National Assembly of Serbia
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The unicameral parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Народна скупштина Републике Србије / Narodna skupština Republike Srbije). The temporary acting President is the assembly's oldest Borka Vučić (SPS).
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[edit] Building
The Parliament building is in the city centre of Belgrade, on the Nikola Pašić Square, in front of Pioneer's park. The building is shown on the five thousand Serbian dinar note. Parliament of Serbia moved into this building on July 23, 2006 after the independence was regained.
Prior to becoming the Parliament of Serbia, it served as the seat of parliament for Yugoslavia (Kingdom, DFY, FPRY, SFRY and FRY) and Serbia and Montenegro.
Construction on the building started in 1907, with the cornerstone being laid by King Peter I. The building was based on a design made by Konstantin Jovanović in 1891; a variant of that design made by Jovan Ilkić, which won a competition in 1901. World War I delayed construction, and the original plans to the building were lost. Reconstruction of the plans were made by Jovan's son Pavle. The interior was designed by Nikolaj Krasnov. It was designed in the manner of academic traditionalism.
A sculpture by Toma Rosandić, Igrali se konji vrani (Play of Black Horses), was placed in front of the building in 1939.
[edit] Current election
| Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbian Radical Party – Dr Vojislav Šešelj (Српска радикална странка — др Војислав Шешељ) | 1,153,453 | 28.59 | 81 | -1 | |
| Democratic Party – Boris Tadić (Демократска странка - Борис Тадић) | 915,854 | 22.71 | 64 | +32 | |
| Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia — Dr Vojislav Koštunica (Демократска странка Србије—Нова Србија — др Војислав Коштуница) | 667,615 | 16.55 | 47 | -14 | |
| G17 Plus — Mlađan Dinkić (Г17 плус — Млађан Динкић) | 275,041 | 6.82 | 19 | -12 | |
| Socialist Party of Serbia (Социјалистичка партија Србије) | 227,580 | 5.64 | 16 | -6 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party–Civic Alliance of Serbia–Social Democratic Union–League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina — Čedomir Jovanović (Либерално демократска партија—Грађански савез Србије—Социјалдемократска унија—Лига социјалдемократа Војводине — Чедомир Јовановић) | 214,262 | 5.31 | - | 15 | +12 |
| Serbian Renewal Movement — Vuk Drašković (Српски покрет обнове — Вук Драшковић) | 134,147 | 3.33 | - | 0 | -15 |
| Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) — Dr Jovan Krkobabić and Social Democratic Party (SDP) — Dr Nebojša Čović (Партија уједињених пензионера Србије (ПУПС) — Др Јован Кркобабић и Социјалдемократска партија (СДП) — Др Небојша Човић) | 125,324 | 3.11 | - | 0 | -3 |
| Serbian Strength Movement — Bogoljub Karić (Покрет снага Србије — Богољуб Карић) | 70,727 | 1.75 | - | 0 | - |
| Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians — Jožef Kasa (Савез војвођанских Мађара — Јожеф Каса) | 52,510 | 1.3 | - | 3 | +3 |
| Coalition List for Sandžak Dr Sulejman Ugljanin (Коалиција Листа за Санџак др Сулејман Угљанин) | 33,823 | 0.84 | - | 2 | - |
| Roma Union of Serbia — Dr Raјko Đurić (Унија Рома Србије — др Рајко Ђурић) | 17,128 | 0.42 | - | 1 | +1 |
| Albanian Coalition from Preševo Valley (Коалиција Албанаца Прешевске долине) | 16,973 | 0.42 | - | 1 | +1 |
| Branko Pavlović — "Because it has to be better" (Бранко Павловић — "Зато што мора боље") | 15,722 | 0.39 | - | 0 | - |
| Roma Party — Šajn Srđan (Ромска партија — Шајн Срђан) | 14,631 | 0.36 | - | 1 | +1 |
| Coalition "Hungarian Union" — Andraš Agošton – Dr Pal Šandor (Коалиција Мађарска слога — Андраш Агоштон – др Пал Шандор) | 12,940 | 0.32 | - | 0 | - |
| Coalition "Vojvodina parties" — Mr Igor Kurjački (Коалиција "Војвођанске партије" - мр Игор Курјачки) | 7,359 | 0.18 | - | 0 | - |
| Democratic Community of Serbia — Dr Obren Joksimović (Демократска заједница Србије — др Обрен Јоксимовић) | 5,438 | 0.13 | - | 0 | - |
| Social Democracy — Nenad Vukasović (Социјалдемократија — Ненад Вукасовић) | 4,909 | 0.12 | - | 0 | - |
| Reformist Party — Dr Aleksandar Višnjić (Реформистичка странка — др Александар Вишњић) | 1,881 | 0.05 | - | 0 | - |
| Invalid | 65,468 | ||||
| Total | 4,033,586 | 60.62 | 250 |
[edit] Parliamentary groups and parties
| Parliamentary groups | Seats | Logos | Parties | Seats |
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| Serbian Radical Party President: Tomislav Nikolić Vice-president: Aleksandar Vučić |
81 | Serbian Radical Party (SRS) | 81 | |
| Democratic Party President: Dušan Petrović Vice-president: Milan Marković |
64 | Democratic Party (DS) | 60 | |
| Sanjak Democratic Party (SDP) | 3 | |||
| Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina (DSHV) | 1 | |||
| DSS-NS - Dr Vojislav Koštunica President: Miloš Aligrudić Vice-president: Miroslav Markićević |
47 | Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) | 33 | |
| New Serbia (NS) | 10 | |||
| Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement (SDPO) | 2 | |||
| United Serbia (JS) | 2 | |||
| G17 Plus President: Mlađan Dinkić Vice-president: Verica Kalanović |
19 | Group 17 Plus (G17+) | 19 | |
| Socialist Party of Serbia President: Ivica Dačić Vice-president: Dr Žarko Obradović |
16 | Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) | 14 | |
| Movement of Veterans of Serbia (PVS) | 1 | |||
| non-partisan | 1 | |||
| Liberal Democratic Party President: Čedomir Jovanović Vice-president: Nenad Milić |
11 | Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) | 6 | |
| Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS) | 3 | |||
| Social Democratic Union (SDU) | 1 | |||
| Demo-Christian Party of Serbia (DHSS) | 1 | |||
| Deputy club of Minorities - SVM-LzS-URS-KAPD President: Balint Pastor Vice-president: Bajram Omeragić |
6 | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) | 2 | |
| Bosniac Democratic Party of Sanjak (BDSS) | 1 | |||
| Social-Liberal Party of Sanjak (SLPS) | 1 | |||
| Roma Union of Serbia (URS) | 1 | |||
| Party for Democratic Action (PDD) | 1 | |||
| Vojvodinian Deputies - LSV, SVM President: Nenad Čanak Vice-president: Laslo Varga |
5 | League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV) | 4 | |
| Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) | 1 | |||
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Roma Party (RP) | 1 |
[edit] Activities
- 2007
- 14 February: First session of the constitutional People's Assembly summoned by former President Predrag Marković began in 12:00; it was held by the Parliament's oldest MP, Borka Vučić (SPS), assisted by one member from each of the 4 strongest parliamentary lists: Nikola Vukelić (SRS), Konstantin Samofalov (DS), Borko Ilić (DSS-NS) and Milan Ranđelović (G17+), as well as the former Secretary of the National Assembly, Marko Danilović. It was dishonored by the members of the Serbian Radical Party who in protest to their leader Vojislav Šešelj's trial in front of the ICTY in Hague dressed casually, simply wearing T-shirts with offensive remarks at the tribunal and expresses of solidarity with Vojislav. The Parliament had formed a special commission to investigate the report filed by the Republican Electoral Commission regarding the most recent parliamentary election and to confirm the 250 seats in the Parliament, made by Vjerica Radeta, Nenad Konstantinović and Milica Radović. The Commission confirmed all 250 MPs' seats as well as six formed parliamentary clubs: Parliamentary group of the Serbian Radical Party - Dr Vojislav Šešelj (President: Tomislav Nikolić [SRS] / Vice-president Aleksandar Vučić [SRS]) with 81 MPs, Parliamentary group of the Democratic Party - Boris Tadić (President: Dušan Petrović [DS] / Vice-president: Milan Marković [DS]) with 64 seats, Parliamentary group Democratic Party of Serbia-New Serbia - Dr Vojislav Koštunica (President: Miloš Aligrudić [DSS] / Vice-president: Miroslav Markićević [NS]) with 47 seats, G17 plus parliamentary group (President: Mlađan Dinkić [G17+] / Vice-president: Verica Kalanović [G17+]) with 19 MPs, Parliamentary group of the Socialist Party of Serbia (President: Ivica Dačić [SPS] / Vice-president: dr Žarko Obradović [SPS]) with 16 MPs, Parliamentary group of the Liberal Democratic Party (President: Čedomir Jovanović [LDP] / Vice-president: Nenad Milić [LDP]) with 11 seats. The National Assembly approved the Commission's report and confirmed all 250 mandates unanimously. The next point of the session was Chief UN negotiator for the future status of Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari's preliminary proposal for the solution of the status and for the future negotiations in Vienna. 225 voted "FOR", 15 "AGAINST" and 3 didn't vote in the the open voting for the Parliament's Resolution ratifying the future coordination in the preservation of Kosovo within Serbia's borders.
- 16 February: The three Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians MPs form a 5-member parliamentary club "Alliance of Vojvodinain Magyars-List for Sandzak" with each of the MPs of the two Bosniac minority parties elected on the List for Sanjak - Bosniac Democratic Party of Sanjak and Social-Liberal Party of Sanjak. President is Balint Pastor (SVM) and the vice-president of the parliamentary group is Bajram Omeragić (SLPS)[1].
- 21 February: The Roma Union of Serbia and the Party for Democratic Action join each of their MPs to the SVM-LzS parliamentary group, increasing its MPs from 5 to 7[2]. Nearly all minorities are included into this club.
- 23 February: One MP of SVM's 3 leaves the SVM-LzS parliamentary club, thus reducing its MPs from 7 to 6, to form a parliamentary group with the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina's 4 MPs, forming a 5-member "Vojvodinian deputies - League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Alliance of Vojvodinian Hungarians" parliamentary group, with Nenad Čanak (LSV) as president and Laslo Varga (SVM) as vice-president[3].
- 28 February: The SVM-LzS Deputy club renames to "Minority Deputy club - Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians-List for Sanjak-Roma Union of Serbia-Albanian Coalition from Presevo Valley" to reflect its position[4].
