Serbian parliamentary election, 2007

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Parliamentary elections took place in Serbia on 21 January 2007.^[1] The decision on the future status of Kosovo will not be made until after the election, allegedly to reduce the risk of the Serbian Radical Party gaining an absolute majority.^[2]

Parties registering as ethnic minority parties (options 8, 10, 14, 17, 19 and 20) did not need to surpass the 5% threshold to gain seats in the parliament, but instead needed to pass a natural threshold at 0.4%. For the first time in a decade, Albanian parties from the Preševo Valley participated in the elections, but Kosovo Albanian parties continued their boycott of Serbian elections.

6,652,105 voters were eligible to vote, an increase of 14,000 voters when compared to the constitutional referendum held a few months before. 31,370 of the eligible voters were living abroad, and 7,082 were in prison.^[3] Most Kosovo Albanians are not registered to vote.^{[citation needed]} There were 8,441 ballot stations, 58 of which were abroad. Final election results must be announced by midnight on January 25, 2007.

The d'Hondt method will be used to distribute parliamentary mandates following the election. Parties and coalitions will have 10 days following the announcement of the final results to decide which candidates will take their alloted seats in parliament. Parties then have three months to negotiate a government.

Contents 1 Parties 2 Results 3 Turnout 4 International Reaction 5 Turnout polls 6 Campaign slogans 7 List details 7.1 DS 7.2 G17 Plus 7.3 LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV 7.4 SRS 7.5 DSS-NS 7.6 PSS 7.7 SPO 7.8 SVM 7.9 PUPS-SDP 7.10 List for Sandžak 7.11 SPS 7.12 Vojvodina parties 7.13 Roma Union 7.14 Albanians from the Preševo Valley 7.15 Hungarian Union 8 Notes 9 External links

[edit] Parties

Twenty party lists registered with the electoral commission before the deadline of 2007-01-05:

1. Democratic Party — Boris Tadić (Демократска странка - Борис Тадић)
2. G17 Plus – Mlađan Dinkić (Г17 плус — Млађан Динкић)
3. 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)
4. Serbian Radical Party – Dr Vojislav Šešelj (Српска радикална странка — др Војислав Шешељ)
5. Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia — Dr Vojislav Koštunica (Демократска странка Србије — Нова Србија — др Војислав Коштуница)
6. Serbian Strength Movement — Bogoljub Karić (Покрет снага Србије — Богољуб Карић)
7. Serbian Renewal Movement — Vuk Drašković (Српски покрет обнове — Вук Драшковић)
8. Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians — József Kasza (Савез војвођанских Мађара — Јожеф Каса)
9. 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)
10. Coalition List for Sandžak Dr Sulejman Ugljanin (Коалиција Листа за Санџак др Сулејман Угљанин)
11. Socialist Party of Serbia (Социјалистичка партија Србије)
12. Branko Pavlović — "Because it has to be better" (Бранко Павловић — "Зато што мора боље")
13. Coalition "Vojvodina parties" — Mr Igor Kurjački (Коалиција "Војвођанске партије" — мр Игор Курјачки)
14. Roma Union of Serbia — Dr Raјko Đurić (Унија Рома Србије — др Рајко Ђурић)
15. Reformist Party — Dr Aleksandar Višnjić (Реформистичка странка — др Александар Вишњић)
16. Democratic Community of Serbia — Dr Obren Joksimović (Демократска заједница Србије — др Обрен Јоксимовић)
17. Albanian Coalition from Preševo Valley (Коалиција Албанаца Прешевске долине)
18. Social Democracy — Nenad Vukasović (Социјалдемократија — Ненад Вукасовић)
19. Coalition Hungarian Union — Andraš Agošton – Dr Pal Šandor (Коалиција Мађарска слога — Андраш Агоштон – др Пал Шандор)
20. Roma Party — Šajn Srđan (Ромска партија — Шајн Срђан)

[edit] Results

The Republican Electoral Commission finally published the real final results after the repetition of voting in several places:

[discuss] – [edit]
Summary of the 21 January 2007 National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia election results

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

The change figure for the Democratic Party of Serbia/New Serbia list is in comparison to the 2003 result for the Democratic Party of Serbia; New Serbia was aligned to the Serbian Renewal Movement in 2003. The grouping headed by the Liberal Democratic Party is new: the Liberal Democratic Party split off from the Democratic Party in 2005; Civic Alliance of Serbia and the Social Democratic Union were part of the Democratic Party list in 2003; and the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina were in a list with the Alliance of Vojvodina Magyars in 2003. The Coalition List for Sandžak previously stood as part of the Democratic Party list.

[edit] Turnout

By 18:00 (17:00 GMT), the Republican Electoral Commission confirmed a figure of 3,427,402 people that have voted in the election, or 51.51% of the total electoral body:

• Vojvodina: 51.65%
• Belgrade: 49.77%

By 19:00 (18:00 GMT), the turnout of registered voters was around 56.7% (around 3,770,000 citizens):

• Belgrade: 55% (830,000)
• Central Serbia: 56.5% (1,900,000)
• Vojvodina: 58.9%
• Kosovo¹: 48.6%

¹ - Note that voter registration by Kosovo Albanians is very low so the turnout figures do not represent the non-registered voters who live in the province.[1]

By 20:00 (19:00 GMT) 4,020,744 people voted which is 60.4%.

[edit] International Reaction

Dutch foreign minister Ben Bot congratulated Boris Tadić with the result, stating "the fact that Mr. Tadić has doubled his position in the parliament is of great importance, since it means that the Serbian people value a "pro-European" course".^[4]

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana stated "The majority voted for forces that are democratic and pro-European", continuing "I hope very much there will be a speedy formation of a government that will be on the line of "pro-European" forces."^[4]

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said "The radicals got most votes but nevertheless two thirds of the seats in parliament will go to "democratic" forces."^[4]

Michael C. Polt, US ambassador to Serbia, congratulated Serbian people on results, stating that "the United States looks forward to continuing to work with you and your leadership as your country fulfills the promise of October 2000“. ^[5]

Jean Asselborn, Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg, stated that EU should show support to Serbia, after "democratic" forces won the elections, as NATO did when Serbia was invited to join "Partnership for Peace" despite not cooperating with the ICTY. ^[5]

Sergey Baburin, Vice-president of the Russian State Duma stated “the parties to form the government will soon hear Martti Ahrisaari’s recommendations for the settlement of the Kosovo issue, and I deem their position unenviable. In my opinion, parties are making a big mistake by not letting Serbian radicals partake in the government. Patriotic parties in Serbia are getting potentially stronger”. ^[5]

[edit] Turnout polls

Due to the "election silence" law which forbids reports on particular parties during the elections only turnout polls are allowed in Serbia.

Republican Electorate Commission of the Republic of Serbia (Републичка изборна комисија Републике Србије) announced at 10am, that 9.07% of voters came out to vote. The highest turnout was in Vojvodina where 9.96% came out, Central Serbia 8.59% came out and in Belgrade 7.58%. (This is the estimate at 10 am). In 2003 parliamentary elections only 8.21% came out by 10 am. (In 2007 there is a rise of 0.86%)

Republican Electorate Commission of the Republic of Serbia (Републичка изборна комисија Републике Србије) has announced at 3pm, that 30.5% of voters came out to vote. The highest turnout was in Central Serbia where 31.01% came out, Belgrade 30.06% came out and in Vojvodina 29.18%. (This is an estimate at 3pm). In 2003 parliamentary elections only 29.70% came out by 3 pm. (In 2007 there is a rise of 0.80%)

Republican Electorate Commission of the Republic of Serbia (Републичка изборна комисија Републике Србије) has announced at 7 pm, that 51.51% of voters came out to vote. The highest turnout was in Vojvodina where 51.65% came out, Central Serbia 51.46% came out and in Belgrade 49.77%.

[edit] Campaign slogans

The parties' campaign slogans for the 2007 election:

	Party	English slogan	Serbian slogan
	Democratic Party	Because life can't wait	Zato što život ne može da čeka Зато што живот не може да чека
	G17 Plus	Expertise before politics	Stručnost ispred politike Стручност испред политике
	Liberal-Democratic Party	It depends on us	Od nas zavisi Од нас зависи
	Serbian Radical Party	So that things become better already today	Da već danas bude bolje Да већ данас буде боље
	Democratic Party of Serbia / New Serbia	Long live Serbia	Živela Srbija Живела Србија
	Serbian Strength Movement	Serbia has strength	Srbija ima snage Србија има снаге
	Serbian Renewal Movement	It's worth fighting for	Vredi se boriti Вреди се борити
	Socialist Party of Serbia	Serbia, heads up	Srbijo, glavu gore Србијо, главу горе
	Albanian Coalition from Preševo Valley	For better life of Albanians in Preševo Valley	Za bolji život Albanaca u Preševskoj dolini За бољи живот Албанаца у Прешевској долини
	Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians	New chance	Nova šansa Új Esély
	List for Sandžak	For Sandžak in European Serbia	Za Sandžak u evropskoj Srbiji За Санџак у европској Србији

[edit] List details

[edit] DS

The Democratic Party list also includes the Sanjak Democratic Party, the Democratic League of Croats in Vojvodina and National Councils of the Slovak and Bunjevci national minorities.

The Party for Sanjak supports this list.

[edit] G17 Plus

G17 Plus ran as an independent list led by Mlađan Dinkić.

[edit] LDP-GSS-SDU-LSV

The Coalition list of the Liberal Democratic Party, Civic Alliance of Serbia, Social Democratic Union and the Social Democratic League of Vojvodina. The list also includes members of Christian Democratic Party of Serbia. Coalition leader is Čedomir Jovanović.

[edit] SRS

Serbian Radical Party took part as an independent list led by Vojislav Šešelj and Tomislav Nikolić being the second candidate.

[edit] DSS-NS

The Coalition of the Democratic Party of Serbia and New Serbia also includes United Serbia and Serbian Democratic Renewal Movement.

[edit] PSS

Serbian Strength Movement took part as an independent list led by Milanka Karić.

[edit] SPO

The Serbian Renewal Movement became a candidate party under on 4 December 2006 at 11:30am after accumulating 17,024 electoral signers.

The list includes a total of 250 candidates, and includes members of the Serbian List for the Return of Property, People's Peasant Party (of Marjan Rističević), Liberals of Serbia (represented by Radivoje Lazarević and Žarko Jokanović) and the Movement "I live for Krajina". The list's bearer is partial president Vuk Drašković followed by the vice-presidents of the party - Vlajko Senić, Srđan Srećković, Sanja Čeković, Žika Gojković and Mirko Čikiriz.

[edit] SVM

Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians took part as an independent list led by Jožef Kasa.

[edit] PUPS-SDP

Social Democratic Party ran in the elections together with the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia. The Party of United Pensioners of Serbia will get the greatest share of the possibly won seats. The Socialist People's Party is on this list as well.

[edit] List for Sandžak

Coalition "List for Sandžak" led by Sulejman Ugljanin that includes:

• Party of Democratic Action of Sanjak
• Bosniac Democratic Party of Sanjak
• Reformist Party of Sanjak
• Social Democratic Party of Sanjak
• Social Liberal Party of Sanjak

[edit] SPS

Socialist Party of Serbia ran as an independent list led by Ivica Dačić.

[edit] Vojvodina parties

Coalition "Vojvodina parties" led by Igor Kurjački includes Vojvodina Party, Civic Movement of Vojvodina, Our Vojvodina, Srem Party, Party of small shareholders, pensioners, unemployed and Party of Pensioners and Workers of Serbia.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Roma Union

The list of the Roma Union of Serbia is led by Raјko Đurić and also includes members of the party Vlachs of Democratic Serbia (see Vlachs of Serbia entry).

[edit] Albanians from the Preševo Valley

This list is a Coalition of Riza Halimi's Democratic Action Party and Skender Destani's Democratic Union of the Valley, two local ethnic Albanian parties from the Preševo valley. The other two regional Albanian national minority parties were previously a part of the coalition, but changed their opinions later and called on Preševan Albanians to boycott the elections.

[edit] Hungarian Union

List of the coalition Hungarian Union led by András Ágoston and Pál Sándor also includes Democratic Community of Hungarians of Vojvodina, Democratic Union of Hungarians of Vojvodina and youth movement 64 Counties.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Serbian President Calls Early Elections. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
2. ^ West delays Kosovo decision due to Serbia elections. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
3. ^ RIK: Radicals lead, followed by Democrats. Retrieved on 2007-01-21.
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Solana puts brave face on results", CNN, January 22, 2007.
5. ^ ^{a b c} "International reactions to election results", B92, January 22, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Republican Electoral Commission of the Republic of Serbia

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