1993 Serbian parliamentary election explained

Country:Serbia
Flag Year:1991
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1992
Next Election:1997
Majority Seats:126
Election Date:19 December 1993
Turnout:61.30% (8.28 pp)
Party1:Socialist Party of Serbia
Leader1:Slobodan Milošević
Last Election1:101
Seats1:123
Percentage1:38.21
Party2:Democratic Movement of Serbia
Leader2:Vuk Drašković
Last Election2:31
Seats2:45
Percentage2:17.34
Party3:Serbian Radical Party
Leader3:Vojislav Šešelj
Last Election3:73
Seats3:39
Percentage3:14.43
Party4:Democratic Party (Serbia)
Leader4:Dragoljub Mićunović
Last Election4:6
Seats4:29
Percentage4:12.06
Party5:Democratic Party of Serbia
Leader5:Vojislav Koštunica
Last Election5:18
Seats5:7
Percentage5:5.29
Heading6:Minority lists
Party6:Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians
Leader6:András Ágoston
Last Election6:9
Seats6:5
Percentage6:2.73
Party7:PVD–DPS
Leader7:Riza Halimi
Last Election7:0
Seats7:2
Percentage7:0.71
Map:Izbori_1993.png
Prime Minister
Before Election:Nikola Šainović
Before Party:Socialist Party of Serbia
After Election:Mirko Marjanović
After Party:Socialist Party of Serbia

Parliamentary elections were held in the Yugoslav Republic of Serbia on 19 December 1993, to elect members of the National Assembly.[1] The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) of Slobodan Milošević emerged as the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 123 of the 250 seats. Following the elections, the SPS formed a government with New Democracy, which had run as part of the Democratic Movement of Serbia coalition.

Background

The elections were boycotted by political parties of ethnic Kosovo Albanians, who made up about 17% of the population. The Albanian minority from other parts of Serbia were represented by the Party for Democratic Action.[2]

Electoral lists

Following electoral lists are electoral lists that received seats in the National Assembly after the 1993 election:[3]

Ballot nameRepresentativeMain ideologyPolitical position
Slobodan MiloševićPopulismLeft-wing
Vuk DraškovićAnti-MiloševićBig tent
Vojislav ŠešeljUltranationalismFar-right
Zoran ĐinđićLiberalismCentre-right
Vojislav KoštunicaConservatismCentre-right
András ÁgostonMinority politicsCentre
Ramadan DačiMinority politicsCentre

Notes and References

  1. Janusz Bugajski (2002) Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era, p435
  2. Web site: 1997 . Oko Izbora . 18 August 2024 . CeSID . Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju . 29 . Serbian.
  3. Web site: Arhiva - Izbori za narodne poslanike - 1993. . 8 October 2022 . arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs.