2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition?
The 2022 elections in Serbia have not produced surprising results, nor led to changes of government at any level, with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party maintaining its dominance of Serbian politics. The elections were, however, important, as a point in which the opposition parties ended the...
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| description | The 2022 elections in Serbia have not produced surprising results, nor led
to changes of government at any level, with the ruling Serbian Progressive
Party maintaining its dominance of Serbian politics. The elections were,
however, important, as a point in which the opposition parties ended the
boycott of democratic institutions and returned to the parliament. In this
election analysis, we describe the political context of the elections, marked
by the long-term democratic backsliding, the Covid-19 pandemic measures,
the constitutional referendum, mass environmental protest mobilization,
and finally the invasion of Ukraine. We explain the ways in which the
institutional framework for holding elections has changed and also what
has remained unchanged, and how these circumstances affected the
candidates and their campaigns. We provide an overview of opinion polls
before election day, as well as results of parliamentary, presidential, and
Belgrade city elections, and then discuss the election outcomes. The analysis
concludes with an overview of post-election political dynamics and discusses
possibilities for the opposition parties after their return to the
aforementioned representative bodies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63b7e9e276a14942892a7bb6161082612022-12-22T02:52:04ZengCentre for Southeast European StudiesContemporary Southeastern Europe2310-36122022-11-019211410.25364/02.9:2022.2.12022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition?Ilić, Vujo0Pudar Draško, Gazela1University of BelgradeUniversity of BelgradeThe 2022 elections in Serbia have not produced surprising results, nor led to changes of government at any level, with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party maintaining its dominance of Serbian politics. The elections were, however, important, as a point in which the opposition parties ended the boycott of democratic institutions and returned to the parliament. In this election analysis, we describe the political context of the elections, marked by the long-term democratic backsliding, the Covid-19 pandemic measures, the constitutional referendum, mass environmental protest mobilization, and finally the invasion of Ukraine. We explain the ways in which the institutional framework for holding elections has changed and also what has remained unchanged, and how these circumstances affected the candidates and their campaigns. We provide an overview of opinion polls before election day, as well as results of parliamentary, presidential, and Belgrade city elections, and then discuss the election outcomes. The analysis concludes with an overview of post-election political dynamics and discusses possibilities for the opposition parties after their return to the aforementioned representative bodies.https://digital.obvsg.at/cse/periodical/titleinfo/8206739serbiaelectionssnsoppositiondemocracy |
| spellingShingle | Ilić, Vujo Pudar Draško, Gazela 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? Contemporary Southeastern Europe serbia elections sns opposition democracy |
| title | 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? |
| title_full | 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? |
| title_fullStr | 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? |
| title_short | 2022 Elections in Serbia: The Return of the Opposition? |
| title_sort | 2022 elections in serbia the return of the opposition |
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