Politics of Vojvodina
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This is article about politics of Vojvodina
. Vojvodina is an autonomous province in Serbia
whose population is composed of 65.05% Serbs
, 14.28% Hungarians, 2.79% Slovaks
, 2.78% Croats
and 15.1% others. Currently there are more than 25 ethnic groups living in Vojvodina and six official languages. The current political status of Vojvodina is regulated by the Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
from 2009.
(1848–1849), Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (1849–1860), Banat, Bačka and Baranja
(1918-1919), and Danube Banovina
(1929–1941).
In 1945, the amount of its autonomy was limited. Vojvodina's name was changed on April 7, 1963 to the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
. Under the 1974 constitution Vojvodina obtained extensive autonomy, and became one of the subjects of the Yugoslav federation.
On July 5, 1989 this extensive autonomy was largely revoked by Milošević's regime and the amount of autonomy of Vojvodina became nominal and greatly limited. On March 28, 1990 the name of the province was reverted back to Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
After the Bulldozer Revolution on October 5, 2000, and change of the regime in the country, the amount of autonomy of Vojvodina was increased and was regulated by the Omnibus law
from 2002. The new constitution of Serbia from 2006 did not changed the status of Vojvodina regulated in 2002, although it further defined the provincial budget.
On December 14, 2009 the Assembly of Vojvodina
proclaimed the new Statute of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The Executive Council was renamed Government of Vojvodina
consisting of the president, four vise-presidents and members.
The movement for autonomy of Vojvodina was always led by local Serbs
, who were largest ethnic group in the region. The roots of the autonomist movement are dated in 1691, when Habsburg Emperor recognized the right of the Serbs to have one separate autonomous voivodship within the Habsburg Monarchy
. The autonomy, however, was not realised in that time, and in 1790 (almost 100 years after the promise of the emperor), the Serbs organized their national assembly in Timişoara
(today in Romania
), where they asked for autonomy. These demands were, however, rejected by the Austrians.
In 1848, as a response to the policy of the revolutionary Hungarian government, the Serbs, in accordance with right given in 1691, proclaimed the creation of an autonomous region named the Serbian Vojvodina
. This time, the autonomy was recognized by the Habsburg emperor, and in November 1849, a separate Habsburg province named the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was created as a political successor of the Serbian Vojvodina.
However, since the policy of the Habsburgs towards Hungarians has changed, the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was abolished in 1860, and most of its territory was incorporated into Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
. As a response to the abolishment of the voivodship, the Serbs in 1861 organized national assembly known as the "Blagoveštenski Sabor", where they asked for reestablishment of the voivodship. The constitution of the voivodship was also adopted on the assembly. The rulers of the Monarchy, however, did not accepted these demands of the Serbs. Instead, the autonomy was in 1867 given to the Hungarians, and the Serbs found themselves in the Hungarian part of the Monarchy. The political struggle for autonomy of Vojvodina, however, was continued by the Serb deputies in the parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary, until the end of the Monarchy in 1918.
A new opportunity for the autonomy of Vojvodina arisen in 1918, after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. On November 25, 1918, the Great people's assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs from Vojvodina decided to join this region to the Kingdom of Serbia, as well as to form new autonomous government of Vojvodina known as the People's administration for Banat, Bačka and Baranja. Although, the government in Belgrade accepted the decision that Vojvodina join to Serbia, it did not recognized the People's administration. The People's administration was active until March 11, 1919, when it held its last session.
Since the autonomy was not realised, and the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was centralised country, the new autonomist movement emanated, again led by local Serbs. The Danube Banovina
, a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
formed in 1929, did not had a large amount of autonomy, thus the autonomist movement was also active after the creation of this province. The idea of autonomous Vojvodina was also accepted by the communist party, and after occupation of Vojvodina by the Axis Powers in 1941, the communist party and its partisan resistance movement started a struggle against the occupation. The aim of this struggle, as it was presented by the communist party, was a future autonomous Vojvodina in which all ethnic groups that live there would be equal. The Serbs, who were main victims of the Axis regimes, as well as other peoples of Vojvodina, participated in this struggle, and after the end of the war, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was established.
After much of the autonomy of Vojvodina was revoked by Milošević's regime in 1989, the new movement for autonomy of the province emanated, supported by both the local Serbs, and the ethnic minorities. The view of the autonomist movement is that the revoking of the autonomy in 1989 had destroyed the economy of Vojvodina, thus for the improvement of the economy, Vojvodina need more autonomy. Unlike the political movement of Kosovar Albanians, the autonomist movement in Vojvodina never aimed to separation from Serbia, but only to large level of autonomy of Vojvodina within Serbia.
, in which the citizens of Vojvodina answered the question: "What status of Vojvodina is most acceptable for you?". The answers were:
According to this poll 75.5% of the citizens supported autonomy of Vojvodina within Serbia
, while 54.2% supported idea to gain more autonomy than Vojvodina had in that time. 6.5% of the citizens saw Vojvodina as a republic within Serbia and Montenegro
(Yugoslavia
), 5.8% thought that every autonomy should be abolished, and 5.0% saw Vojvodina as an independent state.
political party in Vojvodina, which advocating greater autonomy for Vojvodina is League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
(Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine), headed by Nenad Čanak
.
Other regionalist political parties that existing (or existed) in Vojvodina are (or were):
All these political parties advocating or advocated more autonomy for Vojvodina within Serbia.
There is also Banat Forum (Banatski forum), a local political movement in Banat
, which advocating the special political status of Banat within Vojvodina.
The most popular of those is Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians. This party advocating more autonomy for Vojvodina, but also advocating the creation of Hungarian Regional Autonomy
(Mađarska regionalna samouprava), a separate autonomous region in northern part of Vojvodina. This autonomous region would include the nine municipalities of northern Vojvodina: Subotica
, Bačka Topola
, Mali Iđoš, Kanjiža
, Senta
, Ada
, Bečej
, Čoka
, and Novi Kneževac
. The administrative centre of the region would be Subotica, while the region itself would be part of Vojvodina
and Serbia
.
The Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has 120 seats.
Coalition "For a European Vojvodina" led by Democratic Party
won the 2008 election and gained absolute majority of seats in the assembly (64 of 120). Generally speaking, the results of 2008 elections showed that citizens of Vojvodina gave wider support to moderate multi-ethnic Democratic Party instead to nationalistic mono-ethnic parties such are Serbian Radical Party or Hungarian Coalition, since these ethnic parties recorded notable decrease of support among the citizens compared to 2004 elections.
, Together for Vojvodina
(the coalition of several regionalist political parties led by League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
), Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
, and Serbian Strength Movement
. During this time, the president of Vojvodinian government was Bojan Pajtić
(Democratic Party
), while president of Vojvodinian parliament was Bojan Kostreš
(League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
).
Following the 2008 elections, government of Vojvodina is composed of these parties: Democratic Party
, G17 Plus
, Hungarian Coalition
, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
, and Socialist Party of Serbia
. Bojan Pajtić
from Democratic Party
was re-elected as president of Vojvodinian government, while president of Vojvodinian parliament became Sándor Egeresi
from Hungarian Coalition
. http://www.blic.co.rs/vojvodina.php?id=49517
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
. Vojvodina is an autonomous province in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
whose population is composed of 65.05% Serbs
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
, 14.28% Hungarians, 2.79% Slovaks
Slovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
, 2.78% Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
and 15.1% others. Currently there are more than 25 ethnic groups living in Vojvodina and six official languages. The current political status of Vojvodina is regulated by the Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is the highest law in the province in accordance with the Constitution of Serbia. Vojvodina is an autonomous province of the citizens who live in it, established on the basis of specific national, historic, cultural and other characteristics of the...
from 2009.
Autonomy
The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was established in October 1944 and its political status was regulated on September 1, 1945, as an autonomous entity within Serbia, although it had several political predecessors such as Serbian VojvodinaSerbian Vojvodina
The Serbian Vojvodina was a Serbian autonomous region within the Austrian Empire...
(1848–1849), Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar (1849–1860), Banat, Bačka and Baranja
Banat, Backa and Baranja
Banat, Bačka and Baranja was a de facto province of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between October 1918 and March 1919...
(1918-1919), and Danube Banovina
Danube Banovina
The Danube Banovina or Danube Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of the geographical regions of Syrmia, Bačka, Banat, Baranja, Šumadija, and Braničevo. The capital city of the Danube Banovina was Novi Sad...
(1929–1941).
In 1945, the amount of its autonomy was limited. Vojvodina's name was changed on April 7, 1963 to the Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina , also known shortly as SAP Vojvodina , was one of the two socialist autonomous provinces of the Socialist Republic of Serbia from 1963 to 1990 and one of the federal units of the Socialist Federal...
. Under the 1974 constitution Vojvodina obtained extensive autonomy, and became one of the subjects of the Yugoslav federation.
On July 5, 1989 this extensive autonomy was largely revoked by Milošević's regime and the amount of autonomy of Vojvodina became nominal and greatly limited. On March 28, 1990 the name of the province was reverted back to Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
After the Bulldozer Revolution on October 5, 2000, and change of the regime in the country, the amount of autonomy of Vojvodina was increased and was regulated by the Omnibus law
Omnibus law
Omnibus law was a law adopted in 2002 that regulated the autonomous status of Vojvodina within Serbia. The law affirmed the jurisdiction of provincial administration over culture, education, language policy, media, health, sanitary survey, health assurance, pension and invalid assurance, social...
from 2002. The new constitution of Serbia from 2006 did not changed the status of Vojvodina regulated in 2002, although it further defined the provincial budget.
On December 14, 2009 the Assembly of Vojvodina
Assembly of Vojvodina
The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina .The Parliament's Speaker is Sándor Egeresi...
proclaimed the new Statute of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The Executive Council was renamed Government of Vojvodina
Government of Vojvodina
The Government of Vojvodina is the executive organ of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. For its actions it is accountable to the Assembly of Vojvodina...
consisting of the president, four vise-presidents and members.
History of the autonomist movement
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
, who were largest ethnic group in the region. The roots of the autonomist movement are dated in 1691, when Habsburg Emperor recognized the right of the Serbs to have one separate autonomous voivodship within the Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
. The autonomy, however, was not realised in that time, and in 1790 (almost 100 years after the promise of the emperor), the Serbs organized their national assembly in Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
(today in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
), where they asked for autonomy. These demands were, however, rejected by the Austrians.
In 1848, as a response to the policy of the revolutionary Hungarian government, the Serbs, in accordance with right given in 1691, proclaimed the creation of an autonomous region named the Serbian Vojvodina
Serbian Vojvodina
The Serbian Vojvodina was a Serbian autonomous region within the Austrian Empire...
. This time, the autonomy was recognized by the Habsburg emperor, and in November 1849, a separate Habsburg province named the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was created as a political successor of the Serbian Vojvodina.
However, since the policy of the Habsburgs towards Hungarians has changed, the Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar was abolished in 1860, and most of its territory was incorporated into Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. As a response to the abolishment of the voivodship, the Serbs in 1861 organized national assembly known as the "Blagoveštenski Sabor", where they asked for reestablishment of the voivodship. The constitution of the voivodship was also adopted on the assembly. The rulers of the Monarchy, however, did not accepted these demands of the Serbs. Instead, the autonomy was in 1867 given to the Hungarians, and the Serbs found themselves in the Hungarian part of the Monarchy. The political struggle for autonomy of Vojvodina, however, was continued by the Serb deputies in the parliament of the Kingdom of Hungary, until the end of the Monarchy in 1918.
A new opportunity for the autonomy of Vojvodina arisen in 1918, after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. On November 25, 1918, the Great people's assembly of Serbs, Bunjevci and other Slavs from Vojvodina decided to join this region to the Kingdom of Serbia, as well as to form new autonomous government of Vojvodina known as the People's administration for Banat, Bačka and Baranja. Although, the government in Belgrade accepted the decision that Vojvodina join to Serbia, it did not recognized the People's administration. The People's administration was active until March 11, 1919, when it held its last session.
Since the autonomy was not realised, and the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes was centralised country, the new autonomist movement emanated, again led by local Serbs. The Danube Banovina
Danube Banovina
The Danube Banovina or Danube Banate was a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. This province consisted of the geographical regions of Syrmia, Bačka, Banat, Baranja, Šumadija, and Braničevo. The capital city of the Danube Banovina was Novi Sad...
, a province of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
formed in 1929, did not had a large amount of autonomy, thus the autonomist movement was also active after the creation of this province. The idea of autonomous Vojvodina was also accepted by the communist party, and after occupation of Vojvodina by the Axis Powers in 1941, the communist party and its partisan resistance movement started a struggle against the occupation. The aim of this struggle, as it was presented by the communist party, was a future autonomous Vojvodina in which all ethnic groups that live there would be equal. The Serbs, who were main victims of the Axis regimes, as well as other peoples of Vojvodina, participated in this struggle, and after the end of the war, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was established.
After much of the autonomy of Vojvodina was revoked by Milošević's regime in 1989, the new movement for autonomy of the province emanated, supported by both the local Serbs, and the ethnic minorities. The view of the autonomist movement is that the revoking of the autonomy in 1989 had destroyed the economy of Vojvodina, thus for the improvement of the economy, Vojvodina need more autonomy. Unlike the political movement of Kosovar Albanians, the autonomist movement in Vojvodina never aimed to separation from Serbia, but only to large level of autonomy of Vojvodina within Serbia.
2003 opinion poll about status of Vojvodina
In 2003 there was an Opinion Poll implemented by the "Skan" agency from Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, in which the citizens of Vojvodina answered the question: "What status of Vojvodina is most acceptable for you?". The answers were:
- Autonomy as it was in 1974 (34.0%)
- Same level of autonomy as it is now (21.3%)
- More autonomy in Serbia, but less than in 1974 (20.2%)
- Vojvodina as a republic within Yugoslavia (6.5%)
- Every autonomy should be abolished (5.8%)
- Independent Vojvodina (5.0%)
- Something else (1.9%)
- I do not know (5.3%)
According to this poll 75.5% of the citizens supported autonomy of Vojvodina within Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, while 54.2% supported idea to gain more autonomy than Vojvodina had in that time. 6.5% of the citizens saw Vojvodina as a republic within Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
(Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
), 5.8% thought that every autonomy should be abolished, and 5.0% saw Vojvodina as an independent state.
Major national political parties
Major political parties popular throughout Serbia, which have a significant number of voters in Vojvodina are:- Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
(Demokratska stranka) - Serbian Radical PartySerbian Radical PartyThe Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
(Srpska radikalna stranka) - Democratic Party of SerbiaDemocratic Party of SerbiaThe Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
(Demokratska stranka Srbije) - Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of SerbiaThe Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
(Socijalistička partija Srbije) - Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalno demokratska partija)
- G17 PlusG17 PlusG17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
(G17+) - New SerbiaNew SerbiaNew Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
(Nova Srbija)
Regionalist political parties
The main regionalistRegionalisation
Regionalization is the tendency to form regions, or the process of doing so.Regionalization can be observed in various disciplines:*In geography, it has two ways: the process of delineating the Earth, its small areas or other units into regions and a state of such a delineation.*In globalization...
political party in Vojvodina, which advocating greater autonomy for Vojvodina is League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
(Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine), headed by Nenad Čanak
Nenad Canak
Nenad Čanak is a Serbian politician...
.
Other regionalist political parties that existing (or existed) in Vojvodina are (or were):
- Reformists of VojvodinaReformists of VojvodinaReformists of Vojvodina is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the last legislative elections in Vojvodina, on September 19, 2004, the party won 2 seats in the provincial parliament....
(Reformisti Vojvodine), party leader: Mile IsakovMile IsakovMiodrag "Mile" Isakov is a Serbian former politician, journalist and diplomat. He is most notable as a long-time leader of the Reformists of Vojvodina political party... - Vojvodina CoalitionVojvodina CoalitionVojvodina Coalition is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina....
(Koalicija Vojvodina), party leader: Dragan VeselinovDragan VeselinovDragan Veselinov is a Serbian politician. As the president of the Serbian Peasants Party in 1990, he was among the few Serbians to go openly against the Serb nationalist policies of Slobodan Milosevic and his allies in the early 1990s.... - Vojvodinian MovementVojvodinian MovementThe Vojvodinian Movement is a regionalist party aiming at securing a greater autonomy for Vojvodina....
(Vojvođanski Pokret) - Union of Socialists of VojvodinaUnion of Socialists of VojvodinaUnion of Socialists of Vojvodina is a political party in Serbia, led by Živan Berisavljević....
(Unija Socijalista Vojvodine) - Vojvodina Union - Vojvodina my home (Vojvođanska unija - Vojvodina moj dom)
- Democratic Vojvodina (Demokratska Vojvodina)
- Vojvodina's PartyVojvodina's PartyVojvodina's Party is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. The leader of the party is Igor Kurjački....
(Vojvođanska Partija)
All these political parties advocating or advocated more autonomy for Vojvodina within Serbia.
There is also Banat Forum (Banatski forum), a local political movement in Banat
Banat
The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
, which advocating the special political status of Banat within Vojvodina.
National minorities' political parties
There are also minority ethnic political parties. Some of those are:- Alliance of Vojvodina HungariansAlliance of Vojvodina HungariansThe Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president...
(Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség (VMSZ); Serbian: Savez vojvođanskih Mađara (SVM)), party leader: István PásztorIstván PásztorIstván Pásztor is an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad... - Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians (Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyarok Demokratikus Közössége; Serbian: Demokratska zajednica vojvođanskih Mađara), party leader: Sándor PállSándor PállSándor Páll was an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia and leader of Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians....
- Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians (Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyar Demokrata Párt; Serbian: Demokratska stranka vojvođanskih Mađara), party leader: András ÁgostonAndrás ÁgostonAndrás Ágoston is an ethnic Hungarian politician in Serbia and leader of Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians. He was one of the leaders of the coalition "Hungarian Union" on Serbian parliamentary election, 2007 together with Sándor Páll that won no seats...
- Democratic League of Croats in VojvodinaDemocratic League of Croats in VojvodinaThe Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina is a political party of ethnic Croats in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, Founded July 15, 1990. It is the only parliamentary ethnic Croat minority party in Serbia...
(Demokratski savez Hrvata u Vojvodini), party leader: Petar Kuntić - Croatian-Bunjevac-Šokac PartyCroatian-Bunjevac-Šokac PartyThe Croatian Bunjevac-Šokac Party is a minority political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, formed in 2004. The aim of the party is to represent Croats from Bunjevac and Šokac communities.It was founded 20 June 2004 in Subotica....
(Hrvatsko-bunjevačko-šokačka stranka), party leader: Blaško Temunović
The most popular of those is Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians. This party advocating more autonomy for Vojvodina, but also advocating the creation of Hungarian Regional Autonomy
Hungarian Regional Autonomy
The Hungarian Regional Autonomy is the name of a proposed new administrative unit in the northern part of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia...
(Mađarska regionalna samouprava), a separate autonomous region in northern part of Vojvodina. This autonomous region would include the nine municipalities of northern Vojvodina: Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, Bačka Topola
Backa Topola
Bačka Topola is a town and municipality in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
, Mali Iđoš, Kanjiža
Kanjiža
Kanjiža is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
, Senta
Senta
Senta is a town and municipality on the bank of the Tisa river in the Vojvodina province, Serbia. Although geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District...
, Ada
Ada, Serbia
Ada is a town and municipality in Serbia. It is situated near the river Tisa in Vojvodina province. Although the town is geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District...
, Bečej
Becej
Bečej is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District in Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 25,703, while Bečej municipality has 40,877 inhabitants. It is multiethnic town, with Hungarians and Serbs as largest ethnic groups...
, Čoka
Coka
Čoka is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,720, while Čoka municipality has 13,835 inhabitants....
, and Novi Kneževac
Novi Kneževac
Novi Kneževac is a town and municipality in the North Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 7,567, while the Novi Kneževac municipality has 12,952 inhabitants .-Name:...
. The administrative centre of the region would be Subotica, while the region itself would be part of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
and Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
Legislative power
2004 elections
Seats in the Vojvodina Assembly after provincial elections in October 2004:- Serbian Radical PartySerbian Radical PartyThe Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
- 36 - Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
- 35 - Alliance of Vojvodina HungariansAlliance of Vojvodina HungariansThe Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president...
- 11 - Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of SerbiaThe Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
- 8 - Together for VojvodinaTogether for VojvodinaTogether for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
- 7 - Serbian Strength MovementSerbian Strength MovementThe Strength of Serbia Movement is a political party in Serbia led by Bogoljub Karić. He finished third in the 2004 presidential elections....
- 7 - Democratic Party of SerbiaDemocratic Party of SerbiaThe Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
- 6 - G17+ - 2
- Reformists of VojvodinaReformists of VojvodinaReformists of Vojvodina is a political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the last legislative elections in Vojvodina, on September 19, 2004, the party won 2 seats in the provincial parliament....
- 2 - Coalition "Our town Subotica" - 1
- Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians - 1
- CG of PlandištePlandištePlandište is a village and municipality in South Banat District of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 4,248, while Plandište municipality has 13,355 inhabitants...
, Inđija, AdaAda, SerbiaAda is a town and municipality in Serbia. It is situated near the river Tisa in Vojvodina province. Although the town is geographically located in Bačka, it is part of the North Banat District...
and Bački PetrovacBacki PetrovacBački Petrovac is a town and municipality in the South Bačka District of Vojvodina, Serbia...
- 4
2008 elections
Seats in the Vojvodina Assembly after provincial elections in May 2008: http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2008&mm=05&dd=25&nav_id=300376&nav_category=418- "For a European SerbiaFor a European SerbiaFor a European Serbia – Boris Tadić is an electoral coalition that won the Serbian parliamentary election, 2008, Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008 and Serbian local elections, 2008...
" - 64 - Serbian Radical PartySerbian Radical PartyThe Serbian Radical Party is a far-right Serbian nationalist political party in Serbia, founded in 1991. Currently the second-largest party in the Serbian National Assembly, it has branches in three of the nations that currently border Serbia – all former federal republics of Yugoslavia...
- 24 - Hungarian CoalitionHungarian CoalitionThe Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
- 9 - Together for VojvodinaTogether for VojvodinaTogether for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
- 6 - Democratic Party of SerbiaDemocratic Party of SerbiaThe Democratic Party of Serbia is a political party in Serbia.-Foundation:The Democratic Party of Serbia was founded when a faction of the Democratic Party that supported its involvement in the Democratic Movement of Serbia split from the party and formed their own in 1992.Soon after the March...
-New SerbiaNew SerbiaNew Serbia is a political party in Serbia. It was created in 1997 by a number of dissidents from the Serbian Renewal Movement....
- 6 - Socialist Party of SerbiaSocialist Party of SerbiaThe Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
-Party of United Pensioners of SerbiaParty of United Pensioners of SerbiaThe Party of United Pensioners of Serbia is a political party in Serbia. Party leader is Jovan Krkobabić. The party took part in 2007 parliamentary election in coalition with the Social Democratic Party and won no seats...
- 5 - Liberal Democratic Party - 1
- Citizen Groups - 5
Coalition "For a European Vojvodina" led by Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
won the 2008 election and gained absolute majority of seats in the assembly (64 of 120). Generally speaking, the results of 2008 elections showed that citizens of Vojvodina gave wider support to moderate multi-ethnic Democratic Party instead to nationalistic mono-ethnic parties such are Serbian Radical Party or Hungarian Coalition, since these ethnic parties recorded notable decrease of support among the citizens compared to 2004 elections.
Executive power
The ruling coalition in the Vojvodina government after 2004 elections was composed of the following political parties: Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
, Together for Vojvodina
Together for Vojvodina
Together for Vojvodina was a political coalition in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. At the latest legislative elections in Vojvodina, in September 2004, the alliance won 9.44 % of the popular vote, and 7 seats in the provincial parliament...
(the coalition of several regionalist political parties led by League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
), Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians ; , Savez vojvođanskih Mađara ) is an ethnic Hungarian political party in the Serbian province of Vojvodina. Its chairman is István Pásztor. The former party chairman József Kasza is now its honorary president...
, and Serbian Strength Movement
Serbian Strength Movement
The Strength of Serbia Movement is a political party in Serbia led by Bogoljub Karić. He finished third in the 2004 presidential elections....
. During this time, the president of Vojvodinian government was Bojan Pajtić
Bojan Pajtic
Bojan Pajtić is the current President of the Government of Vojvodina.He is a member of the Democratic Party. Pajtić was born in Senta and holds an advanced degree in Law from the University of Novi Sad. He speaks Serbian, Hungarian, and English language. Since November 2004, he has been Chairman...
(Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
), while president of Vojvodinian parliament was Bojan Kostreš
Bojan Kostreš
Bojan Kostreš born August 25, 1974, Zrenjanin, province of Vojvodina, Serbia is a Vojvodinian politician of Serbian descent. The former president of the assembly of the Autonomous Serbian Province of Vojvodina. He is a vice-president of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina...
(League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
).
Following the 2008 elections, government of Vojvodina is composed of these parties: Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
, G17 Plus
G17 Plus
G17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
, Hungarian Coalition
Hungarian Coalition
The Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
, League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
The League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
, and Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
. Bojan Pajtić
Bojan Pajtic
Bojan Pajtić is the current President of the Government of Vojvodina.He is a member of the Democratic Party. Pajtić was born in Senta and holds an advanced degree in Law from the University of Novi Sad. He speaks Serbian, Hungarian, and English language. Since November 2004, he has been Chairman...
from Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
was re-elected as president of Vojvodinian government, while president of Vojvodinian parliament became Sándor Egeresi
Sándor Egeresi
Sándor Egeresi born on 25th June 1964 in Bačka Topola, Vojvodina, Serbia. A politician of Hungarian descent, active in Serbian province of Vojvodina. He finished elementary and secondary school in Bačka Topola after which he finished secondary School of Law...
from Hungarian Coalition
Hungarian Coalition
The Hungarian Coalition ; Serbian: Мађарска Коалиција , Mađarska Koalicija ) is a political coalition composed of 3 ethnic Hungarian political parties in Serbia: the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians...
. http://www.blic.co.rs/vojvodina.php?id=49517
See also
- VojvodinaVojvodinaVojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
- Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2004Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2004First round of the Vojvodina parliamentary election was held on September 19, 2004, at the same time when the local elections were held in the whole of Serbia ....
- Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008Vojvodina parliamentary election, 2008Parliamentary elections were held for the unicameral Assembly of Serbia's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second round to be held on 25 May 2008...