Politics of Serbia
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Politics of Serbia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Serbia is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly of Serbia. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
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[edit] Executive branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Boris Tadić | DS | 11 July 2004 |
| Prime Minister | Vojislav Koštunica | DSS | 3 March 2004 |
The Government of the Republic of Serbia (Vlada Republike Srbije) is the main element of the executive branch of government in Serbia. It is led by the Prime Minister (Predsednik Vlade), commonly abbreviated to premier (premijer). Prime Minister is chosen by the National Assembly. Ministers are nominated by the Prime Minister and chosen by the Parliament.
[edit] Legislative branch
The National Assembly of Serbia (Narodna skupština Republike Srbije) has 250 members elected for a four year term. Serbia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
[edit] Political parties and elections
- For other political parties see List of political parties in Serbia. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Serbia.
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Tadić | Democratic Party | 853,584 | 27.37 | 1,681,528 | 53.24 |
| Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Radical Party | 954,339 | 30.6 | 1,434,068 | 45.4 |
| Bogoljub Karić | none | 568,691 | 18.23 | ||
| Dragan Maršićanin | Democratic Party of Serbia, G17 Plus, Serbian Renewal Movement, New Serbia | 414,971 | 13.3 | ||
| Ivica Dačić | Socialist Party of Serbia | 125,952 | 4.04 | ||
| Jelisaveta Karađorđević | Initiative for Prettier Serbia | 62,737 | 2.1 | ||
| Milovan Drecun | Serbian Revival | 16,907 | 0.54 | ||
| Vladan Batić | Democratic Christian Party of Serbia | 16,795 | 0.54 | ||
| Borislav Pelević | Party of Serbian Unity | 14,317 | 0.46 | ||
| Branislav Ivković | Socialist People's Party | 12,672 | 0.4 | ||
| Ljiljana Aranđelović | United Serbia | 11,796 | 0.38 | ||
| Marjan Rističević | People's Peasant Party | 10,198 | 0.33 | ||
| Dragan Đorđević | Party of Serbian Citizens | 5,785 | 0.19 | ||
| Mirko Jović | People's Radical Party, Serbia and Diaspora, European Bloc | 5,546 | 0.18 | ||
| Zoran Milinković | Patriotic Party of Diaspora | 5,442 | 0.17 | ||
| Total (turnout 47.75% and 48.7%) | 3,117,339 | 100.0 | 3,115,596 | 100.0 | |
| Registered Voters | 6,532,263 | 6,532,940 | |||
| Total | 3,119,087 | 3,159,194 | |||
| Valid | 3,081,040 | 3,115,596 | |||
| Invalid | 38,047 | 42,975 | |||
| Source: Cesid | |||||
| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbian Radical Party – Dr Vojislav Šešelj (Srpska radikalna stranka – dr Vojislav Šešelj) | 1,056,256 | 27.61 | 82 | +59 | |
Democratic Party of Serbia – Dr Vojislav Koštunica (Demokratska stranka Srbije – dr Vojislav Koštunica)
|
678,031 | 17.72 | 53 | +8 | |
Democratic Party – Boris Tadić (Demokratska stranka – Boris Tadić)
|
481,249 | 12.58 | 37 | -25 | |
| G17 Plus – Miroljub Labus | 438,422 | 11.46 | 34 | +34 | |
| Serbian Renewal Movement–New Serbia – Vuk Drašković–Velimir Ilić (Srpski pokret obnove–Nova Srbija Vuk Drašković–Velimir Ilić) | 293,082 | 7.66 | 22 | +14 | |
| Socialist Party of Serbia – Slobodan Milošević (Socijalisticka partija Srbije – Slobodan Milošević) | 291,341 | 7.61 | 22 | -15 | |
Together for Tolerance – Čanak, Kasza, Ljajić (Zajedno za toleranciju – Čanak, Kasa, Ljajić)
|
161,765 | 4.22 | - | -14 | |
| Democratic Alternative – Nebojša Čović (Demokratska alternativa – Nebojša Čović) | 84,463 | 2.2 | - | -6 | |
"For National Unity" Prof Borislav Pelević and Marijan Rističević ("Za narodno jednistvo" prof. Borislav Pelević i Marijan Rističević)
|
68,537 | 1.79 | - | -10 | |
| Resistance (Otpor) | 62,545 | 1.63 | - | - | |
Independent Serbia – Dr Vladan Batić (Samostalna Srbija – dr Vladan Batić)
|
45,211 | 1.18 | - | -7 | |
| Socialist People's Party–People's Bloc – General Nebojša Pavković (Socijalistićka Narodna Stranka–Narodni Blok – General Nebojša Pavković) | 27,596 | 0.72 | - | - | |
| Liberals of Serbia – Dušan Mihajlović (Liberali Srbije – Dušan Mihajlović) | 22,852 | 0.59 | - | -9 | |
| Reformists – of the Social Democratic Party of Vojvodina – of Serbia, Miodrag-Mile Isakov (Reformisti – Socijaldemokratske Partije Vojvodine – Srbije, Miodrag-Mile Isakov) | 19,464 | 0.5 | - | -4 | |
Defense and Justice – Vuk Obradović and Borivoje Borović (Odbrana i Pravda – Vuk Obradović i Borivoje Borović)
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18,423 | 0.48 | - | -9 | |
| Business Potential of Serbia and the Diaspora – Branko Dragaš (Privredna Snaga Srbije i Dijaspora – Branko Dragaš) | 14,113 | 0.36 | - | - | |
| Labour Party of Serbia – Dragan Milovanović (Laburistička Partija Srbije – Dragan Milovanović) | 4,666 | 0.12 | - | -1 | |
| Yugoslav Left – JUL (Jugoslovenska Levica – JUL) | 3,771 | 0.09 | - | - | |
| Alliance of Serbs of Vojvodina – Dušan Salatić (Savez Srba Vojvodine – Dušan Salatić) | 3,015 | 0.07 | - | - | |
| Total | 3,774,802 | 58.75 | 250 |
[edit] See also
- Conservativism in Serbia
- Liberalism in Serbia
- List of political parties in Serbia
- List of Ambassadors from Serbia
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