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Aleksić claimed that over 40,000 ID cards were issued for voters who did not live in Belgrade in order for them to gain the right to vote in the Belgrade City Assembly election. [4] SPN called for the annulling of the results. [10] A day after the election, a mass protest was organised outside the Republic Electoral Commission by SPN. [11]
[40] [41] Šapić resigned as mayor on 29 September, triggering a 30-day limit to appoint a new mayor. [42] Considering that a new mayor was not appointed, an election had to be called. The government of Serbia sent a proposal to dissolve the City Assembly of Belgrade and constitute the Temporary Council of Belgrade on 30 October. [43]
The mayor has a deputy who replaces him or her in case of an extended absence and/or due to any other reasons that prevent the mayor to perform the duties. The mayor appoints and dismisses the deputy mayor based on the approval of the City Assembly. [2] The mayor is concurrently the chairman of the city council with the right to vote. [2]
Following the vote of no confidence in 2013, Dragan Đilas was dismissed as mayor, [3] and a temporary body was set up by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), who has ruled Belgrade since then. [4] The current session of the City Assembly was elected in 2018 , after SNS, Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) and United Serbia (JS) formed a majority ...
The Mayoral Council is a political body in England that brings together ministers from the UK Government, the Mayor of London, and combined authority mayors. [1]
Local elections in 65 cities and municipalities in Serbia were held on 17 December 2023. Initially scheduled to be held in 2024, Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia, announced, first in September and again in October 2023, that local elections could be held in December 2023, concurrently with the provincial and parliamentary elections.
A populist coalition, led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), came to power after the 2012 election, along with the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). [1] [2] Aleksandar Vučić, who initially served as deputy prime minister and later as prime minister, was elected president of Serbia in 2017 and re-elected in 2022.
The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with the council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by the citizens of the city. The mayor cannot directly appoint or remove ...