Draft:2027 Serbian presidential election
Presidential elections will be held in Serbia in 2027, the thirteenth since the office of President was introduced in 1990. Incumbent president Aleksandar Vučić is ineligible to run for re-election.
The presidency has been occupied by the Serbian Progressive Party since the election of Tomislav Nikolić in 2012, and Aleksandar Vučić in 2017 and 2022.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The Serbian Progressive Party came to power in 2012 election, after Tomislav Nikolić beat Boris Tadić. Since then, Serbia has seen democratic backsliding into authoritarianism, followed by a decline in media freedom and civil liberties.[3][4]
Vučić's second term saw some turmoil, especially after the Belgrade school shooting and a mass murder near Mladenovac and Smederevo occurred in May 2023.[5][6] This resulted in mass protests, named Serbia Against Violence, which began on 8 May.[7][8] The protests were attended by tens of thousands of people, and lasted for several months. This prompted the government to call the 2023 Serbian parliamentary election, which saw a united coalition of opposition parties named Serbia Against Violence form, and a victory for the ruling Serbian Progressive Party. After the election protests were organised by the opposition claiming the elections were stolen, with several people being arrested. The Serbia Against Violence coalition ceased to exist in April 2024, after a dispute between its parties on whether to boycott the 2024 Belgrade City Assembly election, which was won by SNS due to lower turnout, even though SNS received fewer votes than before.[9]
Electoral system
[edit]The president of Serbia is elected using the two-round system and has a term of five years, although it is limited to two terms in any order of service.[10][11] If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second is held.[11] An official candidate needs to collect 10,000 signatures, be at least 18 years old and possess Serbian citizenship. It is not necessary to have been born in Serbia. Incumbent President's term is scheduled to expire on 31 May 2027.
Potential Candidates
[edit]Incumbent president Aleksandar Vučić is ineligible to run for re-election. No one has announced they would run for president yet.
Government
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Miloš Vučević, Prime Minister of Serbia 2024–, Mayor of Novi Sad 2012–2022
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References
[edit]- ^ Rudić, Filip (2 April 2017). "Vučić wins Serbian Presidential elections". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Pobeda Vučića i SNS, Beograd još enigma" [The victory of Vučić and SNS, in Belgrade still an engima]. Deutsche Welle (in Serbian). 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Bieber, Florian (July 2018). "Patterns of competitive authoritarianism in the Western Balkans". East European Politics. 38 (3): 337–54. doi:10.1080/21599165.2018.1490272.
- ^ Maerz, Seraphine F; et al. (April 2020). "State of the world 2019: autocratization surges – resistance grows". Democratization. 27 (6): 909–927. doi:10.1080/13510347.2020.1758670.
- ^ "Belgrade shooting: Teen made 'kill list' for Serbia school attack". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Dragojlo, Saša (5 May 2023). "Second Mass Shooting in Two Days Stuns Serbia, Killing Eight". Balkan Insight. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Protest protiv nasilja: Građani tražili ostavke, organizatori – na ulici 50.000" [Protest Against Violence: Citizens demanded resignations, organisers – 50,000 on the streets]. N1 (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Srbija protiv nasilja: Protesti u više gradova" [Serbia Against Violence: Protests in several cities]. Vreme (in Serbian). 8 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Ranković, Rade (22 April 2024). "Raspad koalicije "Srbija protiv nasilja", deo opozicije izlazi na izbore na listi "Biram borbu!"" [The collapse of the "Serbia Against Violence" coalition, part of the opposition is going to the elections on the list "I Choose Struggle!"]. Voice of America (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "O izborima za predsednika Republike". www.rik.parlament.gov.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b "ElectionGuide, Serbia". ElectionGuide. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2022.