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Goran Ješić
Goran Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Јешић; born 3 August 1974) is a Serbian politician. A former vice president of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the vice president of the Government of Vojvodina from 2012 to 2014 and as the mayor of Inđija from 2000 to 2012. He also served as a member of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2020. Early life and education Ješić was born on 3 August 1974 in Sremska Mitrovica. He graduated from a high school in Inđija and later from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Novi Sad. He completed a specialist course on public policy at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Belgrade. Political career Civic Alliance of Serbia Ješić started his political career in 1996 when he founded the Inđija branch of the liberal Civic Alliance of Serbia (GSS). In 2000, Ješić was appointed the head of GSS's Vojvodina branch. He was one of the founders of Otpor. As part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sremska Mitrovica
Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city in Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Sava, Sava river. , the city has a total population of 36,764 inhabitants, while its administrative area has a population of 72,580 inhabitants. As Sirmium, it was a capital of the Roman Empire during the Tetrarchy of 4th century CE. Ten Roman emperors were born in or near this city, Emperors Herennius Etruscus (251), Hostilian (251), Decius, Decius Traian (249–251), Claudius Gothicus (268–270), Quintillus (270), Aurelian (270–275), Marcus Aurelius Probus, Probus (276–282), Maximian (285–310), Constantius II (337–361) and Gratian (367–383). Name The modern town name is ''Sremska Mitrovica'' (). The Hungarian language, Hungarian name was ''Szávaszentdemeter'' while in Croatian language, Croatian it is referred to as ''Srijemska Mitrovica''. In Pannonian Rusyn, it is referred to as . Mitrovica stems from Saint Deme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pećinci
Pećinci (, ; ) is a village and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a population of 2,448, while Pećinci municipality has 18,401 inhabitants (2022 census). Name In Serbo-Croatian, the village is known as ''Pećinci'' (Пећинци/Ⱂⰵⱋⰻⱀⱌⰻ), in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Pecsince'', in German language, German as ''Petschinzi'', in Slovak language, Slovak as ''Pečinci'', and in Pannonian Rusyn language, Rusyn as Печинци. Its name derived from the Serbian language, Serbian word "peć/пећ/ⱂⰵⱋ" ("furnace" in English), or "petlja/петља/ⱂⰵⱅⰾⱜⰰ" ("loop" or "noose" in English). The name of the village in Serbo-Croatian is plural. History The village was first time recorded by the sources in 1416. After that time, there were no other records about this settlement until 1702. The village was under Ottoman Empire, Ottoman administration until the Treaty of Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Sad Railway Station Canopy Collapse
On 1 November 2024, the concrete canopy of the main railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia, collapsed onto the busy pavement below, killing 16 people and severely injuring one more. The station building was constructed in 1964, and was renovated from 2021 to mid-2024 with support from China's Belt and Road Initiative. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation. The collapse spawned a series of mass protests in Novi Sad, which then spread throughout Serbia, fueled by dissatisfaction with other issues including government corruption and media censorship. Background Station building The railway station was constructed in 1964. The building was structurally advanced for its period, bold, and relatively unusual. The roof, made from concrete slabs, is corrugated for rigidity and cantilevers over the main entrance. A suspended structure was affixed to this extending portion of the roof using steel tension elements. This structure mainly consisted of massive reinforced co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 21 June 2020. Initially organized for 26 April 2020, they were postponed by a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia, COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In the period before the elections, inter-party European Parliament–mediated dialogue was held and certain changes in election legislation were made. Numerous parliamentary and non-parliamentary political parties Election boycott, boycotted the elections, including the major opposition coalition Alliance for Serbia, which said that there were no conditions for free and fair elections. This resulted in the lowest turnout since the establishment of a multi-party system in 1990. The Serbian Progressive Party–led SNS coalition, coalition won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in Europe. Election observer organizations declared that the elections were conducted efficiently according to minimum democratic standards, but noted some irregularities that affect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 24 April 2016. Initially, the election were originally due to be held by March 2018, but on 17 January 2016 Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić called for a snap election claiming Serbia "needs four more years of stability so that it is ready to Accession of Serbia to the European Union, join the European Union". The elections were held simultaneously with 2016 Vojvodina provincial election, provincial elections in Vojvodina and nationwide local elections. Voter turnout was 56%. Vučić's Serbian Progressive Party-led coalition retained its majority, winning 131 of the 250 seats. In contrast to the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election, 2014 elections, a record-breaking seven non-minority lists passed the 5% threshold. Several parties returned to the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly, including the Serbian Radical Party, the Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia), Liberal Democratic Party and the Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrmia
Syrmia (Ekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srem, Срем, separator=" / " or Ijekavian sh-Latn-Cyrl, Srijem, Сријем, label=none, separator=" / ") is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exception of the low Fruška gora mountain stretching along the Danube in its northern part. Etymology The word "Syrmia" is derived from the ancient city of Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica). Sirmium was a Celts, Celtic or Illyrians, Illyrian town founded in the third century BC. ''Srem'' ( sr-Cyrl, Срем) and ''Srijem'' ( sr-Cyrl, Сријем, label=none) are used to designate the region in Serbia and Croatia respectively. Other names for the region include: * Latin: ''Syrmia'' or ''Sirmium'' * Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Szerémség'', ''Szerém'', or ''Szerémország'' * German language, German: ''Syrmien'' * Slovak language, Slovak: ''Sriem'' * Pannonian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Serbian Local Elections
Local elections were held in Serbia on 11 May 2008, concurrently with the 2008 Serbian parliamentary election and the 2008 Vojvodina provincial election. A re-vote was held at three poling stations in Belgrade on 18 May 2008 due to irregularities in the voting process. Background According to the Constitutional Law adopted by the National Assembly on 30 September 2006 that proclaimed the new constitution, the parliamentary Speaker (at that time Oliver Dulić from DS) had to schedule the elections for local administrative units by 31 December 2007. He scheduled them on 2007-12-29. Following the official breakdown of the government on 8 March 2008, early parliamentary elections were held on the same date. Negotiations between the ruling parties, the President's DS and the Premier's DSS, were trying to enact a compromise on the date of the election. Tadić's Democratic Party wanted to respect the constitutional law, wanting to schedule the election by the end of year and hold it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Serbian Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Serbia on 28 and 29 October 2006, in which voters decided on adopting a new Constitution. The constitution is Serbia's first as an independent state since the Kingdom of Serbia's 1903 constitution. Over 6.6 million people were entitled to vote in the national referendum. Background The previous Constitution of Serbia was adopted in the 1990 referendum, when Slobodan Milošević served as president of Serbia. Another referendum was held in 1992, although due to low turnout, proposed changes were not implemented. Milošević was overthrown in October 2000, after which the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition came to power. As one of the pre-election promises, DOS had wanted to hold a new constitutional referendum, although it failed to do so. Vojislav Koštunica and Zoran Đinđić, who headed the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and Democratic Party (DS) respectively, had ended up in a dispute which led to the dissolution of DOS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Pajtić
Bojan Pajtić ( sr-cyr, Бојан Пајтић; born 2 May 1970) is a Serbian lawyer and former politician who is a professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law. A member of the Democratic Party (DS), he served as the president of the government of Vojvodina from 2004 to 2016 and as the president of DS from 2014 to 2016. Early life Bojan Pajtić was born on 2 May 1970 in Senta, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He finished primary and secondary education in Senta, after which he studied and graduated from the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law in 1995. He earned the title Doctor of Law in 2008 and perfected his title at the Heidelberg University. Legal career Pajtić became an assistant at the Faculty of Law in 1996. He was promoted to the position of docent in 2009, associated professor in 2014, and professor in 2019. Political career Pajtić has denied being a member of the People's Party, led by Milan Paroški, saying that his father was only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Liberal Democratic Party (, abbr. LDP) is a liberal political party in Serbia. It is led by Čedomir Jovanović. History The Liberal Democratic Party was founded on 5 November 2005 by former members of the Democratic Party, led by Čedomir Jovanović, who were expelled in a party purge in 2004. Jovanović had become critical of the new direction of the Democratic Party and its newly elected president, Boris Tadić. The LDP gained its first seat in parliament after Đorđe Đukić defected from the Democratic Party. Members of the foundation board were: Nenad Prokić, Nikola Samardžić, Branislav Lečić and Đorđe Đukić. in 2007 the Civic Alliance of Serbia merged into the LDP. The LDP had a long-standing relationship with the Social Democratic Union and League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. LDP's activity decreased following the 2018 Belgrade City Assembly election, mainly due to the size of the party's debt. As of November 2023, LDP is in debt of , appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nataša Mićić
Nataša Mićić ( sr-Cyrl, Наташа Мићић; Jovanović; born 2 November 1965) is a Serbian lawyer and politician who served as the president of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2001 to 2004 and as the acting president of Serbia from 2002 to 2004. Mićić graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and found employment as a clerk at the Užice Municipal Court during the early 1990s. She left the post in 1998 to pursue a career as a lawyer. Even though she was almost 33 at the time, she ended up as one of the founders of the Otpor! student movement, acting as their spokesperson and legal counsel. Political career Mićić's law and political careers frequently overlapped. She became a GSS member in 1996 while still employed at Užice court. By the time Slobodan Milošević was overthrown in the autumn of 2000, Mićić was a high-ranking GSS official (within a large DOS coalition at the time). In late December 2000, DOS overwhelmingly won the parliamentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Serbian Local Elections
Local elections were held in Serbia (excluding Kosovo) on 19 September and 3 October 2004, concurrently with the 2004 Vojvodina provincial election. This was the only local election cycle held while Serbia was a member of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. The 2004 local elections were the first regular local elections held in Serbia after the fall of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000, and the voting procedure was significantly different from that used in the previous cycle. Under the prior system, local assembly members were elected by first-past-the-post balloting in single-member constituencies. The 2004 elections were held under a system of proportional representation with a three per cent electoral threshold. Successful lists were required to receive three per cent of all votes, not only of valid votes. This cycle also saw the introduction of direct election for the mayors in most of Serbia's cities and municipalities (although not in the constituent municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
