Local elections in Serbia were held on 6 May 2012. Pursuant to the Constitution of Serbia, the parliamentary Speaker (at the time Slavica ÃÂukiàDejanoviàfrom SPS) signed on 13 March 2012 the Decision on calling the elections for councilors of municipal assemblies, town assemblies and the Belgrade City Assembly for 6 May 2012, with the exception of: the councilors of the municipal assemblies of AranÃÂelovac, Bor, Vrbas, VrnjaÃÂka Banja, Knjaà ¾evac, Kovin, KosjeriÃÂ, Kosovska Mitrovica, LeposaviÃÂ, Negotin, Novo Brdo, Odà ¾aci, PeÃÂ, Prijepolje and Ruma and councilors of the Prià ¡tina Town Assembly, which have already had extraordinary elections in the period from 2008 to 2012, while for councilors of the municipal assembly of Kula, the elections were already called earlier on 29 February 2012.
Parties were required to cross a five per cent electoral threshold (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.
In line with United Nations SC Resolution 1244, the Government of the Republic of Serbia will, in cooperation with UNMIK, implement all actions necessary for the elections on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.
Some EU member states officials expressed their disagreement over the decisions to call local elections for municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija. Local elections will be observed by a delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
The U-Turn list did not receive five per cent of the total vote and so fell below the electoral threshold.
Elections were held in fifteen of Belgrade's seventeen constituent municipalities. The exceptions were Voà ¾dovac and Zemun, where municipal elections were at the time held on different four-year cycles.
The elections generally were a victory for the Democratic Party, which claimed the mayoralties in nine of the fifteen participating municipalities. The Democratic Party also participated in grand coalition governments with the Progressives and Socialists in two other jurisdictions: Lazarevac (where the mayor was chosen from the ranks of the Socialists) and Rakovica (where the mayor was from the Progressives).
The Progressives also won the mayoralty in Grocka and formed a coalition in SurÃÂin wherein a member of the Socialists was chosen as mayor. The United Regions of Serbia claimed the mayoralty in Obrenovac, and à ½ivorad MilosavljeviÃÂ's independent list won its third consecutive victory in Sopot.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Barajevo:
Incumbent mayor Branka SaviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election with the support of seventeen delegates. The government was supported by the Democratic Party, Our Barajevo, two delegates from New Serbia, and one delegate each from the Socialist Party and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia. The DS later formed a new coalition government in 2013 that included the Progressive Party.
On 16 September 2015, a new local administration was founded by Velibor NoviÃÂeviàof the Progressives in alliance with the Socialists and the Independent Democratic Party of Serbia. NoviÃÂeviàwas in turn replaced by fellow Progressive Party member Saà ¡a Kostiàon 3 December 2015. Kostiàhad the support of the Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party, and some other delegates on taking office; he was later expelled from the Progressive Party and joined the Democratic Party of Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ÃÂukarica:
Zoran Gajiàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election; Uroà ¡ Jankoviàof the Democratic Party of Serbia served as deputy mayor. In March 2014, a new administration was formed with SrÃÂan Kolariàof the Progressive Party as mayor; he was supported by the Socialist alliance and by the Democratic Party of Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Grocka:
Dragoljub SimonoviÃÂ of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He was replaced in December 2012 by Zoran Markov; Markov was in turn replaced by Stefan DilberoviÃÂ in May 2014. Both Markov and DilberoviÃÂ were also members of the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lazarevac:
Dragan AlimpijeviÃÂ of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The local government was a grand coalition of the Socialists, the Democratic Party, and the Progressives.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mladenovac:
Dejan ÃÂokiàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ÃÂokiàwas dismissed from office in July 2015, and Vladan Glià ¡ià(not to be confused with the future parliamentarian of the same name) led a provisional authority from 2015 to 2016.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of New Belgrade:
Aleksandar à  apiÃÂ, at the time a member of the Democratic Party, was chosen as mayor after the election with the support of forty delegates. The municipal government consisted of Choice for a Better New Belgrade, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the alliance around the Socialist Party.
Parliamentarian Marko ÃÂurià ¡iàwas elected from the twenty-fourth position on the DS list. He later joined the breakaway Social Democratic Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Obrenovac:
Miroslav ÃÂuÃÂkoviÃÂ of the United Regions of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Palilula:
Stojan NikoliÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government consisted of the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the coalition around the Socialist Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rakovica:
The Radical Party received less than five per cent of the total vote and so fell below the electoral threshold.
Milosav MiliÃÂkoviÃÂ of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government was a grand coalition consisting of the Progressives, the Democratic Party, and the Socialist Party's coalition. MiliÃÂkoviÃÂ was replaced as mayor by Vladan KociÃÂ in June 2014.
Zoran KrasiÃÂ was the lead candidate on the Radical Party's list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Savski Venac:
Duà ¡an DinÃÂiàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. His deputy was a member of the Socialist Party. Parliamentarians Nataà ¡a VuÃÂkoviàand Nenad Konstantinoviàwere elected on the Democratic Party list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sopot:
Incumbent mayor à ½ivorad Milosavljeviàof the For the Municipality of Sopot list was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Stari Grad:
Dejan KovaÃÂeviàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government included Choice for a Better Stari Grad and the alliance around the Socialist Party. Nemanja à  aroviàled the Radical Party's list, and Miljan Damjanoviàappeared in the second position.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of SurÃÂin:
Vesna à  aloviàof the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government was formed by the Progressives, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Socialists.
There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Voà ¾dovac in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of VraÃÂar:
Incumbent mayor Branimir KuzmanoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election, receiving the support of thirty-eight delegates. He was replaced by Tijana BlagojeviÃÂ, also of the Democratic Party, on 4 June 2015.
Konstantin Samofalov was re-elected to the municipal assembly from the third position on the Democratic Party's list.
There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Zemun in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvezdara:
Edip à  erifov of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal coalition consisted of the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the coalition around the Socialist Party.
Radmila VasiÃÂ was elected from the third position on the Dveri list.
Marija LekoviÃÂ was elected to the assembly from the third position on the Democratic Party list. She took her seat on 11 June 2012 and resigned on the same day upon being re-appointed to the municipal council (i.e., the executive branch of the municipal government). Her term in the latter role was brief; she resigned on 26 June 2012, having been appointed to the Belgrade city council.
Local elections were held in the one city (Zrenjanin) and all four municipalities in the Central Banat District. The Progressives won the city election in Zrenjanin and remained in power for the full term. The Democrats finished first in three of the municipalities, with the Liberal Democrats winning the other. There were many changes in government in the latter jurisdictions over the next four years. The Progressives held the mayoralties in two of these communities by the 2016 election, with the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina holding another; the fourth mayor was an independent who later joined the Progressives.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Zrenjanin:
Goran Kneà ¾eviàof the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election, with the support of the Socialists, as well as of a single delegate from the League of Social Democrats and a delegate from the Serbian Renewal Movement (who had been elected on the League of Social Democrats list). Kneà ¾eviàresigned on 21 August 2012 after being appointed to a cabinet position in the government of Serbia and was replaced by fellow Progressive Party member Ivan Boà ¡njak. Boà ¡njak, in turn, resigned on 12 June 2014 after being appointed as a state secretary in the Serbian government; he was replaced by ÃÂedomir JanjiÃÂ, also of the Progressives.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Nova Crnja:
Incumbent mayor Pera Milankov of the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election. He was arrested in October 2012 on suspicion of giving and accepting bribes and was replaced by Mile Todorov of the Socialist Party, who formed a coalition government with the Progressives and other parties on 20 November 2012. The Socialist-Progressive alliance subsequently broke down, and on 31 May 2013 Todorov was replaced by Danica StriÃÂeviÃÂ of the Progressives, who formed an administration in alliance with the United Regions of Serbia (which had gained members by defections).
After spending a year in custody, Pera Milankov (by this time an independent) was again chosen as mayor on 28 December 2013 at the head of a new governing alliance that included the Democratic Party, the Socialists, and the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians. Shortly after the 2016 elections, Milankov joined the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Novi BeÃÂej:
Saà ¡a à  uÃÂuroviàof the Liberal Democratic Party (one of the parties in the Preokret coalition) was chosen as mayor after the election, governing in a coalition with the Democratic Party and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. A new coalition government was formed in May 2013, led by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Progressives; à  uÃÂuroviàcontinued as mayor, and local Progressive Party leader Saà ¡a Maksimoviàbecame speaker of the assembly.
In September 2015, Ã Â uÃÂuroviÃÂ left the Liberal Democrats and joined the League of Social Democrats. Once again, he continued to serve as mayor.
Ivica Milankov was elected to the assembly from the lead position on the Radical Party's list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of SeÃÂanj:
Incumbent mayor Predrag Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, at the time a member of the Democratic Party, was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He joined the Progressive Party in 2014, taking most of the local Democratic Party organization with him.
The results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of à ½itià ¡te were as follows:
Duà ¡an Milicev of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Milicev was succeeded by Ljubinko Petkoviàof the Democratic Party in June 2013, and Petkoviàwas in turn succeeded by Mitar VuÃÂureviàof the Progressive Party (which had gained several members by defections) two months later.
Local elections were held in the one city (Subotica) and both of the municipalities in the North BaÃÂka District. The Democratic Party's coalition won a plurality victory in Subotica and initially claimed the city's mayoralty. The Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians won the most votes in the other two municipalities and claimed the mayoralty in BaÃÂka Topola, while the Democratic Party took the mayoralty in Mali IÃÂoà ¡. In 2013, both Democratic Party mayors were replaced; the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians took the mayoralty in Subotica, with the Socialist Party taking the office in Mali IÃÂoà ¡.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Subotica:
Modest Duliàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The governing majority consisted of the Democratic Party, the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the League of Social Democrats, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Socialist Party. Following a recalibration of the city's political forces, Jenà  Maglai of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians became mayor on 21 November 2013. The new parliamentary majority consisted of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Progressives, the Socialists, the Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina, and some smaller parties and independents.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BaÃÂka Topola:
The local government was formed by the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party, and the Socialist Party. Melinda Kókai Mernyák of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was chosen as mayor. She was replaced by Gábor Kislinder, also of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, in 2014. By the time of this change, the Socialists had left the government and the Progressives had joined.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mali IÃÂoà ¡:
Erzsébet Celuska Frindik of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. She was replaced by Marko RovÃÂanin of the Socialist Party in 2013.
Local elections were held in all six municipalities of the North Banat District. The Progressive Party's alliance won a narrow victory over the Democratic Party in Kikinda; the Democrats initially formed a local coalition government, but a shift in political alliances the following year saw the Progressives come to power. The Democratic Party won in Ada and Novi Kneà ¾evac, and the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians won in ÃÂoka, Kanjià ¾a, and Senta.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kikinda:
Savo DobraniÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election; his deputy was a member of the Socialist Party. Pavle Markov of the Progressive Party succeeded DobraniÃÂ in September 2013, after a shift in the municipality's political alliances.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ada:
Incumbent mayor Zoltán Bilicki of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He left the party in early 2016.
József Tóbiás appeared in the second position on the Democratic Party's list and received a mandate.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ÃÂoka:
Ferenc Balaà ¾ of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians served as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kanjià ¾a:
Incumbent mayor Mihály Nyilas of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He was succeeded on 10 July 2014 by fellow party member Mihály Bimbó.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Novi Kneà ¾evac:
Incumbent mayor Dragan BabiÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Senta:
Rudolf Czegledi of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was chosen as mayor after the election.
Local elections were held in the one city (Novi Sad) and ten of the eleven separate municipalities of the South BaÃÂka District. The exception was Vrbas, which was on a different four-year electoral cycle at the time.
The City of Novi Sad comprises two municipalities (the City municipality of Novi Sad and Petrovaradin), although their powers are very limited relative to the city government. Unlike Belgrade, Nià ¡, and Vranje, Novi Sad does not have directly elected municipal assemblies.
Most of the local elections in South BaÃÂka did not produce clear winners. The Democratic Party's lists technically won plurality victories in eight of the eleven jurisdictions that held elections, but they were only able to claim the mayoralties in Novi Sad (temporarily) and five other municipalities (including two where the party actually lost the popular vote). Progressive Party candidates won the mayoralties in three other municipalities, and candidates of the Socialist Party were chosen as mayor in BaÃÂka Palanka and Srbobran.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Novi Sad:
Incumbent mayor Igor PavliÃÂiàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He lost his majority later in the year, and Miloà ¡ VuÃÂeviàof the Serbian Progressive Party became mayor on 14 September 2012. The local coalition government (after VuÃÂeviàbecame mayor) consisted of the Progressives, the Democratic Party of Serbia, Dveri, the Roma Democratic Party, the Serbian Renewal Movement, and the Socialist Party of Serbia. Milorad MirÃÂiÃÂ, who served as the city's mayor in the 1990s, was re-elected to the assembly on the Radical Party list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BaÃÂ:
Mirko Puà ¡ara of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The government was formed by the Progressives and the Socialists; an individual delegate from the LSV and a delegate from the Radical Party also voted to approve the government. In December 2012, a new administration was formed by the Democratic Party in alliance with the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina and the Radical Party. Ognjen Markoviàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor; Puà ¡ara initially refused to stand down, claiming the change in government was illegal.
Another change in administration took place in April 2014, with the Progressives returning to office in alliance with the Socialists and the League of Social Democrats. Dragan Staà ¡eviàof the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BaÃÂka Palanka:
Bojan Radman of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Aleksandar ÃÂedovac of the Progressive Party was chosen as deputy mayor. In 2013, Radman and ÃÂedovac rotated positions. The local governing coalition consisted of delegates of the Progressives, the Socialists, the Democratic Party of Serbia, Dveri, and the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BaÃÂki Petrovac:
Pavel MarÃÂok of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BeÃÂej:
Vuk RadojeviÃÂ of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BeoÃÂin:
Incumbent mayor Bogdan CvejiÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Srbobran:
Zoran MladenoviÃÂ of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The local governing coalition consisted of the Socialists, the Movement for Change list, and the LSV.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sremski Karlovci:
Incumbent mayor Milenko FilipoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The governing coalition consisted of the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, and the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. The United Regions of Serbia later joined the government, and the Progressive Party joined in October 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Temerin:
The municipal government of Temerin changed several times between 2012 and 2016.
Vladislav Capik of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The government consisted of the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party and United Pensioners, the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Democratic Party of SerbiaâÂÂNew Serbia alliance, the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, and the "For the Prosperity of the Municipality of Temerin" group.
On 12 March 2014, a new administration was formed with Gustonj Andraà ¡ of the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians as mayor. The new administration included the Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians, the Socialist Party and United Pensioners, the Democratic Party of SerbiaâÂÂNew Serbia alliance, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party. The Radicals were not part of the governing coalition but provided support on a motion of confidence.
Following another political realignment, ÃÂuro à ½iga of the Progressive Party became mayor in October 2014. The new governing coalition included the Progressives and Socialist Movement, the Socialist Party and United Pensioners, the Serbian Renewal Movement, and two groups of independent representatives.
Future parliamentarian Rozália ÃÂkrész was elected as the lead candidate on the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Titel:
Dragan Boà ¾iàof the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor following the election. In 2014, the Democratic Party formed a new assembly majority with the United Regions of Serbia and the Socialist Party (also supported by individual members of other parties), and Milan Nastasiàbecame the municipality's new mayor. Boà ¾iàreturned to office in December 2014 via an alliance of the Progressives and Radicals, also supported by the Socialists.
There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Vrbas in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of à ½abalj:
ÃÂedomir Boà ¾iàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The Democrats originally governed in an alliance that included the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Local elections were held in the two cities (PanÃÂevo and Vrà ¡ac) and five of the six other municipalities of the South Banat District. The exception was Kovin, where the previous election had been held in 2009 and the next election was held in 2013.
The Democratic Party won a narrow victory in PanÃÂevo but fell well short of a majority and ultimately served in opposition. The Serbian Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia formed a coalition government, and a representative of the Socialists was initially chosen as mayor. The Democratic Party won and formed government in four of the other six jurisdictions that held elections. Independent lists won and formed government in Vrà ¡ac and Opovo; in the latter case, the list was aligned with the Democratic Party.
By the time of the 2016 elections, the Progressive Party had come to power in all jurisdictions in South Banat except for Plandià ¡te.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of PanÃÂevo:
Svetozar Gavriloviàof the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election, leading a government that included the Progressive and Socialist alliances, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and the United Regions of Serbia. He resigned in May 2013, citing health issues, and was replaced by Pavle Radanov of the Serbian Progressive Party. Radanov in turn resigned in June 2015 and was replaced by Saà ¡a Pavlov, who had been elected on the list of the United Regions of Serbia but was by this time a member of the Progressive Party.
Marinika TepiÃÂ was elected to the city assembly from the lead position on the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina list. She resigned on 16 July 2012 after being appointed to the provincial executive.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Alibunar:
Incumbent mayor Duà ¡an Jovanoviàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He was replaced by ÃÂurica Gligorijev of the same party in June 2014. The Serbian Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia took over the local government in June 2015, and Predrag Beliàof the Progressives was chosen as mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bela Crkva:
Stanko PetroviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He was succeeded by Darko BogosavljeviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party following a change in government in January 2016.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of KovaÃÂica:
Incumbent mayor Miroslav Krià ¡an of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. There was a change in government in October 2015, and he was succeeded by Jan Husarik of the Serbian Progressive Party.
There was no municipal election in Kovin in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Opovo:
Former mayor Milorad SoldatoviÃÂ, an independent aligned with the Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party of Serbia, was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He resigned in September 2015 and was replaced by Miloà ¡ Markov of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Plandià ¡te:
Milan SelakoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Vrà ¡ac:
Incumbent mayor ÃÂedomir à ½ivkoviàof Movement of the Vrà ¡ac RegionâÂÂEuropean Region was confirmed for another term in office after the election. In 2015, he joined the Serbian Progressive Party.
Local elections were held in the one city (Sremska Mitrovica) and the other six municipalities of the Srem District. The Democratic Party won every municipality except Stara Pazova, which was won by the Serbian Progressive Party.
Incumbent mayor Branislav NedimoviÃÂ led an independent list to a second-place finish in Sremska Mitrovica and formed a new governing coalition after the election. The Democratic Party was initially able to form coalition governments in the other five municipalities that it won. The Progressives formed government in Stara Pazova.
Shifting political alliances subsequently brought the Serbian Progressive Party to power in every municipality except InÃÂija by 2016.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Sremska Mitrovica:
Incumbent mayor Branislav NedimoviÃÂ was confirmed for another term in office after the election with the support of forty-three of the sixty delegates who were present. NedimoviÃÂ joined the Serbian Progressive Party in 2015.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of InÃÂija:
Incumbent mayor Goran Jeà ¡iàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election. He resigned in August 2012 after being appointed to the government of Vojvodina and was replaced by Petar Filipoviàof the same party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Irig:
Incumbent mayor Vladimir PetroviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He was replaced by Stevan KazimiroviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party in January 2015, when the Progressives formed a new government with the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of PeÃÂinci:
A coalition government was formed in June 2012 by the Democratic Party's alliance, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and the Luki and United for Our Village groups. The coalition dissolved the following month and was succeeded by a new coalition including the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Luki and United for Our Village lists. Sava ÃÂojÃÂiÃÂ of G17 Plus, the main party in the United Regions of Serbia coalition, was chosen as mayor.
The United Regions of Serbia became a unified party in April 2013, and ÃÂojÃÂiÃÂ joined the organization. Two months later, he and the entire United Regions of Serbia group joined the Progressive Party.
The coalition government formed in 2012 was ultimately unstable, and the local assembly was dissolved in November 2013. ÃÂojÃÂiÃÂ was appointed to lead a provisional administration pending a new election in 2014.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ruma:
Incumbent mayor Goran Vukoviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The government was moved by the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party of SerbiaâÂÂParty of United Pensioners of Serbia alliance, and the Democratic Party of Serbia. There was an effort to remove Vukoviàin September 2012, but this was unsuccessful.
A new governing coalition was formed in late 2013, and Dragan PaniÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor in December of that year. PaniÃÂ resigned in October 2014 and was replaced by SlaÃÂan ManÃÂiÃÂ of the same party.
Aleksandar MartinoviÃÂ was re-elected to the assembly at the head of the Serbian Radical Party's list. He left the Radicals to join the Progressives on 4 July 2012 and was chosen as president of the assembly in November 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of à  id:
Incumbent mayor Nataà ¡a Cvjetkoviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election. The governing coalition initially included the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.
In September 2012, a new coalition was formed by the Serbian Progressive Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and the alliance around the Socialist Party of Serbia. Nikola VasiÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Stara Pazova:
ÃÂorÃÂe RadinoviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was appointed as mayor after the election.
Local elections were held in the one city (Sombor) and two of the other three municipalities in the West BaÃÂka District. The exception was Odà ¾aci, where the most recent local election had taken place in 2010. The Democratic Party won plurality victories in Sombor and Kula and initially formed government in both jurisdictions; by 2014, however, shifting political alliances had brought the Serbian Progressive Party to power in both areas. In Apatin, longtime Socialist Party mayor à ½ivorad Smiljaniàled his party to another victory.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Sombor:
Incumbent mayor Nemanja Deliàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He was removed from office in April 2014 amid shifting political alliances in the city and was replaced by Saà ¡a Todoroviàof the Progressive Party.
Parliamentarian à ½ika Gojkoviàwas elected to the city assembly from the first position on the SPO list. He resigned his seat on 16 February 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Apatin:
Incumbent mayor à ½ivorad Smiljaniàof the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He resigned in October 2013 following a conflict-of-interest warning but was re-elected as mayor on the same day.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kula:
Lazar Greber of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Following a change in government in October 2012, Greber was replaced by Dragan TrifunoviÃÂ of the Progressive Party.
There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Odà ¾aci in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2010 and the next election took place in 2013.
Local elections were held in both cities (i.e., Ã Â abac and Loznica) and all six municipalities of the MaÃÂva District. There was no consistent pattern in the outcomes throughout these jurisdictions.
The Democratic Party won a convincing victory in à  abac and afterward formed a local coalition government. After a party split later in 2012, many of its delegates joined the breakaway Together for Serbia party, which afterward became the dominant force in the local governing coalition. The Democratic Party also won the elections in Bogatiàand Vladimirci and formed coalition governments in both jurisdictions. In BogatiÃÂ, a new coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia came in power in 2013, and in Vladimirci a similar coalition took power in 2015.
The Socialist Party won the elections in Krupanj, Ljubovija, and Mali Zvornik. In Krupanj, the party initially formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party; in 2013, it formed a new coalition with the Progressives. In Ljubovija, the Socialists initially governed in coalition with the Progressives, although the parties subsequently became rivals for power and control of the municipal assembly changed several times. In Mali Zvornik, the Socialists were the dominant force in the local government until 2014, when they were displaced by the Progressives.
Vidoje PetroviÃÂ led the United Regions of Serbia to victory in Loznica, and Veroljub MatiÃÂ led his independent list to victory in Koceljeva. Both later joined the Progressives.
Although the Serbian Progressive Party did not win any of the MaÃÂva District's cities or municipalities in 2012, it had become a prominent force in most of its local governments by 2016.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of à  abac:
Incumbent mayor Miloà ¡ Miloà ¡eviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The Democratic Party later experienced a split, and a number of the party's elected representatives, including Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, joined the breakaway Together for Serbia. Miloà ¡eviàresigned as mayor in 2014 and was replaced by Nebojà ¡a ZelenoviÃÂ, also of Together for Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BogatiÃÂ:
Incumbent mayor Slobodan SaviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election, leading a coalition that included the Democratic Party, New Serbia, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and United Serbia. Following a political realignment in July 2013, SaviÃÂ was dismissed as mayor and replaced by Nenad Beserovac of the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Koceljeva:
Incumbent mayor Veroljub Matiàwas confirmed for another term in office after the election. In 2013, his citizens' group merged into the Serbian Progressive Party. He resigned as mayor in 2014 after being elected to the Serbian parliament and was replaced by Duà ¡an IlinÃÂiÃÂ, also of the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Krupanj:
Nenad VasiljeviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election, and Rade GrujiÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as deputy mayor. The Democratic Party of Serbia was also a part of the local government. In March 2013, a new coalition of the Socialist Party, the Serbian Progressive Party, and the United Regions of Serbia came to power, and GrujiÃÂ was named as mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ljubovija:
Miroslav MiÃÂiÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election, governing in a coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party and the United Regions of Serbia.
Several delegates changed their party affiliation during the term that followed. Former mayor Milovan KovaÃÂeviÃÂ left the Socialist Party and formed his own Movement for Change group. KovaÃÂeviÃÂ briefly succeeded in forming his own governing coalition in April 2013, but after about ten days MiÃÂiÃÂ reassembled his coalition and returned to power. In November 2014, the Progressives, the Serbian Renewal Movement, and Movement for Change for a new coalition administration, with KovaÃÂeviÃÂ once again as mayor.
MiÃÂiàwas again returned to the mayor's office in May 2015, with a majority that included the Socialist PartyâÂÂParty of United Pensioners of Serbia alliance, two delegates from the Progressives, and one delegate each from the Serbian Renewal Movement and Together for Serbia.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Loznica:
Incumbent mayor Vidoje PetroviÃÂ of the United Regions of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The United Regions of Serbia had become largely dormant by 2015, and PetroviÃÂ joined the Serbian Progressive Party in that year.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mali Zvornik:
Incumbent mayor Miodrag LaziÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for a new term in office following the election. LaziÃÂ resigned on 1 February 2014 and was replaced by his party colleague Dragan BogiÃÂeviÃÂ. BogiÃÂeviÃÂ in turn resigned in November 2014, after a political realignment in which four Socialist delegates switched their affiliation to the Serbian Progressive Party. His replacement was Zoran JevtiÃÂ of the Progressives.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vladimirci:
Incumbent mayor Vladica MarkoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. In March 2015, a new coalition of the Socialist Party of Serbia and the Serbian Progressive Party came to power, and Dragan SimeunoviÃÂ of the Socialists was chosen as mayor. His term in office proved brief, and in June 2015 he was succeeded by Milorad MilinkoviÃÂ of the Progressives.
Local elections were held in the one city (ÃÂaÃÂak) and all three other municipalities of the Moravica District. New Serbia won an extremely narrow victory in its historical stronghold of ÃÂaÃÂak and continued to lead a coalition government afterward. The Socialists remained in power in Gornji Milanovac, an independent list formed government in Ivanjica, and the Democratic Party led a government in LuÃÂani (despite having finished second).
Results of the election for the City Assembly of ÃÂaÃÂak:
Vojislav IliÃÂ, the brother of New Serbia leader Velimir IliÃÂ (and himself a member of the same party), was chosen as mayor after the election. Future parliamentarian Biljana RubakoviÃÂ was elected from the sixth position on the Dveri list.
Sneà ¾ana BogosavljeviàBoà ¡koviàof the Socialist Party of Serbia was elected from the eleventh position on her party's list. She resigned her seat on 31 August 2012.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Gornji Milanovac:
Incumbent mayor Milisav MirkoviÃÂ of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ivanjica:
Independent candidate Milomir ZoriÃÂ was chosen as mayor after the election, in a coalition with the Progressives, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and the Serbian Renewal Movement. The Progressives left the coalition in December 2013, leading to a period of a political stalemate. In October 2014, ZoriÃÂ formed a new coalition with the Socialists.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of LuÃÂani:
Mladomir SretenoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The Movement for the Development of DragaÃÂevo list boycotted the inaugural session of the assembly. When the Democratic Party split in early 2014, SretenoviÃÂ sided with Boris TadiÃÂ's breakaway New Democratic Party (later renamed as the Social Democratic Party). The local government was dissolved and new elections were held in 2014.
Local elections were held in the one city (Jagodina) and all five other municipalities of the Pomoravlje District. United Serbia won a majority victory in its home base of Jagodina in an alliance with the Socialist Party of Serbia. The Democratic Party won the elections and formed government in Despotovac, ParaÃÂin, and Svilajnac, although by the end of the term it only remained in power in ParaÃÂin. The Serbian Progressive Party and the Socialists formed a new government in Despotovac in 2013, and the Democratic Party in Svilajnac later formed his own political movement.
The Progressives won the election in ÃÂuprija and, after an initial period of instability, formed government in the community. A member of the Socialist Party became the mayor in Rekovac following an inconclusive election in that municipality.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Jagodina:
Ratko StevanoviÃÂ of United Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election.
United Serbia leader and incumbent mayor Dragan MarkoviÃÂ Palma was elected from the lead position on his party's list and was subsequently appointed as speaker of the city assembly. Petar PetroviÃÂ was also elected on the United Serbia list and was appointed as deputy speaker.
à ½ivota StarÃÂeviàwas re-elected to the assembly from the lead position on the Democratic Party of Serbia list. He joined United Serbia in October 2014.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ÃÂuprija:
The election did not produce a clear winner. Slobodan LaziÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was initially chosen as mayor. He resigned in December 2012 after being advised he was in a conflict-of-interest situation. His replacement was Radosav ÃÂorÃÂeviÃÂ, the leader of the Ravanica list.
In June 2013, the Serbian Progressive Party and the Democratic Party formed a new administration. Ninoslav EriÃÂ, who by this time had joined the Progressives, was chosen as mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Despotovac:
Incumbent mayor Malià ¡a Alimpijeviàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. In January 2013, the Serbian Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia formed a new administration with Dejan Nenadoviàof the Socialists in the role of mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ParaÃÂin:
Incumbent mayor Saà Âa Paunoviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rekovac:
Predrag ÃÂorÃÂeviÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Svilajnac:
Predrag MilanoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Following a split in the party, he joined the Social Democratic Party under Boris TadiÃÂ's leadership. He later created his own local party called Svilajnac Protects the Future.
Gorica GajiÃÂ was elected from the lead position on the Democratic Party of Serbia list.
Local elections were held in the one city (Kruà ¡evac) and all five other municipalities of the Rasina District. Despite losing the popular vote, the Serbian Progressive Party and its allies were able to form a stable coalition government in Kruà ¡evac. The Serbian Renewal Movement likewise lost the popular vote in Varvarin but was able to remain in government under incumbent mayor Zoran MilenkoviÃÂ.
The United Regions of Serbia formed government in Trstenik with Miroslav AleksiÃÂ as mayor; he continued in office after becoming leader of the People's Movement of Serbia in 2015. Zlatan KrkiÃÂ of the Democratic Party was returned to office in ÃÂiÃÂevac and, similarly, remained in office after withdrawing from the party and creating his own political movement in 2015.
Milutin JeliÃÂiÃÂ led New Serbia to a plurality victory in Brus, but could not initially form a new administration; a coalition of the Progressives and the Socialist Party of Serbia governed for the next three years. In 2015, local divisions in the ranks of the Progressive Party brought JeliÃÂiÃÂ back to power. Jugoslav Stajkovac's independent list won the election in Aleksandrovac, but he too was not initially able to form a new administration. He briefly returned to the mayor's office in August 2012 and returned again leading a more stable administration in August 2013.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Kruà ¡evac:
Bratislav Gaà ¡iàof the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He resigned in April 2014 after being appointed as Serbia's minister of defence and was replaced by Dragi NestoroviÃÂ, also of the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aleksandrovac:
There were several changes in the composition of the municipal government of Aleksandrovac after the 2012 election.
Following difficult negotiations, a coalition government was established in June 2012 consisting of the For a Rich Parish group, the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party of SerbiaâÂÂUnited Serbia group, and the Serbian Progressive Party, with outside support from the United Regions of Serbia. Zoran Bojoviàof the Progressives was chosen as mayor.
Former mayor Jugoslav Stajkovac's Movement for the Parish group formed a new alliance with the Socialist Party in August 2012, and Stajkovac was returned to the mayor's office in September. His administration fell within days, and a new coalition was established later in the same month by the Progressives, the Socialists, the United Regions of Serbia, the For a Rich Parish group, and the Democratic Party. Dragan BlagojeviÃÂ of the Progressives was chosen as mayor.
In March 2013, Stajkovac's group merged into the United Regions of Serbia and established a new assembly majority with the Progressives, the Socialists, and For a Rich Parish. BlagojeviÃÂ continued as mayor. This arrangement lasted until August 2013, when Stajkovac once again returned to the mayor's office, leading a new coalition of the URS, the Democratic Party and two former Progressive delegates. He later left the URS, which ceased to exist in 2015, and relaunched the Movement for the Parish group.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Brus:
A coalition government was formed after the election by the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the United Regions of Serbia, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and the Transformation group. Zoran ObradoviÃÂ of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor. He was removed from office in August 2013 and Slobodan VidojeviÃÂ of the Progressive Party was chosen in his place.
In 2015, divisions in the ranks of the local Progressive organization allowed former mayor Milutin JeliÃÂiÃÂ of New Serbia to return to office in an alliance with the Democratic Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ÃÂiÃÂevac:
Incumbent mayor Zlatan KrkiÃÂ of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. Following a split in the Democratic Party in 2014, he joined the breakaway Social Democratic Party. In the autumn of 2015, he formed a local political organization called the Movement for the Preservation of the Municipality of ÃÂiÃÂevac.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Trstenik:
Miroslav AleksiÃÂ of the United Regions of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election, leading a coalition government that also included the Serbian Progressive Party, New Serbia, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia. He left the United Regions of Serbia in 2014, and in February 2015 he became the leader of the newly formed People's Movement of Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Varvarin:
Incumbent mayor Zoran MilenkoviÃÂ of the Serbian Renewal Movement was confirmed for a new term in office after the election, leading a coalition that included the Serbian Progressive Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and the United Regions of Serbia. He served for the entirety of the term.
Local elections were held in the two cities (Kraljevo and Novi Pazar) and the three other municipalities of the Raà ¡ka District. The Serbian Progressive Party and its allies won and formed government in the predominantly Serb municipalities of Kraljevo and VrnjaÃÂka Banja. The Socialist Party of Serbia won in the predominantly Serb municipality of Raà ¡ka; in 2014, however, a member of the Progressives became the municipality's mayor. The Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party won in the predominantly Bosniak city of Novi Pazar, while the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak won in Tutin, also a predominantly Bosniak community.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Kraljevo:
Dragan JovanoviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen mayor after the election, leading an alliance that also included the Socialist Party of Serbia. He resigned in 2014 and was replaced by Tomislav IliÃÂ of New Serbia, one of the parties in the broader alliance around the Progressives. In January 2016, IliÃÂ joined the Progressives.
Marija JevÃÂiÃÂ of United Serbia was elected to the assembly from the third position on the Socialist-led list.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Novi Pazar:
Incumbent mayor Meho Mahmutoviàof the Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party (SDP) was confirmed for a new term in office after the election. The government initially consisted of the European Novi Pazar alliance and the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak (SDA). Ahmedin à  krijelj was elected from the second position on the SDA list and was chosen afterward as deputy mayor.
Amela LukaàZoraniàwas elected from the third position on the All TogetherâÂÂBosniak Democratic Union (BDZ) list.
The SDPâÂÂSDA alliance broke down in February 2013, and a new coalition was formed by the SDP's coalition, the Sandà ¾ak People's Party (SNP), and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). BDZ delegate Hedija à  krijelj also broke party ranks to support the new administration. Ahmedin à  krijelj's term as deputy mayor ended on 21 February 2013.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Raà ¡ka:
Jovan ÃÂorbiÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election. He was replaced by Ignjat RakitiÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party in June 2014.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Tutin:
à  emsudin KuÃÂeviàof the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak, who had previously served as mayor from 1996 to 2008, was chosen for another term in office following the election.
Incumbent mayor Bajro Gegiàwas elected from the second position on the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak list. Future parliamentarian Zaim Redà ¾epoviàwas elected from the second position on the Bosniak Democratic Union list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of VrnjaÃÂka Banja:
Boban ÃÂuroviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor in August 2012, leading a coalition administration that also included the Socialist Party of Serbia, the United Regions of Serbia, United Serbia, and the Democratic Party of Serbia.
Local elections were held in the one city (Kragujevac) and five of the six other municipalities of the à  umadija District. The exception was AranÃÂelovac, where the last election had been held in 2010.
Together for à  umadija leader Veroljub Stevanoviàaffiliated with the United Regions of Serbia in this election and won a plurality victory in Kragujevac. He remained in office for two years before a shift in local political alliances brought the Serbian Progressive Party to power.
The Democratic Party won a majority in BatoÃÂina and held power in that municipality for the term that followed. It also won a plurality victory in Lapovo and, while it narrowly lost the election to the Socialist Party of Serbia, also formed government in KniÃÂ; in both of these jurisdictions, the government proved unstable and the party fell from power.
An independent list aligned with United Regions of Serbia won in RaÃÂa, while incumbent mayor Dragan JovanoviÃÂ led a coalition led by New Serbia to a majority victory in Topola.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Kragujevac:
Incumbent mayor Veroljub Stevanoviàof Together for à  umadija was confirmed for another term in office after the election, with support from the Liberal Democratic Party, the Serbian Renewal Movement, the Socialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and smaller parties represented in the assembly. Over the next two years, StevanoviÃÂ's allies left the government; when the Serbian Renewal Movement switched its affiliation in October 2014, the Serbian Progressive Party was able to form a new city administration with Radomir Nikoliàas mayor.
Future parliamentarian SlaÃÂana RadisavljeviÃÂ was elected on the Democratic Party of Serbia list. She resigned her seat on 7 December 2012.
Parliamentarian Nataà ¡a Jovanoviàappeared in the lead position on the Serbian Radical Party's list.
There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of AranÃÂelovac in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2010, and the next took place in 2014.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of BatoÃÂina:
Incumbent mayor Radià ¡a Miloà ¡eviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of KniÃÂ:
Incumbent mayor Borislav Busarac of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He was removed from office on 30 May 2013 and was replaced by Dragana JovanoviÃÂ of the Socialist Party. JovanoviÃÂ was in turn removed in February 2014, and Ljubomir ÃÂurÃÂeviÃÂ of United Serbia was chosen as mayor the following month in a new alliance that included the Democratic Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lapovo:
Nebojà ¡a Miletiàof the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He was replaced in June 2014 by Jasna Jovanoviàof the "For the Life of Lapovo" list. Jovanoviàwas in turn replaced by Nebojà ¡a Tasiàof the Progressive Party in June 2015.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of RaÃÂa:
Incumbent mayor Dragana à ½ivanoviàof United Regions was confirmed for another term in office after the election. She was replaced in February 2015 by Dragan Stevanoviàof the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Topola:
Incumbent mayor Dragan Jovanoviàof New Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He resigned in August 2014 after being elected to the national assembly, as he could not hold a dual mandate as a parliamentarian and a member of the local executive. Jovanoviàinstead became president (i.e., speaker) of the local assembly and was replaced as mayor by Dragan à ½ivanoviÃÂ, also of New Serbia.
Local elections were held in the one city (i.e., Uà ¾ice) and eight of the nine municipalities of the Zlatibor District. The exception was KosjeriÃÂ, where the previous local election had taken place in 2009.
The Democratic Party won in Uà ¾ice and also in Poà ¾ega, and initially led a coalition government in both jurisdictions. In both cases, the party lost power to the Serbian Progressive Party in the term that followed.
The Progressives won in Arilje and Nova Varoà ¡ and formed government in both municipalities (although they briefly lost power in the former community in 2015). In Priboj, the Progressives led a grand coalition government that also included several other parties. The Serbian Radical Party won a rare victory in Bajina Baà ¡ta and led a local coalition government until 2014, at which time the Progressives became the dominant power in the local administration.
Incumbent mayor Milan Stamatoviàled the Democratic Party of Serbia to a majority victory in ÃÂajetina. The Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party won the election in Prijepolje and led a coalition government afterward, while the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak did the same in Sjenica.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Uà ¾ice:
The Dveri list did not receive five per cent of the total votes cast and so fell below the electoral threshold.
Incumbent mayor Jovan Markoviàof the Democratic Party was initially confirmed for another term in office after the election. The city's political alliances subsequently changed, and in October 2012 Markoviàwas succeeded by Saà ¡a Miloà ¡eviàof the Serbian Progressive Party Miloà ¡eviàin turn resigned in August 2014 and was replaced by Tihomir PetkoviÃÂ, who had been elected on the list of the Democratic Party of Serbia but later joined the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Arilje:
Zoran TodoroviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.
In June 2015, a coalition of the Serbian Radical Party, the Movement of Workers and Peasants, and Dveri came to power with outside support from the Democratic Party and the Liberal Democratic Party. Milan NikoliÃÂ of the Radicals was chosen as mayor. The Progressives returned to power in December 2015, and TodoroviÃÂ was returned to the mayor's office.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bajina Baà ¡ta:
Incumbent mayor Zlatan JovanoviÃÂ of the Serbian Radical Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election, leading a somewhat unusual coalition government with the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Serbia. The Democratic Party subsequently left the government and was replaced by the Serbian Progressive Party.
JovanoviÃÂ stood down as mayor in early 2014 and was succeeded by Radomir FilipoviÃÂ of the Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of ÃÂajetina:
Incumbent mayor Milan StamatoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. He left that party in 2014 and was a co-founder of the Serbian People's Party in the same year.
Bojana Boà ¾aniàof the Democratic Party of Serbia was elected to the assembly from the third position on the DSS's list. She resigned shortly thereafter to serve a second term as an assistant to StamatoviÃÂ.
There was no municipal election in KosjeriÃÂ in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Nova Varoà ¡:
Dimitrije PaunoviÃÂ of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. He resigned on 6 January 2016 after being appointed as commissioner of the Zlatibor District. Ivan MladenoviÃÂ subsequently oversaw an interim administration pending new elections.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Poà ¾ega:
Incumbent mayor Milovan MiÃÂoviàof the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The government changed in October 2015, and Milan Boà ¾iàof the Serbian Progressive Party became mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Priboj:
Incumbent mayor Lazar Rvoviàof the Serbian Progressive Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election, leading a grand coalition government that also included the Democratic Party, the Serbian Renewal Movement, the Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and New Serbia.
Future parliamentarian Dijana RadoviÃÂ appeared in the sixth position on the Socialist list; she was not immediately election but received a mandate on 19 July 2012 as the replacement for another party member.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Prijepolje:
Emir Haà ¡imbegoviàof the Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election.
Sabira Hadà ¾iavdiàwas elected from the third position on the All Together list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sjenica:
Hazbo Mujoviàof the Party of Democratic Action of Sandà ¾ak was chosen as mayor after the election, leading a coalition administration that also included the Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party's alliance, the Socialist Party of Serbia's alliance, and the United Regions of Serbia. Muriz Turkoviàof the Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party was appointed as deputy mayor. The Sandà ¾ak Democratic Party was excluded from government in November 2014, and Minela Kalender of the Party of Democratic Action, who had been elected to the municipal assembly in 2012, was named as deputy mayor in TurkoviÃÂ's place.
Local elections were held for the City Assembly of Nià ¡, the assemblies in all five of Nià ¡'s constituent municipalities, and the assemblies in all six of the Nià ¡ava District's other municipalities.
The Progressive Party formed coalition governments with the Socialist Party and the United Regions of Serbia shortly after the election in the City of Nià ¡, four of the city's five municipalities (the exception being Nià ¡ka Banja), and Aleksinac. The Progressive Party's alliance won the popular vote in all of these jurisdictions except for Medijana, where the Democratic Party placed first.
The situation was different in the district's smaller municipalities. Local incumbent mayors led the Socialist Party to victory in Gadà ¾in Han, New Serbia to victory in Raà ¾anj, the United Regions of Serbia to victory to Doljevac, and the United Peasant Party to victory in Svrljig. The Socialists also won the popular vote in Meroà ¡ina and initially formed a coalition government with the Democratic Party and the United Regions of Serbia. This alliance fell apart in December 2012, and a new coalition of the Progressive Party and the United Regions of Serbia came to power. The local Progressive organization subsequently became divided, leading to instability in the local government.
In Nià ¡ka Banja, the Democratic Party of Serbia won the popular vote and formed a coalition government afterwards; the incumbent mayor later left the Democratic Party of Serbia for the United Regions of Serbia, and, after that party's dissolution, joined the Serbian People's Party.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Nià ¡:
Zoran Perià ¡iàof the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The city government was initially formed by the Progressives, the Socialists, and the United Regions of Serbia.
Momir StojanoviÃÂ was elected to the assembly from the fourth position on the Progressive Party's list.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Crveni Krst:
Darko BulatoviÃÂ of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election, with the votes of nineteen delegates. The local government was formed by the Progressives, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Socialists. BulatoviÃÂ resigned as mayor in May 2014 and was replaced by Miroslav MilutinoviÃÂ, a former Socialist who crossed over to the Progressives.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Medijana:
Nebojà ¡a Krstiàof the United Regions of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election, with the support of sixteen delegates. The government consisted of the Progressives, the Socialists, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Democratic Party of Serbia. Krstiàwas replaced as mayor by Zoran Stojanoviàof the Progressive Party in August 2014.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Nià ¡ka Banja:
Incumbent mayor Zoran VidanoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The government initially consisted of the Democratic Party of Serbia, the Socialists, and the Reformist Party. VidanoviÃÂ left the Democratic Party of Serbia in September 2012 and joined the United Regions of Serbia. That party dissolved in 2015, at which time VidanoviÃÂ joined the Serbian People's Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Palilula, Nià ¡:
Boban Dà ¾uniàof the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The government consisted of the Progressives, the Socialists, and the United Regions of Serbia, with outside support from the Democratic Party of Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Pantelej:
SrÃÂan SaviÃÂ of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The government consisted of the Progressives, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Socialists.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aleksinac:
Incumbent mayor Ivan DimiÃÂ of the Democratic Party of Serbia was initially confirmed for a new term in office after the election in June 2012, leading a coalition government that also included the Democratic Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and United Serbia. This coalition quickly broke down, however, and a new administration consisting of the Progressives, the United Regions of Serbia, the Socialists, and United Serbia came to power the following month, with Nenad StankoviÃÂ of the Progressives in the role of mayor.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Doljevac:
Incumbent mayor Goran LjubiÃÂ of the United Regions of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The United Regions party dissolved in late 2015, and LjubiÃÂ joined the Progressives in February 2016, bringing the entire United Regions assembly group with him.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Gadà ¾in Han:
Incumbent mayor Saà ¡a ÃÂorÃÂeviàof the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Meroà ¡ina:
Incumbent mayor Slobodan TodoroviÃÂ of the Socialist Party of Serbia was initially confirmed for another term in office, leading a coalition government that also included the Democratic Party and the United Regions of Serbia. Sanja MiladinoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as president of the assembly.
In December 2012, the United Regions of Serbia formed a new governing coalition with the Progressives, aided by two former Socialist delegates. Sanja StajiÃÂ, at the time a member of the United Regions of Serbia, was chosen as mayor. Stajiàwas in turn dismissed in November 2013 and replaced by Bojan Neà ¡iàof the Progressive Party.
In April 2016, the local Progressive organization attempted to replace Neà ¡iÃÂ. This led to a split in the party's assembly delegation, with Neà ¡iàforming a breakaway group called "Naprednjaci Meroà ¡ine" and establishing a new coalition with the Democratic Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Raà ¾anj:
Incumbent mayor Dobrica StojkoviÃÂ of New Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Svrljig:
Incumbent mayor Milija MiletiÃÂ of the United Peasant Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The local government also included the United Regions of Serbia. MiletiÃÂ resigned in April 2014 after being elected to the National Assembly of Serbia and was replaced by fellow party member Jelena TrifunoviÃÂ.
Local elections were held all four municipalities of the Pirot District. The results did not follow a clear pattern.
In Pirot, Vladan VasiÃÂ's Coalition for Pirot won a clear victory and formed a coalition government afterward.
The Democratic Party won the elections and formed government in Bela Palanka and Dimitrovgrad, though it both cases it later lost power via splits in the party. In Bela Palanka, the serving mayor from the Democratic Party joined the breakaway New Democratic Party in 2014, taking the local party board with him. In Dimitrovgrad, a new coalition including the Democratic Party of Bulgarians and Together for Serbia formed government in 2013, and the Progressives ultimately came to power in early 2015.
The Progressives won the election in Babuà ¡nica and formed a coalition government afterward.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Pirot:
Incumbent mayor Vladan VasiÃÂ of the Coalition for Pirot, which was part of the broader United Regions of Serbia (URS) coalition, was confirmed for another term in office after the election. The Coalition for Pirot collectively joined the URS when it became a unified political party in 2013. The URS became largely dormant after the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election, and the Coalition for Pirot became a separate entity again at that time.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Babuà ¡nica:
Saà ¡a Stamenkoviàof the Serbian Progressive Party became mayor after the election. The parliamentary majority initially consisted of the Progressives, the Socialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia, the Democratic Party of Serbia, the United Regions of Serbia, and New Serbia.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bela Palanka:
Goran MiljkoviÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election, supported by the two delegates from the Coalition for Bela Palanka and one delegate from United Serbia. Following a split in the Democratic Party at the republic level in 2014, MiljkoviÃÂ joined Boris TadiÃÂ's New Democratic Party, which was later renamed as the Social Democratic Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Dimitrovgrad:
Vladica Dimitrov of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Zoran Petrov, also of the Democratic Party, became deputy mayor. After a split in the Democratic Party at the republican level in 2013, Petrov joined Together for Serbia and brought eight the Democratic Party's local assembly members with him. Dimitrovgrad's government was restructured soon thereafter: Nebojà ¡a Ivanov of the Democratic Party of Bulgarians became mayor, while Petrov continued to serve as deputy mayor.
Dimitrovgrad's government was restructured again in January 2015, and Zoran ÃÂurov of the Serbian Progressive Party was chosen as mayor.
Parliamentarian Donka BanoviÃÂ was one of two Democratic Party of Serbia candidates elected to the local assembly on the coalition list with the Serbian Progressive Party. She left the Democratic Party of Serbia in late 2014 and helped to found a new party called the State-Building Movement.
Local elections were held in the one city (Smederevo) and the two other municipalities of the Podunavlje District. An independent list won in Smederevo; the following year, the list's delegates collectively joined the Serbian Progressive Party. The Democratic Party won in Smederevska Palanka and held power for the entire term, while the Democratic Party of Serbia won in Velika Plana but fell from power in 2015, when a new coalition dominated by the Progressives came to power.
Results of the election for the City Assembly of Smederevo:
Jasna AvramoviÃÂ of the Movement for Smederevo was chosen as mayor after the election. In June 2013, AvramoviÃÂ and the entire Movement for Smederevo assembly group joined the Serbian Progressive Party.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Smederevska Palanka:
Radoslav MilojiÃÂiÃÂ of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. Although the government was initially unstable, MilojiÃÂiÃÂ remained in office for the entire term.
Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Velika Plana:
Incumbent mayor Dejan à  ulkiàof the Democratic Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. His term ended on 25 August 2015, when the local Democratic Party board formed a new coalition with the Serbian Progressive Party (against the wishes of the Democratic Party at the republic level). Igor Matkoviàof the Progressives was chosen as mayor following this change.