The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences
This paper will analyze the political dynamics of the last cycle of local elections in Serbia. We will refer to the existing institutional framework and the reforms in this field of electoral law that preceded the elections themselves. In this sense, the institutional paradigm will be applied in the...
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| description | This paper will analyze the political dynamics of the last cycle of local elections in Serbia. We will refer to the existing institutional framework and the reforms in this field of electoral law that preceded the elections themselves. In this sense, the institutional paradigm will be applied in the first part to investigate the institutional context. The second section analyzes the broader socio-political context influencing turnout and election results. The third section pays attention to electoral actors, either individual parties or their coalitions. Minority parties that take part in the election game under special conditions through forms of positive discrimination are dealt with. The fourth section is devoted to forming local authorities, while a separate part is related to groups of citizens as separate political actors in local areas. The conclusion refers to the key findings of this research. Forming a particular whole with the local elections held in the city of Belgrade and another 65 municipalities, cities, and urban municipalities in central Serbia, on December 17, 2023, they showed a picture of the political scene of Serbia, its dynamics, actors at the national and local level, their strategies political struggles and, finally, electoral preferences citizens related to the political game in local political arenas. These elections were a test of sorts since they were held separately from the parliamentary elections at the end of 2023. They also provide an excellent basis for analyzing the political consequences of their separation from national elections, given that for half a year in several cities and municipalities, local elections were held simultaneously with national ones. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a2de738a79646028f11096a84debe6b2025-01-14T11:10:00ZdeuInstitute for Political Studies, BelgradeSrpska Politička Misao0354-59892024-01-0188619722210.5937/spm88-526680354-59892406197MThe 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequencesMatić Petar M.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0205-9762Mijatović Marko R.1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9948-2287Institut za političke studije, Beograd, SerbiaNezavisni istraživač, Beograd, SerbiaThis paper will analyze the political dynamics of the last cycle of local elections in Serbia. We will refer to the existing institutional framework and the reforms in this field of electoral law that preceded the elections themselves. In this sense, the institutional paradigm will be applied in the first part to investigate the institutional context. The second section analyzes the broader socio-political context influencing turnout and election results. The third section pays attention to electoral actors, either individual parties or their coalitions. Minority parties that take part in the election game under special conditions through forms of positive discrimination are dealt with. The fourth section is devoted to forming local authorities, while a separate part is related to groups of citizens as separate political actors in local areas. The conclusion refers to the key findings of this research. Forming a particular whole with the local elections held in the city of Belgrade and another 65 municipalities, cities, and urban municipalities in central Serbia, on December 17, 2023, they showed a picture of the political scene of Serbia, its dynamics, actors at the national and local level, their strategies political struggles and, finally, electoral preferences citizens related to the political game in local political arenas. These elections were a test of sorts since they were held separately from the parliamentary elections at the end of 2023. They also provide an excellent basis for analyzing the political consequences of their separation from national elections, given that for half a year in several cities and municipalities, local elections were held simultaneously with national ones.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5989/2024/0354-59892406197M.pdflocal electionscoalitionspolitical partiesgroups of citizenslocal self-government |
| spellingShingle | Matić Petar M. Mijatović Marko R. The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences Srpska Politička Misao local elections coalitions political parties groups of citizens local self-government |
| title | The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences |
| title_full | The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences |
| title_fullStr | The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences |
| title_short | The 2024 local elections in the Republic of Serbia: Political dynamics and consequences |
| title_sort | 2024 local elections in the republic of serbia political dynamics and consequences |
| topic | local elections coalitions political parties groups of citizens local self-government |
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