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Mirko Čikiriz
Mirko Čikiriz ( sr-Cyrl, Мирко Чикириз; born 21 January 1963) is a Serbian politician. He has served three terms in the National Assembly of Serbia, been a state secretary in the Serbian government, and been an assistant mayor of Kragujevac. At one time a prominent member of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), Čikiriz joined the breakaway Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS) in 2017. That organization split in late 2021, and he became a prominent figure in a party faction led by Žika Gojković. Gojković's POKS group ceased to exist in 2022, and the following year Čikiriz launched a local political movement called ''Kragujevac the Capital–Serbia the Kingdom''. Early life and career Čikiriz was born in the small town of Guča, Lučani, in what was then the People's Republic of Serbia in the People's Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University of Kragujevac Faculty of Law in 1988, passed the bar exam in 1995, and after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guča
Guča (Serbian Cyrillic: Гуча, pronounced ) is a small town near the city of Čačak, located in the Lučani municipality, Moravica District, in the Dragačevo region of western Serbia. As of 2022 census, it has a population of 3,185 inhabitants. It is famous for its annual Guča trumpet festival, which is held in town and is attended by several hundred thousand visitors each year. Administrative divisions Guča was a separate municipality until 1965, when it was incorporated into the municipality of Lučani. For census purposes, Guča is divided into two adjacent settlements, northern Guča (selo) (lit. Guča Village, population 1,694) and southern Guča (varošica) (lit. Guča Town, 1,491), separated by the Bjelica river. Guča trumpet festival The town's Guča trumpet festival, also known as the Dragačevo Assembly, is an annual trumpet festival that began in 1961 as a gathering of local trumpet players next to Guča’s St Archangel Gabriel Church. The festival brings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axis Occupation Of Serbia
During World War II, several provinces of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia corresponding to the modern-day state of Serbia were occupied by the Axis Powers from 1941 to 1944. Most of the area was occupied by the Wehrmacht and was organized as separate territory under control of the German Military Administration in Serbia. Other parts of modern Serbia that were not included in the German-administered territory were occupied and annexed by neighboring Axis countries: Syrmia was occupied and annexed by the Independent State of Croatia, Bačka was occupied and annexed by Hungary, southeastern Serbia was occupied and annexed by Bulgaria, and southwestern Serbia was occupied and annexed by Italy and included in the Italian protectorates of Albania and Montenegro. German occupation The area under control of the German Military Administration in Serbia was initially occupied by the Germans. It was later occupied mostly by Bulgarian troops, but remained under German military authority. On st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party (; , abbr. DS) is a social democratic list of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Srđan Milivojević has led the party as its Democratic Party (Serbia)#List of presidents, president since 2024. The party is colloquially known as the ''žuti'' (yellows) because of one of its main colours. DS was founded in 1990 by a group of intellectuals who sought to revive the Democratic Party (Yugoslavia), Democratic Party, which was active in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Dragoljub Mićunović was the first president of DS until 1994 and under his leadership DS gained representation in the National Assembly of Serbia and took part in anti-government protests against Slobodan Milošević. After Zoran Đinđić's election as president of DS in 1994, DS was reorganised. Đinđić led the party into the Coalition Together, Together coalition, and DS took part in the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, 1996–1997 protests that occurred after the Electoral Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A European Serbia
For a European Serbia () was a big tent and pro-EU electoral alliance, led by Boris Tadić, which participated in the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election. It received 38.42% of the popular vote, translating into 102 seats in the 250-seat Parliament of Serbia. History 2008 parliamentary election President of Serbia, Boris Tadić has gathered a large pro-EU coalition for the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election, 2008 parliamentary election, around his centre-left Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party (DS) and centre-right G17 Plus. On the list 166 candidates are from DS, 60 from G17+ and 8 members from each of the following minor parties Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV). 25 seats are guaranteed for G17+, 4 seats and a Ministry in the future government for both SDPS and Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) and 3 seats for LSV. However, if the alliance wins over 100 seats, their seats will gradually increase. The list's name is F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 11 May 2008 to elect members of the National Assembly of Serbia, National Assembly. The election was held barely a year after the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election, previous parliamentary election. There were 6,749,886 eligible electors who were able to vote in 8,682 voting places, as well as 157 special voting stations for refugees from Kosovo. Background The Government of Serbia had passed through weeks of severe crisis after the unilateral declaration of independence of its southern province of Kosovo on 17 February 2008. Its stability, however, was also tested and questioned before, being comprised by two very different political currents. Kosovo's independence was gradually recognized by the United States and numerous European Union countries, leading to strain in their relations with Serbia. Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister Vojislav Koštunica of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) offered in late February to the Demo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Serbia (political Party)
New Serbia (, NS) is a right-wing political party in Serbia. It was established in 1998 by a group of dissidents led by Velimir Ilić from the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO). History After leaving SPO, Velimir Ilić became a member of SPO-Together. New Serbia was part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) bloc which defeated Slobodan Milošević in the 2000 presidential election. The party took part in the 2003 parliamentary election in coalition with the Serbian Renewal Movement. The coalition received 7.7% of the popular vote and 22 seats; 9 seats were allocated to New Serbia. New Serbia ran in the 2007 election in coalition with the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and United Serbia (JS). The coalition received 16.55% of the popular vote and 47 seats in parliament, 10 of which went to New Serbia. The party ran again in coalition with the DSS a year later in the 2008 election, receiving 11.62% of votes and 30 seats, with 9 allocated to NS. New Serbia ran in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Threshold
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of votes that a candidate or political party requires before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can operate in various ways; for example, in party-list proportional representation systems where an electoral threshold requires that a party must receive a specified minimum percentage of votes (e.g. 5%), either nationally or in a particular electoral district, to obtain seats in the legislature. In single transferable voting, the election threshold is called the quota, and it is possible to achieve it by receiving first-choice votes alone or by a combination of first-choice votes and votes transferred from other candidates based on lower preferences. In mixed-member-proportional (MMP) systems, the election threshold determines which parties are eligible for top-up seats in the legislative chamber. Some MMP systems still allow a party to retain the seats the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral List
An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election, usually found in proportional or mixed electoral systems, but also in some plurality electoral systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party (a party list) or can constitute a group of independent candidates. Lists can be open, in which case electors have some influence over the ranking of the winning candidates, or closed, in which case the order of candidates is fixed at the registration of the list. Electoral lists are required for party-list proportional representation systems. An electoral list is made according to the applying nomination rules and election rules. Depending on the type of election, a political party, a general assembly, or a board meeting, may elect or appoint a nominating committee that will add, and if required, prioritize list-candidates according to their preferences. Qualification, popularity, gender, age, geography, and occupation are preferences that may influence t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 21 January 2007 to elect members of the National Assembly of Serbia, National Assembly. The first session of the new National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was held on 14 February 2007. The elections enabled the coalition of DS; DSS & G17+ to continue. Electoral system The d'Hondt method was used to distribute parliamentary mandates following the election. Parties and coalitions had 10 days following the announcement of the final results to decide which candidates will take their allotted seats in parliament. Parties then had three months to negotiate a government. Parties registering as ethnic minority parties (options 8, 10, 14, 17, 19 and 20) did not need to surpass the 5% threshold to gain seats in the parliament, but instead needed to pass a natural threshold at 0.4%. For the first time in a decade, Albanians in Serbia, Albanian parties from the Preševo Valley participated in the elections, but Albanians in Kosovo, Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 28 December 2003 to elect members of the National Assembly of Serbia, National Assembly. Serbia had been in a state of political crisis since the overthrow of the post-communist ruler, Slobodan Milošević, in 2000. The reformers, led by former Yugoslav President Vojislav Koštunica, have been unable to gain control of the Serbian presidency because three successive presidential elections have failed to produce the required 50% turnout. The assassination in March 2003 of reformist Prime Minister, Zoran Đinđić was a major setback. At these elections the former reformist alliance, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), had broken up into three parts: Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia, late Prime Minister Đinđić's Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party and the G17 Plus group of liberal economists led by Miroljub Labus. Opposing them were the nationalist Serbian Radical Party of Vojislav Šešelj and Milošević's S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 23 December 2000, to elect members of the National Assembly.Janusz Bugajski (2002) ''Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era'', pp434 They were the first free and fair parliamentary elections since the introduction of a multi-party system in 1990 and the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević. The result was a victory for the Democratic Opposition of Serbia, which won 176 of the 250 seats in the National Assembly. Electoral lists Following electoral lists took part in the 2000 parliamentary election: Results References {{Serbian elections Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević Parliamentary elections in Serbia Elections in Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Serbia Parliamentary In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šumadija District
The Šumadija District (, ) is one of eight administrative districts of Šumadija and Western Serbia. It is located in the central parts of the country. According to the 2022 census results, it has a population of 269,728 inhabitants, and the administrative center is the city of Kragujevac. The district is named after the geographical region of Šumadija. Municipalities The Šumadija District is divided into 6 municipalities and the city of Kragujevac. The municipalities of the district are: * Aranđelovac * Topola * Rača, Serbia, Rača * Batočina * Knić * Lapovo Demographics According to the last official census done in 2011, the Šumadija District had 293,308 inhabitants. 64.9% of the population lived in urban areas. The ethnic composition of the district: Culture and history In the vicinity of Kragujevac stand several medieval monasteries, including the Annunciation monastery Divostin from the thirteenth century; the St. Nicholas monastery, believed to have existed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
