Milorad Soldatović ( sr-Cyrl, Милорад Солдатовић; born 1964) is a politician in

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. He was the

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for most of the period from 2004 to 2015 and also served in the

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from 2008 to 2012. Originally a member of the Strength of Serbia Movement (''Pokret Snaga Srbije'', PSS), he was later an independent.

Private career

Soldatović is a graduated agricultural engineer.

Politician

Serbia briefly introduced the direct election of mayors in the 2004 local electoral cycle. Soldatović ran as the PSS's candidate in Opovo and was narrowly elected in the second round of voting. He later appeared on the party's

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in the

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; the list did not cross the

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to win assembly representation. Following this election, he left the PSS and started a local political movement in Opovo. The direct election of mayors was abandoned with the 2008 local elections; since this time, Serbian mayors have been chosen by the elected members of city and municipal assemblies. Soldatović led his movement to victory in Opovo in this cycle and was selected for a second term as mayor. He was also elected to the Vojvodina assembly for Opovo's constituency seat in the concurrent 2008 provincial election and appeared on Branislav Lečić's list in the

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; the latter list did not cross the electoral threshold. Vojvodina's conflict-of-interest laws were reformed during Soldatović's term in the provincial assembly, and he resigned as mayor in late 2011 to avoid continuing to serve in a

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. He did not seek re-election to the provincial assembly in 2012 but instead returned to municipal politics, leading his own list again in Opovo in the 2012 local elections. The list, which was by this time aligned with the Democratic Party (''Demokratska stranka'', DS), won a plurality victory, and Soldatović returned to the mayor's office. There was a change in Opovo's government in September 2015; Soldatović resigned as was replaced by a delegate from the

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(''Srpska napredna stranka'', SNS). He once again led his own list in the 2016 local elections; the list won eight seats, finishing second against the Progressives, and he served in opposition.ЗАПИСНИК О РАДУ ОПШТИНСКЕ ИЗБОРНЕ КОМИСИЈЕ НА УТВРЂИВАЊУ КОНАЧНИХ РЕЗУЛТАТА СА ИЗБОРА ЗА ОДБОРНИКЕ СКУПШТИНЕ ОПШТИНЕ ОПОВО ОДРЖАНИХ 24. АПРИЛА 2016. И ПОНОВЉЕНИХ ИЗБОРА ОДРЖАНИХ 02.05.2016. ГОДИНЕ He was not a candidate in

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Electoral record

Provincial (Vojvodina)

Local (Opovo)

References

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