Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 20 February 1877."Servia", ''The Times'', 15 February 1877 The elections were called by Prince Milan on 13 February in order to convene a Grand

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, which would have four times as many members as a normal National Assembly. The newly elected Assembly was to convene on 26 February in the National Theatre. A majority of the elected candidates were in favour of peace with the

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."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 22 February 1877 For the first time a

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candidate was elected, winning a seat in

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by a large majority after receiving the backing of all parties. The elections were marred by violence in

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, Jagodina and Užice, with pressure to elect candidates favourable to the incumbent government and interference from the

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blamed. The election results in

and Jagodina were later annulled due to the fighting."Servia", ''The Times'', 24 February 1877 Government pressure resulted in the election of several Liberals in

despite the city being a Conservative stronghold, with over 600 voters in the city being prevented from voting by delays."Servia", ''The Times'', 22 February 1877

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