| Election Name: | 1978 Yugoslavian parliamentary election |
| Country: | Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 Yugoslavian parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1982 Yugoslavian parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Seats For Election: | All 220 seats in the Federal Chamber All 88 seats in the Chamber of Republics and Provinces |
| Image1: | Stevan Kargujevic, TIto,povratak iz Havane, 79.jpg |
| Leader1: | Josip Broz Tito |
| Party1: | League of Communists of Yugoslavia |
| Alliance1: | SSRNJ |
| Seats1: | 220 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| Before Election: | Veselin Đuranović |
| After Election: | Veselin Đuranović |
| Before Party: | SKJ |
| After Party: | SKJ |
Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia between 10 March and 10 May 1978 through a complicated delegate system which selected delegates to local, republic, and federal assemblies.[1]
The elections were the second held under the new constitution adopted on 31 January 1974. It provided for a bicameral Assembly with a 220-member Federal Chamber and an 88-member Chamber of Republics and Provinces.[1]
The members of the Federal Chamber represented three groups; self-managing organisations, communities and socio-political organisations. Thirty members were elected from each of the six republics and 20 from the two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina.[1]
In March, voters elected representatives of basic labour organisations. These in turn elected the Communal Assemblies in early April. The Communal Assemblies then elected the members of the Federal Chamber.[1]
The members of the Chamber of Republics were elected by the Assemblies of the six republics and provinces, with each republic electing 12 members and Kosovo and Vojvodina electing eight each. Members were elected in a period ending on 10 May.[1]
In April and May inaugural sessions of all three chambers of the republics' and provinces' assemblies convened for the first time and elected the presidents of all their bodies.
| Republic | President of the Assembly | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | Niko Mihaljević | SKJ | ||
| SR Croatia | Jure Bilić | SKJ | ||
| SR Macedonia | Blagoja Taleski | SKJ | ||
| SR Montenegro | Budislav Šoškić | SKJ | ||
| SR Serbia | Dušan Čkrebić | SKJ | ||
| SR Slovenia | Milan Kučan | SKJ | ||
| SAP Vojvodina | Vilmoš Molnar | SKJ | ||
| Republic | President of the Presidency | Took office | Party | President of Executive Council | Took office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | Raif Dizdarević | April 1978 | SKJ | Milanko Renovica | April 1978 | SKJ | ||
| SR Croatia | Jakov Blažević | May 1978 | SKJ | Petar Fleković | 9 May 1978 | SKJ | ||
| SR Macedonia | Vidoe Smilevski | May 1978 | SKJ | Blagoj Popov | April 1978 | SKJ | ||
| SR Montenegro | Veljko Milatović | April 1978 | SKJ | Momčilo Cemović | 28 April 1978 | SKJ | ||
| SR Serbia | Dobrivoje Vidić | 5 May 1978 | SKJ | Ivan Stambolić | 6 May 1978 | SKJ | ||
| SR Slovenia | Sergej Kraigher | May 1978 | SKJ | Anton Vratuša | April 1978 | SKJ | ||
On 15 May a joint session of both chambers of the Assembly convened for the first time and elected the presidents of all the bodies.
| Role | Official | Took office | Party | Representing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SR Serbia | ||
| Vice President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SR Macedonia | ||
| Vice President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SAP Kosovo | ||
| Vice President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Vice President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SAP Vojvodina | ||
| Vice President of the Assembly | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SR Croatia | ||
| President of the Federal Council | 15 May 1974 | SKJ | SR Montenegro | ||
| President of the Council of Republics and Provinces | 15 May 1978 | SKJ | SR Slovenia | ||
On 16 May a new Federal Executive Council was elected with Veselin Đuranović serving as its President.