Yugoslavian general election, 2000
Yugoslavian presidential election
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President before election
Slobodan Milošević
SPS |
Elected President
Vojislav Koštunica
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General elections were held in Yugoslavia on 24 September 2000.[1] They were the first free elections held in Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) since the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992, and the first free direct elections of any sort held in that country since 1927.
In the presidential election, official results initially showed Vojislav Koštunica of the Democratic Opposition led incumbent Slobodan Milošević of the Socialist Party of Serbia in the first round of voting, but short of the 50.01 percent needed to avoid a runoff election. However, Koštunica claimed he was not only ahead, but had finished just a few thousand votes over the threshold to win a first-round victory. Spontaneous protests broke out in support of Koštunica, and Milošević was forced to resign on 7 October and concede the presidency to Koštunica.[2] Revised totals were subsequently released showing Koštunica had indeed won a narrow first-round victory, with just over 50.2 percent of the vote.[3]
In the Federal Assembly elections the Democratic Opposition emerged as the largest party in the Chamber of Citizens,[4] whilst the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro won the most seats in the Chamber of Republics.[5]
Results
President
Differences between the official results proclaimed by Federal Electoral Committee before and after 5 October
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Official results (28 September 2000)[6] |
Official results (10 October 2000)[3] |
| Candidate |
Nominator |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Vojislav Koštunica |
Democratic Opposition of Serbia |
2,474,392 |
48.96 |
2,470,304 |
50.24 |
| Slobodan Milošević |
Socialist Party of Serbia |
1,951,761 |
38.62 |
1,826,799 |
37.15 |
| Tomislav Nikolić |
Serbian Radical Party |
292,759 |
5.79 |
289,013 |
5.88 |
| Vojislav Mihailović |
Serbian Renewal Movement |
146,585 |
2.90 |
145,019 |
2.95 |
| Miodrag Vidojković |
Affirmative Party |
46,421 |
0.92 |
45,964 |
0.93 |
| Total valid votes (percentage of total votes) |
4,911,918 |
97.20 |
4,778,929 |
97.19 |
| Invalid votes (percentage of total votes) |
135,371 |
2.68 |
137,991 |
2.81 |
| Total votes (turnout) |
5,053,428 |
69.70 |
4,916,920 |
71.55 |
| Eligible voters |
7,249,831 |
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6,871,595 |
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Chamber of Citizens
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Serbia |
| Democratic Opposition of Serbia | 2,040,646 | 45.0 | 58 |
| Socialist Party of Serbia | 1,532,841 | 33.8 | 44 |
| Serbian Radical Party | 406,196 | 9.0 | 5 |
| Union of Vojvodina Hungarians | 46,768 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Other parties | 496,471 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 226,108 | - | - |
| Total | 4,759,030 | 100 | 108 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,395,862 | 74.4 | – |
| Montenegro |
| Socialist People's Party of Montenegro | 104,198 | 83.9 | 28 |
| Serb People's Party | 8,048 | 6.5 | 2 |
| Other parties | 12,018 | 9.6 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,043 | - | - |
| Total | 126,307 | 100 | 30 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 437,876 | 28.8 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Chamber of Republics
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Serbia |
| Democratic Opposition of Serbia | 2,092,799 | 46.2 | 10 |
| Socialist Party of Serbia–Yugoslav Left[7] | 1,479,583 | 32.6 | 7 |
| Serbian Radical Party | 472,820 | 10.4 | 2 |
| Serbian Renewal Movement | 281,153 | 6.2 | 1 |
| Other parties | 206,567 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 226,108 | – | – |
| Total | 4,759,030 | 100 | 20 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,395,862 | 74.4 | – |
| Montenegro |
| Socialist People's Party of Montenegro | 103,425 | 83.2 | 19 |
| Serb People's Party | 9,495 | 7.6 | 1 |
| Other parties | 11,344 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,043 | – | – |
| Total | 126,307 | 100 | 20 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 437,876 | 28.8 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
See also
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Thompson, Wayne C. (2008). The World Today Series: Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe 2008. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications. ISBN 978-1-887985-95-6.
- 1 2 ElectionGuide.org: Serbia and Montenegro
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1724
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1726
- ↑ Federal Electoral Committee: Official results of the election (web site of the Government of Serbia, 28 September 2000) (in Serbian)
- ↑ "Parties led by Milosevic and wife submit joint list for upper house election," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 26 August 2000 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English 1707 gmt 24 Aug 00).
