Milenko Babić ( sr-cyr, Миленко Бабић; born 9 February 1947) is a politician in

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. He served in the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2012 to 2016 as a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia.

Early life and career

Babić was born in the village of

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in Bač municipality, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in what was then the People's Republic of Serbia in the

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. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Medicine and specialized in occupational medicine.

Politician

Babić sought election to the

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in the 2003 parliamentary election, appearing in the eighth position on the

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of Economic Strength of Serbia and the Diaspora. The list did not cross the

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to win representation in the assembly. He ran for mayor of Bač in the

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as the candidate of the ''For the Revival of the Municipality of Bač'' alliance, which was led by the Socialist Party and also included Economic Strength of Serbia. He lost to

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candidate Tomislav Bogunović in the second round of voting. He later ran for the Vojvodina provincial assembly in the 2008 provincial election as the Socialist Party candidate in the Bač constituency and finished third. He ran for the Vojvodina assembly again in the 2012 provincial election and was this time elected, defeating Bogunović in the second round. The Democratic Party and its allies won the election, and Babić served as a member of the

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. He also appeared in the lead position on the Socialist Party's

in the 2012 local elections and was elected when the list won five mandates.''Službeni List (Opštine Bač)'', Volume 37 Number 9 (9 May 2012), p. 98. At the municipal level, the Socialists participated in a

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led by the Serbian Progressive Party. Babić did not seek re-election at either the provincial or municipal level in 2016.

Electoral record

Assembly of Vojvodina

Municipality of Bač

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babic, Milenko 1947 births Living people People from Bač, Serbia Members of the Assembly of Vojvodina Economic Strength of Serbia politicians Socialist Party of Serbia politicians