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May 1903 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on . However, the elected members never convened due to the May Coup (Serbia), May Coup that occurred on . Background The elections were called after a self-coup by King Alexander I of Serbia, Alexander I on 25 March. Alexander first issued a royal proclamation suspending the 1901 constitution and disbanding the parliament elected in 1901. He then appointed new members to the Senate of Serbia, Senate. Through a second proclamation 45 minutes later, he reinstated the constitution and called for fresh elections in May. The government prepared an agreed list of candidates, which included members of all existing parties, although only who were considered "moderate". The People's Radical Party, Radical Party boycotted the elections amidst a police crackdown on the opposition, though some independent Liberals, Radicals and Serbian Progressive Party (Kingdom of Serbia), Progressives presented their own lists in some constituencies. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |