:1993 in Croatia Category:1994 in Croatia Category:Elections in Croatia Serb Serb Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results