1996 Serbian local elections

November 2025 none Local elections were held in Serbia over two rounds on 3 November and 17 November 1996, concurrently with the 1996 Vojvodina provincial election. The first day of voting also coincided with the 1996 Yugoslavian parliamentary election and the 1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election.Europa World Year, Book 2, 2004, p. 3696 This was the third local election cycle held while Serbia was a constituent member of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the last time that Serbia oversaw local elections throughout Kosovo and Metohija until its controversial decision to hold elections in 2008. Delegates to city and municipal assemblies were elected in single-member constituencies. If no candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting, a second round was held. Campaign and aftermath The elections took place during the time of Slobodan Milošević's authoritarian rule as president of Serbia. In most major jurisdictions, Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) ran in an alliance with the Yugoslav Left (JUL) and New Democracy (ND). The main opposition grouping was the Zajedno alliance, which was formed in September 1996 by the Democratic Party (DS), the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), and the Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS).Robert Thomas, Serbia Under Miloševic: Politics in the 1990s, (London: Hurst & Company), 1999, p. 277. Several months of negotiations between the parties had taken place prior to the formal announcement of the alliance. The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) participated in the Zajedno alliance in some jurisdictions, including Kragujevac, Pančevo, Smederevo, and Čačak, and contested other areas, such as Belgrade on its own.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 285. The far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) contested the election on its own, directing its attacks on both Milošević and Zajedno.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, pp. 270-271. The election results were marked by weeks of controversy. Zajedno claimed success in several major jurisdictions, but in most instances the SPS did not accept defeat and the local election commissions (often controlled by allies of Milošević) refused to certify the opposition's victories. In Belgrade, the election commission invalidated the results in thirty-three constituencies won by Zajedno and called a third round of voting for 27 November. The Zajedno parties boycotted the third round, charging abuse of process.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, pp. 286-287. These events led to the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, in which student and opposition groups held a series of non-violent street rallies against the Milošević regime. Milošević and his allies held a counter-rally in Belgrade on 24 December 1996 that drew only sixty thousand attendees (many of whom had been brought in from rural areas) against three hundred thousand opposition protesters.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, pp. 302-303. Three days later, a delegation from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) ruled that the opposition had indeed won several of the disputed elections, including in Belgrade, Niš, Pančevo, and Zrenjanin.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 306. The Serbian government began to soften its position, accepting the opposition's victory in Niš on 8 January 1997.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 309. The Belgrade election commission announced on 17 January that Zajedno had won the elections. The government initially refused to accept this ruling, but on 13 February (following police attacks on the opposition demonstrators that were condemned internationally) the Serbian parliament approved a lex specialis that affirmed almost all of the victories claimed by Zajedno.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 315. Only two disputed jurisdictions were omitted from the lex specialis: the Belgrade municipalities of New Belgrade and Mladenovac. The SPS–JUL alliance remained in power in New Belgrade. In Mladenovac, two seats claimed by Zajedno were not given to the party. A Zajedno member later said this was an accidental oversight and that the two disputed seats should have been included in the law. Zajedno was able to form government in the municipality in any event. See "MILADIN MUTA MILIĆ (1957)", Mladenovčani, 2 July 2021, accessed 21 August 2021. The protests wound down after this time, and the Zajedno coalition took power in Belgrade and several other cities. Ultimately, the parties in Zajedno were not able to remain united at the republic level, and the coalition fell apart in Belgrade before the year was over. In some jurisdictions, including Novi Sad, the Zajedno parties were able to maintain their alliance until the next local election cycle in 2000. Results Unless otherwise noted, vote totals and percentages refer to the results in the first round of voting. Belgrade Elections were held at the city level and in all of Belgrade's constituent municipalities. The Zajedno alliance won a majority victory in the city, as well as winning control of most municipal assemblies. The Socialists won a smaller number of victories, mostly in the city's outer suburbs, while the Radicals won control of Zemun. City of Belgrade Results of the election for the City Assembly of Belgrade: Socialist Party of Serbia and Yugoslav Left 256841 212677 24 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 198740 219019 67 Serbian Radical Party 143429 40020 17 Democratic Party of Serbia 75145 8588 2 New Democracy 18430 - Citizens' Group candidates 14795 - United Radical Party of Serbia 9673 - Democratic Party of Serbia and Serb People's Party 8863 - Democratic Centre 8089 - League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 4524 - New Communist Party of Yugoslavia 3234 - Serb People's Party 2852 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 2605 - Parliamentary People's Party, People's Radical Party, and Serbian Saint Sava Party 2287 - Social Democratic Union 2258 - Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić" 1597 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 1483 - Peasants Party of Serbia 657 - Movement for the Protection of Citizens' Property Rights 482 - Peasants Party 472 - Serbian National Renewal 273 - Fatherland Radical Party 261 - Movement for the Protection of Human Rights 158 - All-Serbian Union 128 - Serbian Saint Sava Party 85 - 110 757361 480304 41792 18916 1287280 1239695 Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 43 Number 3 (22 February 1997), p. 29. DS leader Zoran Đinđić was chosen as mayor on 21 February 1997, by a vote of sixty-eight to twenty-four among the city assembly's delegates. There were sixteen abstentions and one delegate was absent.Toronto Star, 22 February 1997, A17. Zajedno gained another seat shortly after the election, when DSS delegate Aleksandra Joksimović joined the DS.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 315. The SPO left the Zajedno alliance later in the year. Đinđić was dismissed as mayor on 30 September 1997, via an SPO motion that was supported by the SPS and SRS. Sixty-seven of the sixty-eight delegates present voted for Đinđić 's dismissal; the other delegate abstained. The non-SPO members of Zajedno boycotted this sitting of the assembly on the grounds that it had been improperly constituted.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 351. Milan Božić of the SPO became the city's acting mayor after this time, and the SPO held all of the major positions in the city government with the informal support of the SPS and SRS. Božić was acting mayor for almost a year and a half before Vojislav Mihailović, also of the SPO, was voted to the position of mayor by the assembly in January 1999. Municipalities of Belgrade Barajevo Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Barajevo: Socialist Party of Serbia 4548 24 Zajedno (Coalition Together) 2859 8 Serbian Radical Party 1628 - Yugoslav Left 1031 1 Citizens' Group candidates 254 - 33 10320 193 17429 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 43-44. Milan Damnjanović of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), 11 April 1997, p. 145. Čukarica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Čukarica: Socialist Party of Serbia 21183 18 Zajedno (Coalition Together) 20696 29 Serbian Radical Party 17703 6 Yugoslav Left 7668 - Democratic Party of Serbia 5641 - New Democracy 1213 - Democratic Centre 724 - Parliamentary People's Party 160 - Citizens' Group candidates 84 - Peasants Party of Serbia 61 - United Radical Party of Serbia 56 - 53 75189 3966 130564 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 48. Zoran Alimpić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election."Znalac gradskih poslova", Danas, 10 October 2007, accessed 21 August 2021. Grocka Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Grocka: Socialist Party of Serbia 9952 28 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 8959 7 Yugoslav Left 2816 - Serbian Radical Party 2308 3 Citizens' Group candidates 937 - Democratic Centre 26 - 38 24998 1845 48901 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 44-45. Incumbent mayor Milan Janković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.Milan Janković - Žire https://web.archive.org/web/20210821054434/http://www.beograd.rs/lat/gradska-vlast/1749702-milan-jankovic---zire/ 21 August 2021 , City of Belgrade, accessed 20 August 2021. Lazarevac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lazarevac: Socialist Party of Serbia 14441 42 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 12006 15 Yugoslav Left 3550 1 Citizens' Group candidates 2791 3 Serbian Radical Party 282 - 61 33070 1652 44094 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 45-46. Živko Živković of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), 10 December 1996, p. 470. Mladenovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mladenovac: Socialist Party of Serbia 9595 24 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 9399 27 Yugoslav Left 3749 3 Serbian Radical Party 681 - Citizens' Group candidates 154 1 League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 148 - Parliamentary People's Party 133 - Serbian National Renewal 84 - 55 23943 2178 41577 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 46. Predrag Čokić of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election, by a vote of 28 to 27."Belgrade students call suspension of opposition rallies 'mistake'," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 19 February 1997 (Source: Serbian Radio, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 1400 gmt 17 Feb 97)."I docek i godisnjica protestne setnje", Naša Borba, 14 January 1998, accessed 21 August 2021."MILADIN MUTA MILIĆ (1957)", Mladenovčani, 2 July 2021, accessed 21 August 2021. This was one of two municipalities where the lex specialis did not recognize a victory claimed by Zajedno, although in this instance the coalition managed to form government in any event. Shortly after the vote, three Zajedno representatives became independent (Citizens' Group) members, as did one representative from the Yugoslav Left.Borba, 21 August 1997, p. 9. The Zajedno administration was unstable during this period, but it ultimately managed to remain in power for the full term. New Belgrade Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of New Belgrade: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 36590 21 Socialist Party of Serbia 34004 28 Serbian Radical Party 26137 6 Yugoslav Left 14858 - New Democracy 3073 - Citizens' Group candidates 352 - United Radical Party of Serbia 197 - Parliamentary People's Party 179 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 169 - Social Democratic Union 139 - Progressive Party 116 - Workers' Party of Serbia 115 - League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 78 - 55 116007 5644 186799 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 46. Incumbent mayor Čedomir Ždrnja of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Assembly constituted in important suburb," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 17 January 1997 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 1839 gmt 15 Jan 97). This was one of two municipalities where the lex specialis did not recognize a victory claimed by Zajedno. Obrenovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Obrenovac: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 10718 27 Socialist Party of Serbia 10178 19 Yugoslav Left 5943 8 Serbian Radical Party 4024 1 Citizens' Group candidates 535 - Peasants Party of Serbia 127 - League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 101 - Workers' Party of Serbia 47 - 55 31673 2280 53368 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 46-47. There were difficulties in establishing a local government after the election.Borba, 9 September 1998, p. 2. Palilula Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Palilula: Socialist Party of Serbia 19751 14 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 18094 29 Serbian Radical Party 16258 8 Yugoslav Left 7542 - Democratic Party of Serbia 5505 3 Citizens' Group candidates 1337 1 Coalition: Parliamentary Opposition 590 - United Radical Party of Serbia 565 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 205 - League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 178 - New Democracy 167 - Fatherland Radical Party 95 - Democratic Centre 94 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 82 - Peasants Party of Serbia 75 - Social Democratic Union 70 - 55 70608 3801 121537 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 47. Gordana Todić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), 22 February 1997, p. 40. Rakovica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rakovica: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 14443 32 Socialist Party of Serbia 13361 6 Serbian Radical Party 11577 12 Yugoslav Left 5411 - Democratic Party of Serbia 2347 - Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić" 313 - Parliamentary People's Party 235 - United Radical Party of Serbia 185 - Democratic Centre 177 - League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 137 - Citizens' Group candidates 109 - People's Radical Party 42 - 60 48337 3210 83980 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 47. Predrag Dokmanović of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election."NATO strikes said to have damaged monastery, school, libraries in Belgrade," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 17 April 1998 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English 1335 gmt 15 Apr 99). Savski Venac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Savski Venac: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 7304 25 Socialist Party of Serbia 6987 7 Serbian Radical Party 3740 1 Yugoslav Left 2969 - Democratic Party of Serbia 2778 2 Citizens' Group candidates 916 2 Parliamentary People's Party 195 - Progressive Party 119 - Social Democratic Union 66 - Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka) 20 - 37 25094 1058 39493 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 47-48. Zdravko Krstić of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election.Uroš Komlenović, "Shots at the Mayor", Vreme, 23 August 1997, accessed 21 August 2021. Sopot Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sopot: Socialist Party of Serbia 4727 29 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3010 4 Yugoslav Left 1002 - New Democracy 381 - Citizens' Group candidates 108 - 33 9228 690 16219 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 48. Incumbent mayor Živorad Milosavljević of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Живорад Милосављевић", Municipality of Sopot, accessed 5 May 2021. Stari Grad Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Stari Grad: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 10953 38 Socialist Party of Serbia 9350 - Democratic Party of Serbia 9143 18 Serbian Radical Party 3177 - Yugoslav Left 2493 - Citizens' Group candidates 615 - Parliamentary People's Party 329 - New Democracy 117 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 20 - United Radical Party of Serbia 13 - 56 36210 1745 59669 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 48. Incumbent mayor Jovan Kažić of the Serbian Renewal Movement was confirmed for another term in office after the election.Stari Grad (Grada Beograda), 10 December 1996, p. 466. Voždovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Voždovac: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 21631 39 Socialist Party of Serbia 18701 10 Serbian Radical Party 14411 5 Yugoslav Left 8807 2 Democratic Party of Serbia and Parliamentary People's Party 8363 - New Democracy 490 - Democratic Centre 316 - Citizens' Group candidates 187 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 86 - Serbian Saint Sava Party 67 - Social Democratic Union 60 - Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka) 22 - 56 73141 4104 131602 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 44. Nebojša Atanacković of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election.M.T. Kovačević, "I Voždovac i Zemun idu na izbore?!", Novosti, 6 February 2016, accessed 19 August 2021. Vračar Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vračar: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 15973 50 Socialist Party of Serbia 9323 - Democratic Party of Serbia 5724 10 Yugoslav Left 3629 - Serbian Radical Party 1872 - New Democracy 238 - Citizens' Group candidates 207 - Democratic Centre 130 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 45 - United Radical Party of Serbia 42 - Serbian Saint Sava Party 31 - Parliamentary People's Party 30 - Social Democratic Union 27 - 60 37271 1819 62061 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 44. Milena Milošević of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election.S. Janjić and J. Subin, "Iz fotelje posle decenije", Novosti, 8 June 2006, accessed 7 June 2021. Zemun Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zemun: Serbian Radical Party 24531 33 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 20457 14 Socialist Party of Serbia 20395 6 Yugoslav Left 11270 1 Democratic Party of Serbia 3355 1 New Democracy 1060 - Citizens' Group candidates 735 - United Radical Party of Serbia 370 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 201 - Social Democratic Union 156 - Serbian Saint Sava Party 61 - Parliamentary People's Party 36 - Serbian National Renewal 34 - Workers' Party of Serbia 8 - 55 82669 6240 141792 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 45. Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj was chosen as mayor after the election.Thomas, Serbia Under Milošević, p. 301. He resigned on 30 March 1998 after being appointed as a minister in the Serbian government and was replaced by Stevo Dragišić, also of the Radicals.Borba, 31 March 1996, p. 4. Zvezdara Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvezdara: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 17840 40 Socialist Party of Serbia 16106 7 Serbian Radical Party 12028 2 Democratic Party of Serbia 7680 3 Yugoslav Left 6424 - Citizens' Group candidates 724 1 United Radical Party of Serbia 444 - Democratic Centre 433 - Democratic Party of Serbia and Serbian Saint Sava Party 370 - New Democracy 367 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 350 - Serb Democratic Party, People's Radical Party and Serbian National Renewal 96 - Social Democratic Union 65 - Parliamentary People's Party 61 - Democratic Centre and Democratic Party of Serbia 31 - 53 63019 3268 108578 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 45. Vučeta Mandić of Zajedno was chosen as mayor after the election.IZBEGLICE, NIN, 23 September 1999. Vojvodina North Bačka District Elections were held in all three municipalities of the North Bačka District. No party won a clear victory in any of the jurisdictions, and all of the new local administrations established afterward included representation from both the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) and the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), along with other parties. Subotica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Subotica: Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 14023 24 Citizens' Group candidates 9674 10 Socialist Party of Serbia 8482 18 Serbian Radical Party 7515 - Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 6362 2 Alliance of Citizens of Subotica 5647 6 Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina 4388 3 Yugoslav Left 3917 2 Reformist Democratic Party of Vojvodina 2053 - Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1785 - People's Peasant Party 1162 1 Bunjevac-Šokac Party 887 1 League of Communists of Yugoslavia 443 - League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina – Yugoslavia 273 - People's Radical Party 176 - Federal Party of Yugoslavs–JUL 152 - New Democracy 91 - 67 67030 5089 122538 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 49. No party or alliance held a working majority of seats, and the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ultimately formed a grand coalition government with the rival Socialist Party of Serbia and other parties. Incumbent mayor József Kasza of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was confirmed for another term in office on 3 January 1997, while Veselin Avdalović of the Socialists and Mirko Bajić of the Alliance of Citizens of Subotica were chosen as deputy mayors.Magyar Szó, 4 January 1997, pp. 1, 7. After a long and sometimes bitter debate at a follow-up meeting on 21 January 1997, incumbent executive council president Imre Kern of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was confirmed for another term in office, receiving thirty-four votes in a secret ballot against Mitar Nikolić of the Socialists (twenty-four votes), and Blaško Gabrić of the Alliance of Citizens of Subotica (seven votes).Magyar Szó, 22 January 1997, p. 9. Mirko Bajić left the Alliance of Citizens of Subotica in late 1999 and joined the Democratic Party."Tri kandidata, za sada", Hrvatska reč, 27 August 2004, accessed 27 September 2025. Bačka Topola Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bačka Topola: Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 3939 2 Socialist Party of Serbia 3601 17 Citizens' Group candidates 3480 12 Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 3068 17 Yugoslav Left 1671 2 Serbian Radical Party 1082 - Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 931 - New Democracy 121 - 50 17893 1391 32555 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 49. The vote and seat totals do not tell the full story. The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ) ran only twenty-five candidates in the election, while the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMDK) fielded thirty-eight.Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 49. Although the VMDK technically received more votes in the first round, this was not obviously reflected in the final results. The municipal administration established on 2 December 1996 included both the VMSZ and the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Incumbent mayor Zoltán Turuc of the VMSZ was confirmed for another term in office, independent delegate Tibor Gáspár was chosen as deputy mayor, and Željko Stanić of the SPS became president of the executive council. At the time, twenty-two representatives sat with the SPS's assembly group, nineteen with the VMSZ's group, and five with an independent group, while the other four representatives were not yet affiliated with any group.Magyar Szó, 7 November 1996. For the party affiliations, see Magyar Szó, 7 November 1996, p. 7. Endre Balassa of the VMSZ was chosen as a second deputy mayor of the municipality on 27 March 1997.Magyar Szó, 28 March 1997, p. 5. In September 1998, Turuc resigned as mayor and Balassa was chosen as his replacement.Magyar Szó, 17 September 1998, p. 5. Mali Iđoš Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mali Iđoš: Socialist Party of Serbia 1939 9 Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 1673 4 Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 1431 9 Citizens' Group candidates 587 2 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 538 1 Serbian Radical Party 503 - Yugoslav Left 103 - 25 6774 374 10610 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 13, 49. The municipal administration established on 10 December 1996 included representation from the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMSZ), the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians (VMDK), and the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Béla Sipos of the VMSZ was chosen as mayor, and the incumbent president of the executive council, Milan Stevović of the SPS, was confirmed for another term in office.Magyar Szó, 11 December 1996, p. 5. Relations between the Hungarian parties and the SPS had deteriorated significantly by late 1998. The SPS brought two motions of non-confidence against Sipos, which were subsequently withdrawn. On 11 November 1998, the assembly approved a SPS motion to remove Stevović from office, a decision that Stevović accepted. Local SPS leader Borivoje Drakulović then ran for the vacant position of executive council president but was not elected: he initially received the support of twelve delegates, one short of the required majority, and then received the support of only eleven delegates when a repeat vote was held later in the same meeting.Magyar Szó, 12 November 1998, p. 1. These events led to a political impasse that continued until 30 March 1999, when the assembly voted to approve Drakulović in the role.Magyar Szó, 31 March 1999, p. 8. Another political crisis began later in 1999, when the SPS refused to accept a candidate favoured by the Hungarian parties to head the municipal public utilities corporation. The Hungarian parties temporarily withdrew from the assembly, and on 2 September 1999 Sipos submitted his resignation as mayor.Magyar Szó, 7 November 1999, p. 6. The SPS later won the support of a working majority of delegates, and on 4 November 1999 Péter Tóth was chosen as acting mayor pending a resolution of the situation; Tóth had been elected as an independent delegate supported by the VMSZ, but he had already joined the SPS's assembly group prior to these events.Magyar Szó, 12 November 1998, p. 5.Magyar Szó, 7 November 1999, p. 6. The crisis was resolved on 21 February 2000, when János Maronka of the VMDK was chosen as the municipality's new mayor.Magyar Szó, 22 February 2000, p. 5. South Bačka District Elections were held in all twelve municipalities of the South Bačka District. The Zajedno alliance won a convincing victory in Novi Sad, while the Socialist Party and Yugoslav Left won a number of the neighbouring jurisdictions. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in Bački Petrovac, and the Radical Party won the greatest number of seats in Temerin. Novi Sad Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Novi Sad: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 37064 39 Socialist Party of Serbia 32742 6 Serbian Radical Party 30203 9 Yugoslav Left 11745 - Citizens' Group candidates 7334 2 Vojvodina Coalition 6695 10 New Democracy 3663 - Reformists – Coalition of the Democratic Center for Vojvodina 3111 3 Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 1867 1 Democratic Party of Serbia 1493 - Serbian Democratic Alliance (SNO, NRS, SDS) 1190 - Green Party (Zelena stranka) 555 - Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić" 315 - Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina 263 - Yugoslav Left and Citizens' Group 223 - People's Radical Party 179 - New Communist Party of Yugoslavia 154 - Natural Law Party 134 - Universalist Movement of Serbia 56 - 70 138986 9614 233281 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 59. Mihajlo Svilar of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election."Novi Sad City Assembly Speaker Urges Students to Continue Demonstrations," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 13 December 1996 (Source: Bosnian Serb agency SNRA in Serbo-Croat 1813 gmt 11 Dec 96). He was replaced on 18 June 1997 by fellow SPO member Stevan Vrbaški. Gordana Čomić of the Democratic Party served on Novi Sad's executive committee in 1997.Gordana Comic, https://web.archive.org/web/20200630122055/http://www.parlament.gov.rs/national-assembly/composition/deputy-speakers/gordana-comic.483.html 2020-06-30 , National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 20 May 2022. Bač Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bač: Socialist Party of Serbia 3231 12 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2594 9 Serbian Radical Party 1057 - Citizens' Group candidates 885 3 Yugoslav Left 679 1 25 8446 764 13194 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 58. Branko Čalić of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election.Borba, 23 October 1999, p. 3. Bačka Palanka Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bačka Palanka: Socialist Party of Serbia 12122 28 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 9046 7 Yugoslav Left 4952 5 Serbian Radical Party 3498 - Citizens' Group candidates 1201 1 Serbian Democratic Alliance (SNO, NRS, SDS) 275 - 41 31094 2153 46808 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 58. Stevan Panić of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election.Borba, 5 July 2000, p. 2. Bački Petrovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bački Petrovac: Citizens' Group candidates 2780 18 Socialist Party of Serbia 2680 8 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 668 4 Serbian Radical Party 513 1 Yugoslav Left 354 - Vojvodina Coalition 266 - 31 7261 403 11998 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 58. Incumbent mayor Juraj Červenak was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Yugoslavian Matica Slovenska Visits Slovakia," TASR, 28 January 1998. Bečej Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bečej: Citizens' Group candidates 6258 10 Socialist Party of Serbia 4997 10 Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 4238 12 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2749 4 Serbian Radical Party 1521 - Yugoslav Left 227 - 36 19990 1726 32274 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 58. Incumbent mayor Endre Huszágh of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Komemoracija: Tragično preminuo Endre Husag", https://web.archive.org/web/20210824051953/https://becejski-mozaik.co.rs/vesti/item/804-komemoracija-tragicno-preminuo-endre-husag 2021-08-24 , Bečejski Mozaik, 30 April 2014, accessed 23 August 2021. Beočin Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Beočin: Socialist Party of Serbia 2460 14 Citizens' Group candidates 1583 7 Serbian Radical Party 1580 5 Yugoslav Left 1267 5 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1049 4 Serbian Democratic Alliance (SNO, NRS, SDS) 36 - 35 7975 699 10973 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 58. Dragan Tomović of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election.Magyar Szó, 14 October 1997, p. 8.Borba, 13 September 2000, p. 6. Srbobran Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Srbobran: Socialist Party of Serbia 2619 9 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2023 10 Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 1122 4 Serbian Radical Party 1045 1 Citizens' Group candidates 739 3 Yugoslav Left 645 - Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 164 1 28 8357 926 13254 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 59-60. When the assembly convened on 20 December 1996, Milan Dunđerski of the Zajedno coalition was chosen as mayor, Dušan Mihajlović from the Turija Citizens' Group as deputy mayor, and Mladenko Kačanski as chair of the executive committee.Magyar Szó, 21 December 1996, p. 5. Sremski Karlovci Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sremski Karlovci: Socialist Party of Serbia 1909 15 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1436 7 Citizens' Group candidates 443 3 Serbian Radical Party 103 - Yugoslav Left 60 - 25 3951 445 6824 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 60. Incumbent mayor Miladin Kalinić of the Socialist Party of Serbia served another term in office after the election.Magyar Szó, 6 April 1999, p. 6. Temerin Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Temerin: Serbian Radical Party 3754 14 Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 3412 13 Socialist Party of Serbia 2184 1 Citizens' Group candidates 2128 1 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1753 2 Yugoslav Left 398 - 31 13629 843 18712 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 60. Bogoljub Zec of the Serbian Radical Party was chosen as mayor after the election, with support from the Socialist Party delegate and the independent delegate.Magyar Szó, 10 December 1996, p. 4. Titel Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Titel: Socialist Party of Serbia 2482 8 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2149 8 Serbian Radical Party 1775 6 Yugoslav Left 1047 2 Democratic Party of Serbia 270 - People's Peasant Party 143 1 Citizens' Group candidates 83 - 25 7949 597 12124 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 60. Following the election, the six elected members of the Serbian Radical Party broke away from that party to form their own Citizens' Group, which joined with Zajedno to form a new coalition government. The People's Peasant Party was also part of the government, and the Yugoslav Left later joined as well. Stevan Marjanov, an ex-Radical, served as president of the executive committee. On 10 July 1998, the Serbian government controversially dissolved the local government and appointed a nine-member provisional council, overseen by Boško Kojić of the Socialist Party of Serbia. The Socialists, Yugoslav Left, and Radicals were each given three seats on the council.Magyar Szó, 19 July 1998, p. 7. Vrbas Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vrbas: Socialist Party of Serbia 9056 18 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 8250 13 Yugoslav Left 2965 1 Serbian Radical Party 2083 2 Citizens' Group candidates 430 1 35 22784 2006 35038 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 57-58. Milutin Nikić of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election."Crnogorci Milosevicevog kova", Naśa Borba, 4 July 1997, accessed 15 December 2025. Veselin Mijatović served as president of the executive council.Borba, 8 May 1997, p. 9. Žabalj Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Žabalj: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3802 22 Socialist Party of Serbia 3656 4 Serbian Radical Party 2018 1 Democratic Party of Serbia 958 3 Citizens' Group candidates 506 1 Yugoslav Left 250 - 31 11190 1085 19451 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 59. Đorđe Đukić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election."Čanak predsednik", Glas javnosti, 24 October 2000, accessed 23 August 2021. Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade) Nišava District Local elections were held in the one city (Niš) and the six other municipalities of the Nišava District. Following the opposition protests, it was recognized that the Zajedno alliance won a majority of seats in the election for the City Assembly of Niš. The Socialist Party won majority victories in all six of the smaller communities. Niš Results of the election for the City Assembly of Niš: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 48 Socialist Party of Serbia 21 Serbian Radical Party 1 Democratic Party of Serbia - Yugoslav Left - New Communist Party of Yugoslavia - Party of Independent Democrats of Serbia - Citizens' Group candidates - 70 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 82-83. This source does not provide vote totals. Zoran Živković of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election."Zoran Živković", Južne vesti, 22 May 2017, accessed 5 January 2022. Future mayor Goran Ćirić, also of the Democratic Party, was elected to the assembly and served as a member of its executive committee for the term that followed.Списак одборника, https://web.archive.org/web/19990419203208/http://www.nis.org.yu/ 1999-04-19 , City of Niš, accessed 15 November 2024.Чланови Извршног одбора, https://web.archive.org/web/19990419203208/http://www.nis.org.yu/ 1999-04-19 , City of Niš, accessed 15 November 2024. Zoran Krasić was a Radical Party candidate and the party's presumptive nominee for mayor; he was not elected to the assembly.Velika Srbija [Radical Party publication], Number 156 (October 1996), p. 3.Skupština Grada Niša, http://www.nis.org.yu/ Archived copy 2022-01-07 1999-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/19990419203208/http://www.nis.org.yu/ dead , City of Niš, accessed 10 December 2021. Aleksinac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aleksinac: Socialist Party of Serbia 12708 29 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 6844 9 Serbian Radical Party 6800 9 Yugoslav Left 2587 1 Citizens' Group candidates 1565 2 New Democracy 340 - Party of Serbian Unity 175 - 50 31019 2268 48250 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 82. Slobodan Stevanović of the Socialist Party served as mayor after the election."Tražite pare od Mrkonjića!", Glas javnosti, 23 April 2000, accessed 5 January 2022. Doljevac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Doljevac: Socialist Party of Serbia 5295 27 Citizens' Group candidates 2626 7 Serbian Radical Party 2236 1 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1547 1 Yugoslav Left 633 1 37 12337 595 15470 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 82. Incumbent mayor Aleksandar Cvetković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.Начелник округа, https://web.archive.org/web/20161029014447/http://nis.okrug.gov.rs/nacelnik/ 2016-10-29, Nišava District, accessed 5 January 2022. Gadžin Han Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Gadžin Han: Socialist Party of Serbia 3955 30 Serbian Radical Party 1224 3 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1107 4 Citizens' Group candidates 955 6 Yugoslav Left 207 - 43 7448 587 10919 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 82. Incumbent mayor Siniša Stamenković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Da Zaplanje ne bude bežanje" https://web.archive.org/web/20220105033618/http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/12/29/srpski/SR01122803.shtml 5 January 2022 , Glas javnosti, 29 December 2001, accessed 4 January 2022. Merošina Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Merošina: Socialist Party of Serbia 3918 23 Yugoslav Left 2092 7 Citizens' Group candidates 1505 6 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 568 1 Serbian Radical Party 542 2 39 8625 508 12289 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 82. Ražanj Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ražanj: Socialist Party of Serbia 3021 19 Yugoslav Left 2290 6 Citizens' Group candidates 1254 4 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 559 2 31 7124 578 10440 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 83. Svrljig Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Svrljig: Socialist Party of Serbia 5709 21 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3695 8 Serbian Radical Party 1049 1 Citizens' Group candidates 582 - Yugoslav Left 401 - New Democracy 247 1 31 11683 931 16728 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 83. Šumadija District Elections were held in all seven municipalities of the Šumadija District. The Zajedno coalition won in the city of Kragujevac and also in the municipality of Lapovo. The Socialist Party won majority victories in four of the other municipalities; in Batočina, the Yugoslav Left formed a minority administration with the support of the Socialists and some independent delegates. Kragujevac Results of the election for the City Assembly of Kragujevac: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 32845 41 Socialist Party of Serbia 26817 23 Serbian Radical Party 12033 1 Yugoslav Left 7276 2 New Democracy 5550 - Citizens' Group candidates 2105 - Movement "Vojvoda Vuk 1903-1993" 1111 - Workers' Party of Yugoslavia 889 - Party of Serbian Unity 576 - Green Party 545 - Parliamentary People's Party 543 "Roma" Serbia and Yugoslavia Democratic Political Party of the Roma Community of Yugoslavia 370 Šumadija Homeland Assembly 353 Serbian National Renewal 83 67 91096 3151 134343 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 70-71. The Milošević government did not contest the opposition's victory in Kragujevac.Thomas, p. 311. Veroljub Stevanović of the Serbian Renewal Movement became mayor after the election.Veroljub Stevanović, istinomer.rs, accessed 15 April 2022. The Zajedno government in the city remained together for the full term that followed. Aranđelovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aranđelovac: Socialist Party of Serbia 8971 32 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 6869 7 Yugoslav Left 3618 - Citizens' Group candidates 2317 2 Serbian Radical Party 1845 - Peasants Party of Serbia 164 - 41 23784 1451 36427 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 70. Incumbent mayor Milosav Ivović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election.Borba, 15 January 1997, p. 6.Borba, 4 August 1999, p. 12. Batočina Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Batočina: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2421 12 Yugoslav Left 1801 9 Socialist Party of Serbia 1634 4 Citizens' Group candidates 1617 8 New Democracy 271 2 Serbian Radical Party 11 - 35 7755 408 10779 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 70. Slobodan Živulović of the Yugoslav Left served as mayor after the election."Čamci zamenili automobile", Glas javnosti, 13 July 1999, accessed 15 April 2022. Knić Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Knić: Socialist Party of Serbia 3898 19 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3561 11 Yugoslav Left 2146 2 Citizens' Group candidates 210 1 Serbian Radical Party 28 - New Communist Party of Yugoslavia 24 - 33 9867 444 14479 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 70. Lapovo Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lapovo: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2442 16 Socialist Party of Serbia 1696 12 Yugoslav Left 453 1 Citizens' Group candidates 313 - New Democracy 259 - Serbian Radical Party 200 - 29 5363 226 7363 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 71. Dragan Zlatković of the Serbian Renewal Movement served as mayor after the election."Der 'Verband der Freien Städte und Gemeinden Serbiens'," Ost-West-Contact, 1 July 2000. Future parliamentarian Mirko Čikiriz, also of the Serbian Renewal Movement, served as secretary of the municipal assembly and the municipal administration in 1997–98.MIRKO ČIKIRIZ, Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 19 August 2020. Rača Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rača: Socialist Party of Serbia 3133 16 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3032 9 Citizens' Group candidates 1106 3 Democratic Party of Serbia 545 - Serbian Radical Party 347 - Yugoslav Left 209 - 29 8372 308 11799 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 71. Topola Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Topola: Socialist Party of Serbia 6289 33 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 5672 6 Yugoslav Left 1118 - Citizens' Group candidates 835 - 40 13914 670 21570 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 16, 71. Incumbent mayor Žarko Jovanović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Изложба фотографија председника Општине", Municipality of Topola, 20 September 2011, accessed 15 April 2022. Zlatibor District Local elections were held in all ten municipalities of the Zlatibor District. The Zajedno coalition won the election in the capital, Užice, and also won in Arilje, Bajina Bašta, and Požega. The Socialists won in Čajetina, Kosjerić, Nova Varoš, Priboj, and Prijepolje. In Sjenica, the List for Sandžak won a majority victory. Užice Results of the election for the City Assembly of Užice: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 16850 38 Socialist Party of Serbia 13886 29 Serbian Radical Party 3977 - Yugoslav Left 3045 - Democratic Party of Serbia 1809 - New Democracy 544 - Parliamentary People's Party 507 - Citizens' Group candidates 412 - Serbian Radical Party – Nikola Pašić 288 - Democratic Centre 36 - 67 41354 1739 67181 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 77. When the city assembly convened on 14 December 1996, Milan Nikitović of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor, Miroslav Martić of the Democratic Party was chosen as deputy mayor, and Aleksandar Ćirović of the Democratic Party became president of the assembly's executive committee."MILAN NIKITOVIC NOVI PREDSEDNIK SKUPSTINE OPSTINE UZICE", Užice na internetu, 17 December 1996, accessed 24 May 2026. In late December 1996, Đorđe Mijušković of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as a second deputy mayor."Skupstina opstine Uzice: IZABRANI CLANOVI IZVRSNOG ODBORA", Užice na internetu, 31 December 1996, accessed 24 May 2026. Ćirović left the Democratic Party to serve as an independent representative in December 1998 but remained executive board president.Borba, 12 December 1998, p. 6.Borba, 10 March 2000, p. 5. Bogoljub Zečević of the Serbian Renewal Movement was elected to the city assembly as a Zajedno candidate, and in December 1996 he was appointed to the assembly's executive committee.Skupstina opstine Uzice: IZABRANI CLANOVI IZVRSNOG ODBORA, Užice na internetu, 31 December 1996, accessed 9 May 2026. In 1998, he was one of four elected representatives from the SPO to join the Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (DHSS)."SEDNICA SKUPSTINE OPSTINE UZICE", Užice na internetu, 24 December 1998, accessed 9 May 2026. Arilje Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Arilje: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 5077 16 Socialist Party of Serbia 3204 7 Yugoslav Left 1472 1 Serbian Radical Party 460 1 New Democracy and Peasants Party of Serbia 339 - Citizens' Group candidates 109 - 25 10661 673 15899 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 75. When the assembly convened, Radojko Mladenović (who later contested the 2004 Serbian local elections as a Democratic Party of Serbia candidate)Izbori 19. septembra 2004.godine, http://www.arilje.org.yu/izbori2004.html Archived copy 26 May 2026 4 December 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041204183230/http://www.arilje.org.yu/izbori2004.html dead , Municipality of Arilje, 24 December 2004, accessed 12 May 2022. was chosen as mayor. Zoran Mićović of the Democratic Party served as deputy mayor, and Dragan Radoičić served as president of the assembly's executive committee."KONSTITUISANE SKUPSTINE OPSTINA ARILJE, KOSJERIC I POZEGA", Užice na internetu, 17 December 1996, accessed 25 May 2026."Srbija pripada nama", Naša borba, 20 May 1997, accessed 25 May 2026. Mićević succeeded Mladenović as mayor in 1998, after some upheaval in the coalition.See Radojko Mladenović, "Gospodine Konticu, [...", Republika (Number 188), 1-15 May 1998, accessed 25 May 2026; and "Bez nas samih nista se ne moze promeniti", Republika (Number 201), 16-30 November 1998, accessed 25 May 2026. Bajina Bašta Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bajina Bašta: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 5144 22 Socialist Party of Serbia 3593 7 Serbian Radical Party 2364 4 Yugoslav Left 2075 5 Citizens' Group candidates 507 3 41 13683 784 22861 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 75-76. Milanka Božić of the Serbian Renewal MovementИзбори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. и 28. септембра и 5. октобра 1997. године – ЗБИРНЕ ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (19 Ужице), http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-1997.php Archived copy 26 May 2026 22 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032405/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-1997.php bot: unknown , Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 7 February 2024. served as mayor after the election."TELEVIZIJA BAJINA BASTA PONOVO EMITUJE PROGRAM", Užice na internetu, 4 February 1997, accessed 25 May 2026. Čajetina Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Čajetina: Socialist Party of Serbia 3446 18 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2960 12 Yugoslav Left 759 1 Serbian Radical Party 687 - Citizens' Group candidates 385 - 31 8237 454 12414 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 77. Radenko Simović, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, was chosen as mayor after the election. Dragan Novaković served as deputy mayor, and incumbent executive board president Vlado Marjanović was confirmed for another term in office."Cajetina KONSTITUISANA SKUPSTINA OPSTINE", Užice na internetu, 31 December 1996, accessed 25 May 2026. Kosjerić Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kosjerić: Socialist Party of Serbia 4453 16 Democratic Blok (SPO, DS, DSS) 3785 9 Serbian Radical Party 462 - Citizens' Group candidates 401 1 Yugoslav Left 138 1 27 9239 325 12021 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 76. Milan Pavlović, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, was chosen as mayor after the elections. Bogdan Marković served as deputy mayor, and Dragan Vujić served as president of the assembly's executive committee."KONSTITUISANE SKUPSTINE OPSTINA ARILJE, KOSJERIC I POZEGA", Užice na internetu, 17 December 1996, accessed 25 May 2026. Nova Varoš Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Nova Varoš: Socialist Party of Serbia 3977 15 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3047 5 Yugoslav Left 1022 6 Citizens' Group candidates 703 1 Serbian Radical Party 597 - Democratic Party of Serbia 221 - 27 9567 601 16432 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 76. Požega Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Požega: Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 7846 27 Socialist Party of Serbia 7624 23 Serbian Radical Party 1839 1 Yugoslav Left 1061 - Citizens' Group candidates 138 1 52 18508 871 26692 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 76. Tihomir Marjanović of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election, while Milka Marinković of the Democratic Party became deputy mayor and Branimir Stević of the Serbian Renewal Movement"SPO POZEGE ZATRAZIO POVLACENJE KANDIDATURE MIHAILOVICA", B92, 19 August 2000, accessed 26 May 2026. became president of the assembly's executive committee."KONSTITUISANE SKUPSTINE OPSTINA ARILJE, KOSJERIC I POZEGA", Užice na internetu, 17 December 1996, accessed 25 May 2026. Priboj Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Priboj: Socialist Party of Serbia 5081 22 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 3226 2 Yugoslav Left 2137 8 Coalition: List for Sandžak Dr. Sulejman Ugljanin 1862 4 Serbian Radical Party 1393 2 New Democracy 683 1 Citizens' Group candidates 627 2 League of Communists of YugoslaviaThis was not the historical League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had dissolved in 1990, but another party using the same name. 257 - 41 15266 647 24230 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 76. Desimir Ćirković of the Socialists served as mayor after the election.Borba, 13 January 2000, p. 3. Prijepolje Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Prijepolje: Socialist Party of Serbia 6812 29 Coalition: List for Sandžak Dr. Sulejman Ugljanin 6801 17 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 2562 2 Serbian Radical Party and Democratic Party of Serbia 2526 2 Citizens' Group candidates 2504 7 Yugoslav Left 1126 - Serbian National Renewal 23 - 57 22354 917 33500 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 76-77. Incumbent mayor Stevan Purić of the Socialists was confirmed for another term in office after the election.Borba, 15 October 1998, p. 2. Sjenica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sjenica: Coalition: List for Sandžak Dr. Sulejman Ugljanin 9711 20 Socialist Party of Serbia 2480 5 Yugoslav Left 1335 - Citizens' Group candidates 579 3 Serbian Radical Party 384 1 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 328 - 29 14817 548 20605 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 17, 77. Džemail Suljević of the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak (SDA) became mayor of Sjenica after the election.Predsednici Sjenice, sjenica.com, accessed 29 April 2026. In mid-2000, Suljević left the SDA to become the leader of the Sandžak People's Movement. According to a 2010 article in Danas, Suljević resigned as mayor of Sjenica in early 2000.Slađana Novosel, "'Partizanski' arhitekta", Danas, 17 August 2010, accessed 17 May 2022. Assuming this is accurate, he was likely replaced by Fuad Hrnjak.Predsednici Sjenice, sjenica.com, accessed 29 April 2026. Kosovo and Metohija The elections in Kosovo and Metohija were largely boycotted by members of the Kosovo Albanian community, which had set up parallel governing institutions in the province under the name of the Republic of Kosova in 1991.2008-02-18 Statement of Prime Minister of Albania Mr. Sali Berisha on Recognition of Independence of Kosova http://www.keshilliministrave.al/index.php?fq=brenda&m=news&lid=7323&gj=gj2 https://web.archive.org/web/20120420190957/http://www.keshilliministrave.al/index.php?fq=brenda&m=news&lid=7323&gj=gj2 2012-04-20 Republic of Albania Council of Ministers Kosovska Mitrovica District Local elections were held in all six municipalities of the Kosovska Mitrovica District. The Socialist Party won majority victories in all jurisdictions except Zvečan, where no party won a majority and an incumbent from the opposition was confirmed in office for another term. Kosovska Mitrovica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kosovska Mitrovica: Socialist Party of Serbia 3819 26 Serbian Radical Party 1551 2 Democratic Party of Serbia 1166 2 Yugoslav Left 878 - Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 93 - Citizens' Group candidates 87 - 30 7594 406 63961 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 20, 92-93. Nikola Radović, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, served as mayor after the election.Yugoslav Daily Survey, 98-10-28, Hellenic Resources Network, accessed 24 March 2024. After the Kosovo War, Kosovska Mitrovica became divided between the predominantly Serb north and the predominantly Albanian south. The Serbian government continued to recognize Radović as mayor of the city until 2002, his mandate having been formally extended."Kušner najavljuje izbore", Blic, 21 November 2000, accessed 4 February 2022. In practice, Oliver Ivanović of the Serbian National Council (SNV), a parallel authority within the Serb community, was the de facto leader of northern Kosovska Mitrovica in the immediate post-war period.See for instance UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK): 17 Jul 2000, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, 17 July 2000, accessed 24 March 2024."Kosovo's Linchpin: Overcoming Division in Mitrovica", International Crisis Group, c. 2000, accessed 24 March 2024. From 1999 to 2001, Ivanović was both the president of the SNV's executive council and the leader of its municipal board in Kosovska Mitrovica.Oliver Ivanović, Belgrade Security Forum, 2013, accessed 24 March 2004. He was dismissed from the former position by hardline elements in June 2001 and afterward left the SNV entirely."Kosovo Serbian body passes vote of no confidence in chairman Oliver Ivanovic," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 6 June 2001 (Source: Beta news agency, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 1737 gmt 6 Jun 01). Nebojša Jović succeeded him as the SNV's municipal leader in Kosovska Mitrovica,"Paper says police will arrest other Kosovo Serbs," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 11 August 2002 (Source: Koha Ditore, Pristina, in Albanian 11 Aug 02 pp 1, 2). but Jović did not have the same standing in the community and did not inherit Ivanović's leadership role more generally. Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Bajram Rexhepi as mayor of the city in mid-1999."IS THERE A BREAKTHROUGH IN MITROVICA?", Radio Free Europe, 17 August 1999, accessed 26 March 2024. He was the de facto leader of its predominantly Albanian southern half, which was beyond the control of Serbian authorities."Albanian mayor of Mitrovica distances himself from marchers," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European - Political, 21 February 2000 (Source: Text of report by Serbian news agency Beta)."Poslanici 'Povratka' ne učestvuju u zasedanju Skupštine", B92, 27 November 2002, accessed 4 February 2022. Rexhepi was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)."Kosovo Albanian leader Thaci's Party of Democratic Progress founded in Pristina," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 14 October 1999 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 14 Oct 99). There was significant turnover among United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) personnel in Kosovska Mitrovica in the immediate post-war period.Andrew Gray, "Top international official leaves Kosovo flashpoint," Reuters News, 10 March 2000. Onelia Cardettini became the city's first UNMIK municipal administrator in 1999 but had stood down by early 2000."Albanians, Serbs fail to agree on local administration in divided Kosovo town," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 25 November 1999 (Source: Beta news agency, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 1405 gmt 25 Nov 99)."Summary of Press Briefing by UNMIK Spokesperson 08 Mar 2000", United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, 8 March 2000, accessed 24 March 2024.Lorenza Gallotti, "Onelia, una lady all’Onu", Vita, 14 April 2000, accessed 24 March 2024. Online sources do not indicate if the position was filled immediately after her departure, and in practice UNMIK's successive district coordinators seem to have taken the lead role in administering the city. By 2002, John Rogers had been appointed as UNMIK's municipal administrator for Kosovska Mitrovica. In November of that year, the Serbian government made an agreement for the northern part of the city to be administered directly by UNMIK with assistance from an advisory council composed of local political representatives and chaired by Rogers."Serbian deputy PM says UN administration of Mitrovica agreed with Belgrade," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 26 November 2002 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in Serbian 1220 gmt 26 Nov 02)."Serbia's Covic announces forming of northern Mitrovica council," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 17 December 2002 (Source: Beta news agency, Belgrade, in Serbian 1236 gmt 17 Dec 02). Nikola Radović, still recognized as mayor of the city by Serbia, gave his support to the initiative."Poslanici 'Povratka' ne učestvuju u zasedanju Skupštine", B92, 27 November 2002, accessed 24 March 2024. The board held its first meeting on 30 May 2003, by which time Rogers had been replaced by Minna Järvenpää."'I Was Born in That Village' – Prospects for Minority Returns and Sustainable Integrated Communities in Kosovo", The Urban Institute, June 2003, p. 45. In August 2003, Serb representatives announced a boycott of the council over what they described as Järvenpää's arbitrary decisions."Kosovo Serbs walk out of Mitrovica council over UNMIK decisions," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 9 August 2003 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English, 1206 gmt 8 Aug 03)."Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo", United Nations Security Council, 26 June 2003, accessed 24 March 2024. Her term as administrator ended in early 2004."Kosovo agency says foreign chief wrongs Albanians by allowing church building," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 9 June 2004 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site, Pristina, in Albanian 6 June 04). Online sources do not indicate who, if anyone, chaired the advisory council between 2004 and 2006, when Serb politician Srboljub Milenković of the Democratic Party was appointed to the role."Kosovo: SRSG visits north Mitrovice/Mitrovica", United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, 8 February 2006, accessed 24 March 2024. Leposavić Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Leposavić: Socialist Party of Serbia 3959 24 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 1799 3 Serbian Radical Party 1502 1 Yugoslav Left 627 2 Citizens' Group candidates 467 1 31 8354 429 11015 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 20, 93. Dragan Jablanović of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election and served until the beginning of 2001."Zoran Todić novi predsednik Privremenog organa Leposavića; Vlada razrešila Jablanovića", Kosovo Sever portal, 6 October 2015, accessed 4 February 2022. Leposavić remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War. A branch of the Serbian National Council was established in Leposavić after the Kosovo War as a parallel authority within the Serb community, and Nenad Radosavljević of New Democracy was chosen as its first leader. There is contradictory information as to the length of his tenure: one source indicates that he served from 1999 to 2001, while another claims he was removed from office by hardline elements in July 2000 after expressing a willingness to participate in new municipal elections organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)."Kosovo Serb political landscape: People’s Justice", Kossev, 9 September 2019, accessed 24 March 2024."Serb hardliners force early closure of Kosovo voter registration centre," Agence France Presse, 16 July 2000. In any event, Velimir Bojović of the Democratic Party of Serbia had become the leader of the local SNV by 2001."Kosovo Serbs protest against border customs checkpoints," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 16 April 2001 (Source: Radio B92, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 16 Apr 01). Online sources do not indicate the name of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative in Leposavić in the immediate post-war period. Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE, and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Leposavić) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to municipal assemblies in these communities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors."Violence and Serb anger overshadow Kosovo poll result," Agence France-Presse, 6 November 2000. Despite objections from some in the community, the assemblies ultimately provided functional local governments. Nenad Radosavljević became mayor in Leposavić but stood down in 2001."Nebojša Čović sastavlja listu", https://web.archive.org/web/20220205134644/https://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2001/11/25/srpski/P01112414.shtml 2022-02-05 , Glas javnosti, 25 November 2001, accessed 24 March 2024. Online sources do not indicate if anyone was formally appointed as his successor; Nebojša Radulović served as deputy mayor and may also have been acting mayor."OSOBLJE UNMIK-A NAPUSTILO ZVECAN, ZUBIN POTOK I LEPOSAVIC", https://web.archive.org/web/20220205092905/https://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?dd=11&mm=04&nav_category=1&nav_id=58038&yyyy=2002 2022-02-05 , B92, 11 April 2002, accessed 4 February 2022. The Serb community of Leposavić generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE. Srbica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Srbica: Socialist Party of Serbia 529 19 Citizens' Group candidates 125 - 19 654 27 31073 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 20, 93. Sima Simić of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election.Council Decision amending Decision 1999/319/CFSP implementing Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning additional restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Council of the European Union (made available via EU monitor), 30 May 2000, accessed 24 March 2024. Slavica Jeradić was president of the assembly's executive board."Potraga za teroristima nije zavrsena", Naša borba, 13 March 1998, accessed 4 February 2022. Serbia lost control of Srbica after the Kosovo War, and most of the area's Serb population fled the area (although the villages of Suvo Grlo and Banje ultimately remained as Serb communities).Municipal Profile: Srbica/Skenderaj, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 15 March 2000, p. 3."'Howdy, neighbor' series – The lives of Serbs in Suvo Grlo and Banje", Kossev, 6 April 2002, accessed 24 March 2024. Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Ramadan Dobra as mayor in mid-1999. Dobra was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Ken Inoue was appointed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) as municipal administrator in August 1999, and in the following month he formally appointed Dobra as president of the municipal board. Due to ongoing complaints about the PPDK's dominance in the local government, Inoue also appointed Fadil Geci of the rival Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as second deputy president in February 2000.Srbica/Skenderaj, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 15 March 2000, pp. 3-4, accessed 24 March 2004. Inoue served as municipal administrator until 2001.44th Seminar, Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan, p. 7, accessed 24 March 2024. An August 2000 report in the Christian Science Monitor noted that former KLA soldiers affiliated with the PDK exercised "virtual complete control" over the area.Richard Mertens, "Political violence in run-up to Kosovo vote," The Christian Science Monitor, 15 August 2000, p. 9. Vučitrn Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vučitrn: Socialist Party of Serbia 2000 25 Citizens' Group candidates 1869 8 Serbian Radical Party 177 2 Yugoslav Left 28 - 35 4074 160 43029 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 20, 92. Slobodan Doknić, presumably of the Socialist Party, served as mayor after the election."'Stavljali mi nož pod grlo'", https://web.archive.org/web/20220205194915/http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/1999/01/23/ov-01-1999-01-23.html 2022-02-05 , Glas javnosti, 23-24 January 1999, accessed 25 March 2024. Serbia lost control of Vučitrn after the Kosovo War, and many of the municipality's Serbs fled the area. Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Xhemajl Pllana as mayor of the municipality in mid-1999. Pllana was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). Denny Lane was appointed as municipal administrator by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in October 1999, and after arriving he formalized Pllana's role as interim mayor.Municipal Profile: Vucitrn/Vushtrri, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission in Kosovo, 5 April 2000, accessed 4 February 2022. Lane served as municipal administrator until 2001. Zubin Potok Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zubin Potok: Socialist Party of Serbia 1682 15 Citizens' Group candidates 1360 8 Democratic Party of Serbia 485 3 New Democracy 289 3 Serbian Radical Party 71 - 29 3887 23 5598 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 20, 92. Srđan Vulović of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor in the term that followed. Zubin Potok remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War. A branch of the Serbian National Council was established in Zubin Potok following the Kosovo War as a parallel authority within the Serb community. Slaviša Ristić of the Democratic Party of Serbia was its leader."Serb girl reported saved from Albanian kidnap attempt," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European - Political, 2 May 2000 (Source: SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Serbo-Croat 1118 gmt 2 May 00). Guy Sands-Pingot was appointed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) as municipal administrator in the immediate post-war period."UN trying to buy 'suitable' Serbs in northern Kosovo - Yugoslav agency," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 26 June 2000 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in Serbo-Croat 1009 gmt 25 Jun 00). Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Zubin Potok) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to municipal assemblies in these communities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors. Despite objections from some in the community, the assemblies ultimately provided functional local governments. Slaviša Ristić was chosen as mayor in Zubin Potok."Nastavljaju borbu u dve kolone", Glas javnosti, 30 December 2001, accessed 4 February 2022. The Serb community of Zubin Potok generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE. Zvečan Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvečan: Citizens' Group candidates 1462 6 Socialist Party of Serbia 1188 12 Serbian Radical Party 563 2 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 399 2 Yugoslav Left 159 1 New Democracy 158 2 Democratic Party of Serbia 153 1 Party of Serbian Unity 108 1 27 4190 144 6577 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 19, 92. Incumbent mayor Desimir Petković, an opponent of Milošević's rule, was confirmed for another term in office after the election.PeaceWatch, United States Institute of Peace, Vol. VII No. 3 (April 2001), p. 5."Peacekeepers accused of conducting 'brutal search' of Kosovo Serb village," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 2 March 2000 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English 0851 gmt 29 Feb 00). He was removed from office in June 2000 and replaced by Miomira Ignjatović. Zvečan remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War. The Serbian National Council emerged as a parallel authority within the Serb community in 1999, and its members included prominent Zvečan residents such as Milan Ivanović."Kosovo Serbs set up national council, demand territorial reorganization," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European - Political, 17 January 1999 (Source: Text of report by the Belgrade-based independent Radio B92 on 16 January)."Kosovo Serb government members and offices given," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European - Political, 30 November 1999 (Source: Text of report by Serbian news agency Beta). Online accounts do not indicate who, if anyone, initially led the council's Zvečan municipal committee. Milan Ivanović ultimately transformed the organization into a political party and became its leader in the municipality.ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDE KOMUNALE 2002 – Fletëvotimet dhe listat e kandidatëve (Zvečan), Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 24 January 2022. Online sources do not indicate the name of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative in Zvečan in the immediate post-war period. Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Zvečan) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to the local assemblies in these municipalities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors. Despite objections from some in the community, this approach ultimately produced functional local governments. Desimir Petković was once again chosen as mayor of Zvečan. The Serb community of Zvečan generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Peć District Local elections were held in all five municipalities of the Peć District. The Socialist Party of Serbia won majority victories in all jurisdictions. Peć Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Peć: Socialist Party of Serbia 16751 43 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 632 - Yugoslav Left 39 - 43 17422 1678 73218 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 19, 91. Note: In the vast majority of Peć's electoral divisions, candidates of the Socialist Party of Serbia were elected without opposition. Only four Zajedno candidates and one Yugoslav Left candidate contested the election. Miladin Ivanović of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election.PRVA SEDNICA, 03.12.1997., Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 21 March 2024. He died of natural causes on 13 March 1999, just before the beginning of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and was succeeded by Dragomir Popović, who was presumably also from the Socialist Party.Matthew McAllester, Beyond the Mountains of the Damned, (New York and London: New York University Press), 2003, p. 59.DRUGO VANREDNO ZASEDANJE, 15.07.1999., Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 22 March 2024.Paul Koring, "Serb grip on Kosovo is irreparably broken," The Globe and Mail, 23 June 1999, A14. Following the Kosovo War, Serbia lost effective control over most of Peć, and most of the Serb population fled the area, although the enclave of Goraždevac remained a predominantly Serb community.Municipal Profile: Pejë/Peć, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, February 2005, accessed 24 March 2024. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Ethem Çeku as mayor of the municipality in June 1999."Kosovo Albanians set up civilian authorities in several western Kosovo towns," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 18 June 1999 (Source: Albanian TV, Tirana, in Albanian 1635 gmt 18 Jun 99). Later in 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Jose Manuel Sucre as municipal administrator, and Çeku was reassigned as chair of the municipal council."Kosovo hunger strikers demand release of prisoners from Serbian jails," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 9 May 2000 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 8 May 00). Çeku later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). Sucre remained in office as municipal administrator until early 2001. Dečani Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Dečani: Socialist Party of Serbia 866 12 Yugoslav Left 16 1 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 11 - 13 833 101 26630 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 19, 90. Only fourteen candidates contested the election. Thirteen were from the Socialist Party of Serbia–Yugoslav Left alliance, and one was from the Zajedno opposition. Milivoje Đurković of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election.Council Decision [sic] amending Decision 1999/319/CFSP implementing Common Position 1999/318/CFSP concerning additional restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Council of the European Union (made available via EU monitor), 30 May 2000, accessed 24 March 2024. Serbia lost control over Dečani after the Kosovo War, and almost all of the area's Serbs fled the area.Deçan/Dečane, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, January 2013, accessed 24 March 2024. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Ibrahim Selmanaj as mayor of the municipality in June 1999.John Reed and James M. Dorsey, "Into the Void: Justice Gets Rough In Kosovo as Serbs Flee, KFOR Arrives," Wall Street Journal Europe, 21 June 1999. Later in the year, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Helinä Kokkarinen as municipal administrator.Helinä Kokkarinen, "Kosovo – Challenge to EU Civilian Crisis Management", in Senja Korhonen and Johanna Sumuvouri, ed., From Conflicts to Development – An Introduction to EU Civilian Crisis Management, Committee of 100 in Finland, p. 87."Një delegacion nga shteti i Finlandës, kanë qëndruar për vizitë në komunën e Deçanit", Republic of Kosovo – Deçan, 26 April 2013, accessed 20 March 2024. Online sources do not indicate if Selmanaj also continued to exercise local authority after this time. Selmanaj, in any event, later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). Đakovica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Đakovica: Socialist Party of Serbia 12247 28 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 969 5 Citizens' Group candidates 77 - Yugoslav Left 44 - 33 13337 328 67170 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 19, 90. Momčilo Stanojević of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election. Virtually all of Đakovica's formerly significant Serb community fled the municipality after the Kosovo War."Displaced Serbs marked the Feast of the Assumption in Djakovica: Our hearts and souls remained here", Kosovo Online, 28 August 2023, accessed 25 March 2024. In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Mazllom Kumnova as the municipality's mayor. Kumnova later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK)."Alliance for the Future of Kosova party opens branch in Djakovica," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 25 May 2000 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 24 May 00). The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Zamira Eshmambetova as municipal administrator later in 1999, although in practice she had little authority. More so than in other communities, ex-KLA officials remained in control of the local government in the buildup to the 2000 Kosovan local elections."Viele Führer, aber keine Führung", Die Welt, 3 November 1999, accessed 25 March 2024. Istok Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Istok: Socialist Party of Serbia 1749 20 Serbian Radical Party 883 2 Citizens' Group candidates 721 2 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 525 2 26 3878 43 28461 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 19, 90. Incumbent mayor Mališa Perović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election."KOSOVO LOCAL AUTHORITIES SEEK TO ENFORCE LAW BANNING SALES OF LAND TO ALBANIANS", Radio Free Europe – Radio Liberty, 16 August 1996, accessed 27 March 2024."'Ujeli su nas za srce, i nikome vise ne verujemo'", Naša borba, 7 June 1997, accessed 27 March 2024. Virtually all of Istok's Serb community fled the municipality after the Kosovo War."Non-Albanians say few returnees would remain in an independent Kosovo - paper," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European, 18 April 2007 (Source: Danas, Belgrade, in Serbian 14 Apr 07). In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Januz Januzaj as the municipality's mayor. He later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK).LISTA E KANDIDATËVE PËR ZGJEDHJET PARLAMENTARE 2001 NE KOSOVË, https://web.archive.org/web/20011219030810fw_/http://www.aak-online.org/info-fset.htm 2001-12-19 , Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, accessed 21 March 2024. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Martin Dvořák as municipal administrator later in 1999, although Januzaj continued to serve as interim mayor pending new elections.Martin Dvořák, Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York, 3 September 2012, accessed 27 March 2024."Going home again is difficult for Kosovars", Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2000, accessed 27 March 2024. Klina Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Klina: Socialist Party of Serbia 1936 16 Serbian Radical Party 586 1 Citizens' Group candidates 436 6 Yugoslav Left 309 1 Zajedno (Coalition Together) #1F8C87 167 1 Party of Serbian Unity 37 - 25 3471 268 30359 Izbori Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova u Republici Srbiji, 1996, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 19, 91. Sveto Dabižljević, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, served as mayor after the election.KOSOVO, NIN, 16 July 1998, accessed 27 March 2024. Almost all of Klina's Serb population fled the municipality after the Kosovo War.Municipal Profile: Klinë/Klina, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, 2018 p. 2, accessed 27 March 2024. In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Gani Veseli as the municipality's mayor. He later joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDE KOMUNALE 2002 – Fletëvotimet dhe listat e kandidatëve (Klina), Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 18 January 2022. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Emilio Castaneda as municipal administrator later in 1999."Kosovo director says Polish Kfor looted stock, destroyed machinery," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 18 July 2000 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 17 Jul 00). Ramadan Krasniqi was appointed as chair of the municipal council at around the same time."Kosovo Albanian ex-army chief praises KLA role in fight for 'freedom'," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring European – Political, 20 October 1999 (Source: Kosovapress news agency web site in Albanian 19 Oct 99). Online sources do not indicate if Veseli continued in government. Krasniqi also later joined the PDK.ZGJEDHJET PËR KUVENDE KOMUNALE 2000 – Rezultatet dhe Statistikat (Kandidatët e zgjedhur sipas subjekteve) https://web.archive.org/web/20231002104704/https://kqz-ks.org/zgjedhjet-per-kuvende-komunale/zgjedhjet-per-kuvende-komunale-2000/ 2 October 2023 , Central Election Commission, Republic of Kosovo, accessed 22 January 2022. References Category:Local elections in Serbia Category:1996 elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Category:1990s elections in Serbia Category:1996 in Serbia Category:Elections in Serbia and Montenegro Category:November 1996 in Europe