Local elections were held in Serbia over two rounds on 3 November and 17 November 1996, concurrently with the 1996 Vojvodina provincial election; the first day of voting also coincided with the 1996 Yugoslavian parliamentary election and the 1996 Montenegrin parliamentary election. ^[1] This was the third local electoral cycle held while Serbia was a member of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the last time that Serbia oversaw local elections throughout Kosovo and Metohija until its controversial decision to hold elections in 2008.

Delegates to city and municipal assemblies were elected in single-member constituencies. If no candidate secured a majority in the first round of voting, the top two candidates would take part in a runoff vote in the second round.

Campaign and aftermath

The elections took place during the time of Slobodan Milošević's authoritarian rule as president of Serbia. In most major jurisdictions, Milošević's Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) ran in an alliance with the Yugoslav Left (JUL) and New Democracy (ND).

The main opposition grouping was the Zajedno alliance, which was formed in September 1996 by the Democratic Party (DS), the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), and the Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS). ^[2] The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) participated in the Zajedno alliance in some jurisdictions, including Kragujevac, Pančevo, Smederevo, and Čačak, and contested other areas, such as Belgrade on its own. ^[3] The far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS) contested the election on its own, directing its attacks on both Milošević and Zajedno. ^[4]

The election results were marked by weeks of controversy. Zajedno claimed success in several major jurisdictions, but in most instances the SPS did not accept defeat and the local election commissions (often controlled by allies of Milošević) refused to certify the opposition's victories. In Belgrade, the election commission invalidated the results in thirty-three constituencies won by Zajedno and called a third round of voting for 27 November. The Zajedno parties boycotted the third round, charging abuse of process. ^[5] These events led to the 1996–1997 protests in Serbia, in which student and opposition groups held a series of non-violent street rallies against the Milošević regime.

Milošević and his allies held a counter-rally in Belgrade on 24 December 1996 that drew only sixty thousand attendees (many of whom had been brought in from rural areas) against three hundred thousand opposition protesters. ^[6] Three days later, a delegation from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) ruled that the opposition had indeed won several of the disputed elections, including in Belgrade, Niš, Pančevo, and Zrenjanin. ^[7] The Serbian government began to soften its position, accepting the opposition's victory in Niš on 8 January 1997. ^[8] The Belgrade election commission announced on 17 January that Zajedno had won the elections. The government initially refused to accept this ruling, but on 13 February (following police attacks on the opposition demonstrators that were condemned internationally) the Serbian parliament approved a lex specialis that affirmed almost all of the victories claimed by Zajedno. ^[9] The protests wound down after this time, and the Zajedno coalition took power in Belgrade and several other cities.

Ultimately, the parties in Zajedno were not able to remain united at the republic level, and the coalition fell apart in Belgrade before the year was over. In some jurisdictions, including Novi Sad, the Zajedno parties were able to maintain their alliance until the next local election cycle in 2000.

Results

Unless otherwise noted, vote totals and percentages refer to the results in the first round of voting.

Belgrade

Elections were held at the city level and in all of Belgrade's constituent municipalities. The Zajedno alliance won a majority victory in the city, as well as winning control of most municipal assemblies. The Socialists won a smaller number of victories, mostly in the city's outer suburbs, while the Radicals won control of Zemun.

City of Belgrade

Results of the election for the City Assembly of Belgrade:

Party		First round		Second round		Seats
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Socialist Party of Serbia and Yugoslav Left	256,841	33.91	212,677	44.28	24
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	198,740	26.24	219,019	45.60	67
	Serbian Radical Party	143,429	18.94	40,020	8.33	17
	Democratic Party of Serbia	75,145	9.92	8,588	1.79	2
	New Democracy	18,430	2.43			–
	Citizens' Group candidates	14,795	1.95			–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	9,673	1.28			–
	Democratic Party of Serbia and Serb People's Party	8,863	1.17			–
	Democratic Centre	8,089	1.07			–
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [10]	4,524	0.60			–
	New Communist Party of Yugoslavia	3,234	0.43			–
	Serb People's Party	2,852	0.38			–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	2,605	0.34			–
	Assembly National Party, People's Radical Party, and Serbian Saint Sava Party	2,287	0.30			–
	Social Democratic Union	2,258	0.30			–
	Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić"	1,597	0.21			–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	1,483	0.20			–
	Peasants Party of Serbia	657	0.09			–
	Movement for the Protection of Citizens' Property Rights	482	0.06			–
	Peasants Party	472	0.06			–
	Serbian National Renewal	273	0.04			–
	Fatherland Radical Party	261	0.03			–
	Movement for the Protection of Human Rights	158	0.02			–
	All-Serbian Union	128	0.02			–
	Serbian Saint Sava Party	85	0.01			–
Total		757,361	100.00	480,304	100.00	110
Valid votes		757,361	94.77	480,304	96.21
Invalid/blank votes		41,792	5.23	18,916	3.79
Total votes		799,153	100.00	499,220	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,287,280	62.08	1,239,695	40.27
Source: [11]

DS leader Zoran Đinđić was chosen as mayor on 21 February 1997, by a vote of sixty-eight to twenty-four among the city assembly's delegates. There were sixteen abstentions and one delegate was absent. ^[12] Zajedno gained another seat shortly after the election, when DSS delegate Aleksandra Joksimović joined the DS. ^[13]

The SPO left the Zajedno alliance later in the year. Đinđić was dismissed as mayor on 30 September 1997, via an SPO motion that was supported by the SPS and SRS. Sixty-seven of the sixty-eight delegates present voted for Đinđić 's dismissal; the other delegate abstained. The non-SPO members of Zajedno boycotted this sitting of the assembly on the grounds that it had been improperly constituted. ^[14] Milan Božić of the SPO became the city's acting mayor, and the SPO held all of the major positions in the city government with the informal support of the SPS and SRS. Božić was the acting mayor for almost a year and a half before Vojislav Mihailović, also of the SPO, was voted to the position by the assembly in January 1999.

Municipalities of Belgrade

Barajevo

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Barajevo:

Party		First round			Second round
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	4,548	44.07	5			19
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,859	27.70	0			8
	Serbian Radical Party	1,628	15.78	0			0
	Yugoslav Left	1,031	9.99	0			1
	Citizens' Group candidates	254	2.46	0			0
Total		10,320	100.00	5			28
Valid votes		10,320	98.16
Invalid/blank votes		193	1.84
Total votes		10,513	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		17,429	60.32		14,763	–
Source: [15]

Milan Damnjanović of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[16]

Čukarica

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Čukarica:

Party		First round			Second round
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	21,183	28.17	0			18
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	20,696	27.53	0			29
	Serbian Radical Party	17,703	23.54	0			6
	Yugoslav Left	7,668	10.20	0			0
	Democratic Party of Serbia	5,641	7.50	0			0
	New Democracy	1,213	1.61	0			0
	Democratic Centre	724	0.96	0			0
	Assembly National Party	160	0.21	0			0
	Citizens' Group candidates	84	0.11	0			0
	Peasants Party of Serbia	61	0.08	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	56	0.07	–
Total		75,189	100.00	0			53
Valid votes		75,189	94.99
Invalid/blank votes		3,966	5.01
Total votes		79,155	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		130,564	60.63
Source: [17]

Zoran Alimpić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[18]

Grocka

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Grocka:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	9,952	39.81	28
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	8,959	35.84	7
	Yugoslav Left	2,816	11.26	–
	Serbian Radical Party	2,308	9.23	3
	Citizens' Group candidates	937	3.75	–
	Democratic Centre	26	0.10	–
Total		24,998	100.00	38
Valid votes		24,998	93.13
Invalid/blank votes		1,845	6.87
Total votes		26,843	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		48,901	54.89
Source: [19]

Incumbent mayor Milan Janković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[20]

Lazarevac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lazarevac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	14,441	43.67	42
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	12,006	36.30	15
	Yugoslav Left	3,550	10.73	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,791	8.44	3
	Serbian Radical Party	282	0.85	–
Total		33,070	100.00	61
Valid votes		33,070	95.24
Invalid/blank votes		1,652	4.76
Total votes		34,722	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		44,094	78.75
Source: [21]

Živko Živković of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[22]

Mladenovac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mladenovac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	9,595	40.07	24
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	9,399	39.26	27
	Yugoslav Left	3,749	15.66	3
	Serbian Radical Party	681	2.84	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	154	0.64	1
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [23]	148	0.62	–
	Assembly National Party	133	0.56	–
	Serbian National Renewal	84	0.35	–
Total		23,943	100.00	55
Valid votes		23,943	91.66
Invalid/blank votes		2,178	8.34
Total votes		26,121	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		41,577	62.83
Source: [24]

Predrag Čokić of Zajedno was chosen as mayor after the election, by a vote of 28 to 27. ^{[25] [26] [27]} This was one of two municipalities where the lex specialis did not recognize a victory claimed by Zajedno, although the coalition managed to form government in any event.

New Belgrade

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of New Belgrade:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	36,590	31.54	21
	Socialist Party of Serbia	34,004	29.31	28
	Serbian Radical Party	26,137	22.53	6
	Yugoslav Left	14,858	12.81	–
	New Democracy	3,073	2.65	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	352	0.30	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	197	0.17	–
	Assembly National Party	179	0.15	–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	169	0.15	–
	Social Democratic Union	139	0.12	–
	Progressive Party	116	0.10	–
	Workers' Party of Serbia	115	0.10	–
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [28]	78	0.07	–
Total		116,007	100.00	55
Valid votes		116,007	95.36
Invalid/blank votes		5,644	4.64
Total votes		121,651	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		186,799	65.12
Source: [29]

Incumbent mayor Čedomir Ždrnja of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[30] This was one of two municipalities where the lex specialis did not recognize a victory claimed by Zajedno.

Obrenovac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Obrenovac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	10,718	33.84	27
	Socialist Party of Serbia	10,178	32.13	19
	Yugoslav Left	5,943	18.76	8
	Serbian Radical Party	4,024	12.70	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	535	1.69	–
	Peasants Party of Serbia	127	0.40	–
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [31]	101	0.32	–
	Workers' Party of Serbia	47	0.15	–
Total		31,673	100.00	55
Valid votes		31,673	93.28
Invalid/blank votes		2,280	6.72
Total votes		33,953	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		53,368	63.62
Source: [32]

Palilula

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Palilula:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	19,751	27.97	14
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	18,094	25.63	29
	Serbian Radical Party	16,258	23.03	8
	Yugoslav Left	7,542	10.68	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia	5,505	7.80	3
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,337	1.89	1
	Coalition: Parliamentary Opposition	590	0.84	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	565	0.80	–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	205	0.29	–
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [33]	178	0.25	–
	New Democracy	167	0.24	–
	Fatherland Radical Party	95	0.13	–
	Democratic Centre	94	0.13	–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	82	0.12	–
	Peasants Party of Serbia	75	0.11	–
	Social Democratic Union	70	0.10	–
Total		70,608	100.00	55
Valid votes		70,608	94.89
Invalid/blank votes		3,801	5.11
Total votes		74,409	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		121,537	61.22
Source: [34]

Gordana Tomić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[35]

Rakovica

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rakovica:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	14,443	29.88	32
	Socialist Party of Serbia	13,361	27.64	6
	Serbian Radical Party	11,577	23.95	12
	Yugoslav Left	5,411	11.19	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia	2,347	4.86	–
	Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić"	313	0.65	–
	Assembly National Party	235	0.49	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	185	0.38	–
	Democratic Centre	177	0.37	–
	League of Communists of Yugoslavia [36]	137	0.28	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	109	0.23	–
	People's Radical Party	42	0.09	–
Total		48,337	100.00	50
Valid votes		48,337	93.77
Invalid/blank votes		3,210	6.23
Total votes		51,547	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		83,980	61.38
Source: [37]

Predrag Dokmanović of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[38]

Savski Venac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Savski Venac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	7,304	29.11	25
	Socialist Party of Serbia	6,987	27.84	7
	Serbian Radical Party	3,740	14.90	1
	Yugoslav Left	2,969	11.83	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia	2,778	11.07	2
	Citizens' Group candidates	916	3.65	2
	Assembly National Party	195	0.78	–
	Progressive Party	119	0.47	–
	Social Democratic Union	66	0.26	–
	Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka)	20	0.08	–
Total		25,094	100.00	37
Valid votes		25,094	95.95
Invalid/blank votes		1,058	4.05
Total votes		26,152	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,493	66.22
Source: [39]

Zdravko Krstić of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[40]

Sopot

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sopot:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	4,727	51.22	29
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	3,010	32.62	4
	Yugoslav Left	1,002	10.86	–
	New Democracy	381	4.13	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	108	1.17	–
Total		9,228	100.00	33
Valid votes		9,228	93.04
Invalid/blank votes		690	6.96
Total votes		9,918	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,219	61.15
Source: [41]

Incumbent mayor Živorad Milosavljević of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[42]

Stari Grad

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Stari Grad:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	10,953	30.25	38
	Socialist Party of Serbia	9,350	25.82	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia	9,143	25.25	18
	Serbian Radical Party	3,177	8.77	–
	Yugoslav Left	2,493	6.88	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	615	1.70	–
	Assembly National Party	329	0.91	–
	New Democracy	117	0.32	–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	20	0.06	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	13	0.04	–
Total		36,210	100.00	56
Valid votes		36,210	95.40
Invalid/blank votes		1,745	4.60
Total votes		37,955	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		59,669	63.61
Source: [43]

Incumbent mayor Jovan Kažić of the Serbian Renewal Movement was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[44]

Voždovac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Voždovac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	21,631	29.57	39
	Socialist Party of Serbia	18,701	25.57	10
	Serbian Radical Party	14,411	19.70	5
	Yugoslav Left	8,807	12.04	2
	Democratic Party of Serbia and Assembly National Party	8,363	11.43	–
	New Democracy	490	0.67	–
	Democratic Centre	316	0.43	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	187	0.26	–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	86	0.12	–
	Serbian Saint Sava Party	67	0.09	–
	Social Democratic Union	60	0.08	–
	Liberal Party (Liberalna stranka)	22	0.03	–
Total		73,141	100.00	56
Valid votes		73,141	94.69
Invalid/blank votes		4,104	5.31
Total votes		77,245	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		131,602	58.70
Source: [45]

Nebojša Atanacković of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[46]

Vračar

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vračar:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	15,973	42.86	50
	Socialist Party of Serbia	9,323	25.01	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia	5,724	15.36	10
	Yugoslav Left	3,629	9.74	–
	Serbian Radical Party	1,872	5.02	–
	New Democracy	238	0.64	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	207	0.56	–
	Democratic Centre	130	0.35	–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	45	0.12	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	42	0.11	–
	Serbian Saint Sava Party	31	0.08	–
	Assembly National Party	30	0.08	–
	Social Democratic Union	27	0.07	–
Total		37,271	100.00	60
Valid votes		37,271	95.35
Invalid/blank votes		1,819	4.65
Total votes		39,090	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		62,061	62.99
Source: [47]

Milena Milošević of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[48]

Zemun

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zemun:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Serbian Radical Party	24,531	29.67	33
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	20,457	24.75	14
	Socialist Party of Serbia	20,395	24.67	6
	Yugoslav Left	11,270	13.63	1
	Democratic Party of Serbia	3,355	4.06	1
	New Democracy	1,060	1.28	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	735	0.89	–
	United Radical Party of Serbia	370	0.45	–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	201	0.24	–
	Social Democratic Union	156	0.19	–
	Serbian Saint Sava Party	61	0.07	–
	Assembly National Party	36	0.04	–
	Serbian National Renewal	34	0.04	–
	Workers' Party of Serbia	8	0.01	–
Total		82,669	100.00	55
Valid votes		82,669	92.98
Invalid/blank votes		6,240	7.02
Total votes		88,909	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		141,792	62.70
Source: [49]

Radical Party leader Vojislav Šešelj was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[50] He was replaced in 1998 by Stevo Dragišić.

Zvezdara

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvezdara:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	17,840	28.31	40
	Socialist Party of Serbia	16,106	25.56	7
	Serbian Radical Party	12,028	19.09	2
	Democratic Party of Serbia	7,680	12.19	3
	Yugoslav Left	6,424	10.19	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	724	1.15	1
	United Radical Party of Serbia	444	0.70	–
	Democratic Centre	433	0.69	–
	Democratic Party of Serbia and Serbian Saint Sava Party	370	0.59	–
	New Democracy	367	0.58	–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	350	0.56	–
	Serb Democratic Party, People's Radical Party and Serbian National Renewal	96	0.15	–
	Social Democratic Union	65	0.10	–
	Assembly National Party	61	0.10	–
	Democratic Centre and Democratic Party of Serbia	31	0.05	–
Total		63,019	100.00	53
Valid votes		63,019	95.07
Invalid/blank votes		3,268	4.93
Total votes		66,287	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		108,578	61.05
Source: [51]

Vučeta Mandić of Zajedno was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[52]

Vojvodina

South Bačka District

Elections were held in all twelve municipalities of the South Bačka District. The Zajedno alliance won a convincing victory in Novi Sad, while the Socialist Party and Yugoslav Left won a number of the neighbouring jurisdictions. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in Bački Petrovac, and the Radical Party won the greatest number of seats in Temerin.

Novi Sad

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Novi Sad:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	37,064	26.67	39
	Socialist Party of Serbia	32,742	23.56	6
	Serbian Radical Party	30,203	21.73	9
	Yugoslav Left	11,745	8.45	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	7,334	5.28	2
	Vojvodina Coalition	6,695	4.82	10
	New Democracy	3,663	2.64	–
	Reformists – Coalition of the Democratic Center for Vojvodina	3,111	2.24	3
	Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians	1,867	1.34	1
	Democratic Party of Serbia	1,493	1.07	–
	Serbian Democratic Alliance ( SNO, NRS, SDS)	1,190	0.86	–
	Green Party (Zelena stranka)	555	0.40	–
	Serbian Radical Party "Nikola Pašić"	315	0.23	–
	Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina	263	0.19	–
	Yugoslav Left and Citizens' Group	223	0.16	–
	People's Radical Party	179	0.13	–
	New Communist Party of Yugoslavia	154	0.11	–
	Natural Law Party	134	0.10	–
	Universalist Movement of Serbia	56	0.04	–
Total		138,986	100.00	70
Valid votes		138,986	93.53
Invalid/blank votes		9,614	6.47
Total votes		148,600	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		233,281	63.70
Source: [53]

Mihajlo Svilar of the Serbian Renewal Movement was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[54] He was replaced on 18 June 1997 by fellow SPO member Stevan Vrbaški. Gordana Čomić of the Democratic Party served on Novi Sad's executive committee in 1997. ^[55]

Bač

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bač:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,231	38.25	12
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,594	30.71	9
	Serbian Radical Party	1,057	12.51	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	885	10.48	3
	Yugoslav Left	679	8.04	1
Total		8,446	100.00	25
Valid votes		8,446	91.70
Invalid/blank votes		764	8.30
Total votes		9,210	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,194	69.80
Source: [56]

Bačka Palanka

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bačka Palanka:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	12,122	38.99	28
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	9,046	29.09	7
	Yugoslav Left	4,952	15.93	5
	Serbian Radical Party	3,498	11.25	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,201	3.86	1
	Serbian Democratic Alliance ( SNO, NRS, SDS)	275	0.88	–
Total		31,094	100.00	41
Valid votes		31,094	93.52
Invalid/blank votes		2,153	6.48
Total votes		33,247	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		46,808	71.03
Source: [57]

Bački Petrovac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bački Petrovac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,780	38.29	18
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,680	36.91	8
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	668	9.20	4
	Serbian Radical Party	513	7.07	1
	Yugoslav Left	354	4.88	–
	Vojvodina Coalition	266	3.66	–
Total		7,261	100.00	31
Valid votes		7,261	94.74
Invalid/blank votes		403	5.26
Total votes		7,664	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,998	63.88
Source: [58]

Incumbent mayor Juraj Červenak was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[59]

Bečej

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Bečej:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Citizens' Group candidates	6,258	31.31	10
	Socialist Party of Serbia	4,997	25.00	10
	Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians	4,238	21.20	12
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,749	13.75	4
	Serbian Radical Party	1,521	7.61	–
	Yugoslav Left	227	1.14	–
Total		19,990	100.00	36
Valid votes		19,990	92.05
Invalid/blank votes		1,726	7.95
Total votes		21,716	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,274	67.29
Source: [60]

Incumbent mayor Endre Husag of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[61]

Beočin

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Beočin:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,460	30.85	14
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,583	19.85	7
	Serbian Radical Party	1,580	19.81	5
	Yugoslav Left	1,267	15.89	5
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,049	13.15	4
	Serbian Democratic Alliance ( SNO, NRS, SDS)	36	0.45	–
Total		7,975	100.00	35
Valid votes		7,975	91.94
Invalid/blank votes		699	8.06
Total votes		8,674	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,973	79.05
Source: [62]

Srbobran

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Srbobran:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,619	31.34	9
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,023	24.21	10
	Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians	1,122	13.43	4
	Serbian Radical Party	1,045	12.50	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	739	8.84	3
	Yugoslav Left	645	7.72	–
	Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians	164	1.96	1
Total		8,357	100.00	28
Valid votes		8,357	90.02
Invalid/blank votes		926	9.98
Total votes		9,283	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		13,254	70.04
Source: [63]

Sremski Karlovci

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sremski Karlovci:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,909	48.32	15
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,436	36.35	7
	Citizens' Group candidates	443	11.21	3
	Serbian Radical Party	103	2.61	–
	Yugoslav Left	60	1.52	–
Total		3,951	100.00	25
Valid votes		3,951	89.88
Invalid/blank votes		445	10.12
Total votes		4,396	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,824	64.42
Source: [64]

Temerin

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Temerin:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Serbian Radical Party	3,754	27.54	14
	Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians	3,412	25.03	13
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,184	16.02	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,128	15.61	1
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,753	12.86	2
	Yugoslav Left	398	2.92	–
Total		13,629	100.00	31
Valid votes		13,629	94.17
Invalid/blank votes		843	5.83
Total votes		14,472	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		18,712	77.34
Source: [65]

Titel

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Titel:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,482	31.22	8
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,149	27.03	8
	Serbian Radical Party	1,775	22.33	6
	Yugoslav Left	1,047	13.17	2
	Democratic Party of Serbia	270	3.40	–
	People's Peasant Party	143	1.80	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	83	1.04	–
Total		7,949	100.00	25
Valid votes		7,949	93.01
Invalid/blank votes		597	6.99
Total votes		8,546	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,124	70.49
Source: [66]

Vrbas

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vrbas:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	9,056	39.75	18
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	8,250	36.21	13
	Yugoslav Left	2,965	13.01	1
	Serbian Radical Party	2,083	9.14	2
	Citizens' Group candidates	430	1.89	1
Total		22,784	100.00	35
Valid votes		22,784	91.91
Invalid/blank votes		2,006	8.09
Total votes		24,790	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		35,038	70.75
Source: [67]

Žabalj

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Žabalj:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	3,802	33.98	22
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,656	32.67	4
	Serbian Radical Party	2,018	18.03	1
	Democratic Party of Serbia	958	8.56	3
	Citizens' Group candidates	506	4.52	1
	Yugoslav Left	250	2.23	–
Total		11,190	100.00	31
Valid votes		11,190	91.16
Invalid/blank votes		1,085	8.84
Total votes		12,275	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,451	63.11
Source: [68]

Đorđe Đukić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[69]

Central Serbia (excluding Belgrade)

Nišava District

Local elections were held in the one city ( Niš) and the six other municipalities of the Nišava District. Following the opposition protests, it was recognized that the Zajedno alliance won a majority of seats in the election for the City Assembly of Niš. The Socialist Party won majority victories in all six of the smaller communities.

Niš

Results of the election for the City Assembly of Niš:

Party		Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	48
	Socialist Party of Serbia	21
	Serbian Radical Party	1
	Democratic Party of Serbia	–
	Yugoslav Left	–
	New Communist Party of Yugoslavia	–
	Party of Independent Democrats of Serbia	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	–
Total		70
Source: [70]

Zoran Živković of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[71] Zoran Krasić ran as a Radical Party candidate and was the party's presumptive nominee for mayor; he was not elected to the assembly. ^{[72] [73]}

Aleksinac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aleksinac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	12,708	40.97	29
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	6,844	22.06	9
	Serbian Radical Party	6,800	21.92	9
	Yugoslav Left	2,587	8.34	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,565	5.05	2
	New Democracy	340	1.10	–
	Party of Serbian Unity	175	0.56	–
Total		31,019	100.00	50
Valid votes		31,019	93.19
Invalid/blank votes		2,268	6.81
Total votes		33,287	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		48,250	68.99
Source: [74]

Slobodan Stevanović of the Socialist Party served as mayor after the election. ^[75]

Doljevac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Doljevac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	5,295	42.92	27
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,626	21.29	7
	Serbian Radical Party	2,236	18.12	1
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,547	12.54	1
	Yugoslav Left	633	5.13	1
Total		12,337	100.00	37
Valid votes		12,337	95.40
Invalid/blank votes		595	4.60
Total votes		12,932	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		15,470	83.59
Source: [76]

Incumbent mayor Aleksandar Cvetković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[77]

Gadžin Han

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Gadžin Han:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,955	53.10	30
	Serbian Radical Party	1,224	16.43	3
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,107	14.86	4
	Citizens' Group candidates	955	12.82	6
	Yugoslav Left	207	2.78	–
Total		7,448	100.00	43
Valid votes		7,448	92.69
Invalid/blank votes		587	7.31
Total votes		8,035	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,919	73.59
Source: [78]

Incumbent mayor Siniša Stamenković of the Socialist Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[79]

Merošina

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Merošina:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,918	45.43	23
	Yugoslav Left	2,092	24.26	7
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,505	17.45	6
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	568	6.59	1
	Serbian Radical Party	542	6.28	2
Total		8,625	100.00	39
Valid votes		8,625	94.44
Invalid/blank votes		508	5.56
Total votes		9,133	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,289	74.32
Source: [80]

Ražanj

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Ražanj:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,021	42.41	19
	Yugoslav Left	2,290	32.14	6
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,254	17.60	4
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	559	7.85	2
Total		7,124	100.00	31
Valid votes		7,124	92.50
Invalid/blank votes		578	7.50
Total votes		7,702	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,440	73.77
Source: [81]

Svrljig

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Svrljig:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	5,709	48.87	21
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	3,695	31.63	8
	Serbian Radical Party	1,049	8.98	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	582	4.98	–
	Yugoslav Left	401	3.43	–
	New Democracy	247	2.11	1
Total		11,683	100.00	31
Valid votes		11,683	92.62
Invalid/blank votes		931	7.38
Total votes		12,614	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,728	75.41
Source: [82]

Šumadija District

Elections were held in all seven municipalities of the Šumadija District. The Zajedno coalition won in the city of Kragujevac and also in the municipality of Lapovo. The Socialist Party won majority victories in four of the other municipalities; in Batočina, the Yugoslav Left formed a minority administration with the support of the Socialists and some independent delegates.

Kragujevac

Results of the election for the City Assembly of Kragujevac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	32,845	36.06	41
	Socialist Party of Serbia	26,817	29.44	23
	Serbian Radical Party	12,033	13.21	1
	Yugoslav Left	7,276	7.99	2
	New Democracy	5,550	6.09	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,105	2.31	–
	Movement " Vojvoda Vuk 1903-1993"	1,111	1.22	–
	Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	889	0.98	–
	Party of Serbian Unity	576	0.63	–
	Green Party	545	0.60	–
	Assembly National Party	543	0.60	–
	"Roma" Serbia and Yugoslavia Democratic Political Party of the Roma Community of Yugoslavia	370	0.41	–
	Šumadija Homeland Assembly	353	0.39	–
	Serbian National Renewal	83	0.09	–
Total		91,096	100.00	67
Valid votes		91,096	96.66
Invalid/blank votes		3,151	3.34
Total votes		94,247	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		134,343	70.15
Source: [83]

The Milošević government did not contest the opposition's victory in Kragujevac. ^[84] Veroljub Stevanović of the Serbian Renewal Movement became mayor after the election. ^[85] The Zajedno government in the city remained together for the full term that followed.

Aranđelovac

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Aranđelovac:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	8,971	37.72	32
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	6,869	28.88	7
	Yugoslav Left	3,618	15.21	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	2,317	9.74	2
	Serbian Radical Party	1,845	7.76	–
	Peasants Party of Serbia	164	0.69	–
Total		23,784	100.00	41
Valid votes		23,784	94.25
Invalid/blank votes		1,451	5.75
Total votes		25,235	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		36,427	69.28
Source: [86]

Batočina

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Batočina:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,421	31.22	12
	Yugoslav Left	1,801	23.22	9
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,634	21.07	4
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,617	20.85	8
	New Democracy	271	3.49	2
	Serbian Radical Party	11	0.14	–
Total		7,755	100.00	35
Valid votes		7,755	95.00
Invalid/blank votes		408	5.00
Total votes		8,163	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,779	75.73
Source: [87]

Slobodan Živulović of the Yugoslav Left served as mayor after the election. ^[88]

Knić

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Knić:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,898	39.51	19
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	3,561	36.09	11
	Yugoslav Left	2,146	21.75	2
	Citizens' Group candidates	210	2.13	1
	Serbian Radical Party	28	0.28	–
	New Communist Party of Yugoslavia	24	0.24	–
Total		9,867	100.00	33
Valid votes		9,867	95.69
Invalid/blank votes		444	4.31
Total votes		10,311	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,479	71.21
Source: [89]

Lapovo

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lapovo:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	2,442	45.53	16
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,696	31.62	12
	Yugoslav Left	453	8.45	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	313	5.84	–
	New Democracy	259	4.83	–
	Serbian Radical Party	200	3.73	–
Total		5,363	100.00	29
Valid votes		5,363	95.96
Invalid/blank votes		226	4.04
Total votes		5,589	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,363	75.91
Source: [90]

Dragan Zlatković of the Serbian Renewal Movement served as mayor after the election. ^[91] Future parliamentarian Mirko Čikiriz, also of the Serbian Renewal Movement, served as secretary of the municipal assembly and the municipal administration in 1997–98. ^[92]

Rača

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rača:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,133	37.42	16
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	3,032	36.22	9
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,106	13.21	3
	Democratic Party of Serbia	545	6.51	–
	Serbian Radical Party	347	4.14	–
	Yugoslav Left	209	2.50	–
Total		8,372	100.00	28
Valid votes		8,372	96.45
Invalid/blank votes		308	3.55
Total votes		8,680	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,799	73.57
Source: [93]

Topola

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Topola:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	6,289	45.20	33
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	5,672	40.76	6
	Yugoslav Left	1,118	8.04	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	835	6.00	–
Total		13,914	100.00	39
Valid votes		13,914	95.41
Invalid/blank votes		670	4.59
Total votes		14,584	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,570	67.61
Source: [94]

Incumbent mayor Žarko Jovanović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^[95]

Kosovo and Metohija

The elections in Kosovo and Metohija were largely boycotted by members of the Kosovo Albanian community, which had set up parallel governing institutions in the province called the Republic of Kosova in 1991. ^[96]

Kosovska Mitrovica District

Local elections were held in all six municipalities of the Kosovska Mitrovica District. The Socialist Party won majority victories in all jurisdictions except Zvečan, where no party won a majority and an incumbent from the opposition was confirmed in office for another term.

Kosovska Mitrovica

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Kosovska Mitrovica:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,819	50.29	26
	Serbian Radical Party	1,551	20.42	2
	Democratic Party of Serbia	1,166	15.35	2
	Yugoslav Left	878	11.56	–
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	93	1.22	–
	Citizens' Group candidates	87	1.15	–
Total		7,594	100.00	30
Valid votes		7,594	94.92
Invalid/blank votes		406	5.08
Total votes		8,000	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		63,961	12.51
Source: [97]

Nikola Radović, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, served as mayor after the election. ^[98]

After the Kosovo War, Kosovska Mitrovica became divided between the predominantly Serb north and the predominantly Albanian south. The Serbian government continued to recognize Radović as mayor of the city until 2002, his mandate having been formally extended. ^[99] In practice, Oliver Ivanović of the Serbian National Council (SNV), a parallel authority within the Serb community, was the de facto leader of northern Kosovska Mitrovica in the immediate post-war period. ^{[100] [101]}

From 1999 to 2001, Ivanović was both the president of the SNV's executive council and the leader of its municipal board in Kosovska Mitrovica. ^[102] He was dismissed from the former position by hardline elements in June 2001 and afterward left the SNV entirely. ^[103] Nebojša Jović succeeded him as the SNV's municipal leader in Kosovska Mitrovica, ^[104] but Jović did not have the same standing in the community and did not inherit Ivanović's leadership role more generally.

Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Bajram Rexhepi as mayor of the city in mid-1999. ^{[105] [106]} He was the de facto leader of its predominantly Albanian southern half, which was beyond the control of Serbian authorities. ^{[107] [108]} Rexhepi was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). ^[109]

There was significant turnover among United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) personnel in Kosovska Mitrovica in the immediate post-war period. ^[110] Onelia Cardettini became the city's first UNMIK municipal administrator in 1999 but had stood down by early 2000. ^{[111] [112] [113]} Online sources do not indicate if the position was filled immediately after her departure, and in practice UNMIK's successive district coordinators seem to have taken the lead role in administering the city.

By 2002, John Rogers had been appointed as UNMIK's municipal administrator for Kosovska Mitrovica. In November of that year, the Serbian government made an agreement for the northern part of the city to be administered directly by UNMIK with assistance from an advisory council composed of local political representatives and chaired by Rogers. ^{[114] [115]} Nikola Radović, still recognized as mayor of the city by Serbia, gave his support to the initiative. ^[116] The board held its first meeting on 30 May 2003, by which time Rogers had been replaced by Minna Järvenpää. ^[117] In August 2003, Serb representatives announced a boycott of the council over what they described as Järvenpää's arbitrary decisions. ^{[118] [119]} Her term as administrator ended in early 2004. ^[120]

Online sources do not indicate who, if anyone, chaired the advisory council between 2004 and 2006, when Serb politician Srboljub Milenković of the Democratic Party was appointed to the role. ^[121]

Leposavić

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Leposavić:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	3,959	47.39	24
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	1,799	21.53	3
	Serbian Radical Party	1,502	17.98	1
	Yugoslav Left	627	7.51	2
	Citizens' Group candidates	467	5.59	1
Total		8,354	100.00	31
Valid votes		8,354	95.12
Invalid/blank votes		429	4.88
Total votes		8,783	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,015	79.74
Source: [122]

Dragan Jablanović of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election and served until the beginning of 2001. ^[123] Leposavić remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War.

A branch of the Serbian National Council was established in Leposavić after the Kosovo War as a parallel authority within the Serb community, and Nenad Radosavljević of New Democracy was chosen as its first leader. There is contradictory information as to the length of his tenure: one source indicates that he served from 1999 to 2001, while another claims he was removed from office by hardline elements in July 2000 after expressing a willingness to participate in new municipal elections organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). ^{[124] [125]} In any event, Velimir Bojović of the Democratic Party of Serbia had become the leader of the local SNV by 2001. ^[126]

Online sources do not indicate the name of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative in Leposavić in the immediate post-war period.

Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE, and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Leposavić) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to municipal assemblies in these communities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors. ^[127] Despite objections from some in the community, ^[128] the assemblies ultimately provided functional local governments. Nenad Radosavljević became mayor in Leposavić but stood down in 2001. ^{[129] [130]} Online sources do not indicate if anyone was formally appointed as his successor; Nebojša Radulović served as deputy mayor and may also have been acting mayor. ^[131]

The Serb community of Leposavić generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE.

Srbica

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Srbica:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	529	80.89	19
	Citizens' Group candidates	125	19.11	–
Total		654	100.00	19
Valid votes		654	96.04
Invalid/blank votes		27	3.96
Total votes		681	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		31,073	2.19
Source: [132]

Sima Simić, presumably of the Socialist Party, was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[133] Slavica Jeradić was president of the assembly's executive board. ^[134]

Serbia lost control of Srbica after the Kosovo War, and most of the area's Serb population fled the area (although the villages of Suvo Grlo and Banje ultimately remained as Serb communities). ^{[135] [136]} Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Ramadan Dobra as mayor in mid-1999. Dobra was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). ^[137]

Ken Inoue was appointed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) as municipal administrator in August 1999, and in the following month he formally appointed Dobra as president of the municipal board. Due to ongoing complaints about the PPDK's dominance in the local government, Inoue also appointed Fadil Geci of the rival Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as second deputy president in February 2000. ^[138] Inoue served as municipal administrator until 2001. ^[139]

An August 2000 report in the Christian Science Monitor noted that former KLA soldiers affiliated with the PDK exercised "virtual complete control" over the area. ^[140]

Vučitrn

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vučitrn:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	2,000	49.09	25
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,869	45.88	8
	Serbian Radical Party	177	4.34	2
	Yugoslav Left	28	0.69	–
Total		4,074	100.00	35
Valid votes		4,074	96.22
Invalid/blank votes		160	3.78
Total votes		4,234	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,029	9.84
Source: [141]

Slobodan Doknić, presumably of the Socialist Party, served as mayor after the election. ^[142]

Serbia lost control of Vučitrn after the Kosovo War, and many of the municipality's Serbs fled the area. Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader Hashim Thaçi's self-styled government of Kosovo appointed Xhemajl Pllana as mayor of the municipality in mid-1999. Pllana was a founding member of the Party for the Democratic Progress of Kosovo (PPDK) in October 1999; this party later became the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). ^[143]

Denny Lane was appointed as municipal administrator by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in October 1999, and after arriving he formalized Pllana's role as interim mayor. ^[144] Lane served as municipal administrator until 2001.

Zubin Potok

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zubin Potok:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,682	43.27	15
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,360	34.99	8
	Democratic Party of Serbia	485	12.48	3
	New Democracy	289	7.44	3
	Serbian Radical Party	71	1.83	–
Total		3,887	100.00	29
Valid votes		3,887	99.41
Invalid/blank votes		23	0.59
Total votes		3,910	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,598	69.85
Source: [145]

Srđan Vulović of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor in the term that followed. ^[146] Zubin Potok remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War.

A branch of the Serbian National Council was established in Zubin Potok following the Kosovo War as a parallel authority within the Serb community. Slaviša Ristić of the Democratic Party of Serbia was its leader. ^[147]

Guy Sands-Pingot was appointed by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) as municipal administrator in the immediate post-war period. ^[148]

Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Zubin Potok) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to municipal assemblies in these communities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors. ^[149] Despite objections from some in the community, ^[150] the assemblies ultimately provided functional local governments. Slaviša Ristić was chosen as mayor in Zubin Potok. ^[151]

The Serb community of Zubin Potok generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the OSCE.

Zvečan

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvečan:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Citizens' Group candidates	1,462	34.89	6
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,188	28.35	12
	Serbian Radical Party	563	13.44	2
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	399	9.52	2
	Yugoslav Left	159	3.79	1
	New Democracy	158	3.77	2
	Democratic Party of Serbia	153	3.65	1
	Party of Serbian Unity	108	2.58	1
Total		4,190	100.00	27
Valid votes		4,190	96.68
Invalid/blank votes		144	3.32
Total votes		4,334	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,577	65.90
Source: [152]

Incumbent mayor Desimir Petković, an opponent of Milošević's rule, was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^{[153] [154]} He was removed from office in June 2000 and replaced by Miomira Ignjatović. ^[155] Zvečan remained under de facto Serbian authority after the Kosovo War.

The Serbian National Council emerged as a parallel authority within the Serb community in 1999, and its leading members included prominent Zvečan residents such as Milan Ivanović. ^{[156] [157]} Online accounts do not indicate who, if anyone, led its Zvečan municipal committee. Milan Ivanović ultimately transformed the Serbian National Council into a political party and became its leader in the municipality. ^[158]

Online sources do not indicate the name of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative in Zvečan in the immediate post-war period.

Kosovo's Serb community generally boycotted the 2000 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the results in three predominantly Serb northern communities (including Zvečan) were not certified due to low turnout. After the vote, UNMIK directly appointed representatives of the local Serb communities to municipal assemblies in these communities, and these assemblies in turn selected new mayors. ^[159] Despite objections from some in the community, ^[160] the assemblies ultimately provided functional local governments. Desimir Petković was once again chosen as mayor of Zvečan. ^[161]

The Serb community of Zvečan generally participated in the 2002 Kosovan local elections overseen by UNMIK and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

Peć District

Local elections were held in all five municipalities of the Peć District. The Socialist Party of Serbia won majority victories in all jurisdictions.

Peć

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Peć:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	16,751	96.15	43
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	632	3.63	–
	Yugoslav Left	39	0.22	–
Total		17,422	100.00	43
Valid votes		17,422	91.21
Invalid/blank votes		1,678	8.79
Total votes		19,100	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		73,218	26.09
Source: [162]

Note: In the vast majority of Peć's electoral divisions, candidates of the Socialist Party of Serbia were elected without opposition. Only four Zajedno candidates and one Yugoslav Left candidate contested the election.

Miladin Ivanović of the Socialist Party of Serbia served as mayor after the election. ^[163] He died of natural causes on 13 March 1999, just before the beginning of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and was succeeded by Dragomir Popović, who was presumably also from the Socialist Party. ^{[164] [165] [166]}

Following the Kosovo War, Serbia lost effective control over most of Peć, and most of the Serb population fled the area with the enclave of Goraždevac remaining a predominantly Serb community. ^[167] The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Ethem Çeku as mayor of the municipality in June 1999. ^[168] Later in 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Jose Manuel Sucre as municipal administrator, and Çeku was reassigned as chair of the municipal council. ^[169] Çeku later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). Sucre remained in office as municipal administrator until early 2001.

Dečani

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Dečani:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	866	96.98	12
	Yugoslav Left	16	1.79	1
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	11	1.23	–
Total		893	100.00	13
Valid votes		833	89.19
Invalid/blank votes		101	10.81
Total votes		934	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,630	3.51
Source: [170]

Only fourteen candidates contested the election. Thirteen were from the Socialist Party of Serbia–Yugoslav Left alliance, and one was from the Zajedno opposition. Milivoje Đurković of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[171]

Serbia lost control over Dečani after the Kosovo War, and almost all of the area's Serbs fled the area. ^[172] The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Ibrahim Selmanaj as mayor of the municipality in June 1999. ^[173] Later in the year, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Helinä Kokkarinen as municipal administrator. ^{[174] [175]} Online sources do not indicate if Selmanaj also continued to exercise local authority after this time. Selmanaj, in any event, later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK).

Đakovica

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Đakovica:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	12,247	91.83	28
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	969	7.27	5
	Citizens' Group candidates	77	0.58	–
	Yugoslav Left	44	0.33	–
Total		13,337	100.00	33
Valid votes		13,337	97.60
Invalid/blank votes		328	2.40
Total votes		13,665	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		67,170	20.34
Source: [176]

Momčilo Stanojević of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election. ^[177]

Virtually all of Đakovica's formerly significant Serb community fled the municipality after the Kosovo War. ^[178] In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Mazllom Kumnova as the municipality's mayor. ^[179] Kumnova later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). ^[180]

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Zamira Eshmambetova as municipal administrator later in 1999, although in practice she had little authority. More so than in other communities, ex-KLA officials remained in control of the local government in the buildup to the 2000 Kosovan local elections. ^[181]

Istok

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Istok:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,749	45.10	20
	Serbian Radical Party	883	22.77	2
	Citizens' Group candidates	721	18.59	2
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	525	13.54	2
Total		3,878	100.00	26
Valid votes		3,878	98.90
Invalid/blank votes		43	1.10
Total votes		3,921	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		28,461	13.78
Source: [182]

Incumbent mayor Mališa Perović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was confirmed for another term in office after the election. ^{[183] [184]}

Virtually all of Istok's Serb community fled the municipality after the Kosovo War. ^[185] In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Januz Januzaj as the municipality's mayor. ^[186] He later joined the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). ^[187]

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Martin Dvořák as municipal administrator later in 1999, although Januzaj continued to serve as interim mayor pending new elections. ^{[188] [189]}

Klina

Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Klina:

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party of Serbia	1,936	55.78	16
	Serbian Radical Party	586	16.88	1
	Citizens' Group candidates	436	12.56	6
	Yugoslav Left	309	8.90	1
	Zajedno ( Coalition Together)	167	4.81	1
	Party of Serbian Unity	37	1.07	–
Total		3,471	100.00	25
Valid votes		3,471	92.83
Invalid/blank votes		268	7.17
Total votes		3,739	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		30,359	12.32
Source: [190]

Sveto Dabižljević, presumably of the Socialist Party of Serbia, served as mayor after the election. ^[191]

Almost all of Klina's Serb population fled the municipality after the Kosovo War. ^[192] In June 1999, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) appointed Gani Veseli as the municipality's mayor. ^[193] He later joined the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK). ^[194]

The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) appointed Emilio Castaneda as municipal administrator later in 1999. ^[195] Ramadan Krasniqi was appointed as chair of the municipal council at around the same time. ^[196] Online sources do not indicate if Veseli continued in government. Krasniqi also later joined the PDK. ^[197]

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