Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 27 September 1911."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 29 September 1911, p3, issue 39703

Background

These were the first parliamentary elections in

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after the state was declared the Kingdom in 1910. Although the

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was the only legal political organization in the country, a group of members of the banned opposition People's Party ran as independent candidates.

Results

The elections resulted in the re-election of Prime Minister

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and True People's Party government, which was unconditionally loyal to Nicholas I. Tomanović's government was returned to office with a large majority.

Aftermath

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reconvened on 31 October. However, when the President of the Parliament was elected on 11 December, the government candidate was defeated, leading to the government resigning."News in Brief", ''The Times'', 12 December 1911, p5, issue 39766

References

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