1950 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

none Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia parliamentary 1945 Yugoslavian parliamentary election 1945 1953 Yugoslavian parliamentary election All seats in the Federal CouncilAll seats in the Council of Peoples 1953 26 March 1950 Josip Broz Tito 1949.jpg Josip Broz Tito KPJ People's Front 100% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito KPJ KPJ Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia on 26 March 1950. They were the first held since the onset of communist rule five years earlier. The Communist Party of Yugoslavia had won the 1945 elections after an opposition boycott; soon afterward, the Communists abolished the monarchy and declared Yugoslavia a people's republic. By this time, the People's Front, dominated by the Communist Party, was effectively the only legally permitted political organisation in the country, and as such was the only organisation to contest the election."Polling Day In Yugoslavia", The Times, 27 March 1950 Background A new electoral law was passed in January 1950."Election Law In Yugoslavia", The Times, 24 January 1950One-Party Election in Yugoslavia https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-and-sun-bulletin-1950-yugoslavian/180729773/ Press and Sun-Bulletin March 21, 1950 Binghamton, NY 6 September 9, 2025 Newspapers.com Imro Filacović of the Croatian Peasant Party was the only MP to vote against the law, complaining that it did not allow opposition parties to oversee the vote counting process. As a result, he was jeered in the National Assembly. The new law allowed individual candidacies in elections to the National Assembly, replacing the previous closed list system, although the closed list system remained in place for the Council of Nationalities. Candidates required the signatures of 100 registered voters in order to be able to run for office. However, by this time, the ruling People's Front no longer tolerated opposition parties. As a result, voters only had the option of approving or rejecting a single People's Front candidate in each constituency."Yugoslav Elections", The Times, 25 March 1950 Communist Party leader and Prime Minister Josip Broz Tito claimed that any alternative programme would be hostile to socialism, and "this, naturally, we cannot allow". Despite the absence of opposition candidates, voting was secret. Voters cast their ballots using rubber balls, and were required to place their hands in both ballot boxes to ensure secrecy. Results Federal Council People's Front of Yugoslavia 8449839 611941 9856501 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Berngard Vogel & Dieter Nohlen 1969 Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband 785 References Category:Parliamentary elections in Yugoslavia Parliamentary Yugoslavia Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections Yugoslavia