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Živko Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Живко Марковић; born 23 March 1952), known as Bata, is a Serbian politician. He has served two terms in the
Assembly of Vojvodina The Assembly of Vojvodina ( sr-cyrl, Скупштина Војводине, Skupština Vojvodine), officially known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (; ; ; ; Pannonian Rusyn: Скупштина Автономней Покр ...
and three terms as
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of the
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municipal assembly. During his time as an elected official, Marković was a member of the Democratic Party (DS).


Private career

Marković is from the village of
Subotište Subotište ( sr-cyr, Суботиште) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Pećinci municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 942 people (2002 census). ...
in Pećinci. He is a graduated manager.


Politician

Marković was the Democratic Party's candidate for Stara Pazova II and Pećinci in the
1990 Serbian parliamentary election General elections were held in Serbia, a constituent federal unit of SFR Yugoslavia, in December 1990 to elect the president of Serbia and members of the National Assembly. The presidential election and the first round of the parliamentary ele ...
, the first to be held after the re-introduction of multi-party democracy. He was not successful; the winning candidate was
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of the Serb Democratic Party.


Municipal politics

The Democratic Party joined the
Democratic Opposition of Serbia The Democratic Opposition of Serbia ( sr-cyrl, Демократска oпозиција Cрбије, Demokratska opozicija Srbije, abbr. DOS) was a wide electoral alliance of political parties in Serbia, intent on ousting the ruling Socialist Par ...
(DOS), an ideologically diverse coalition of parties opposed to
Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...
's administration, in early 2000. DOS candidate
Vojislav Koštunica Vojislav Koštunica ( sr-cyrl, Војислав Коштуница, ; born 24 March 1944) is a Serbian former politician who served as the last President of Serbia and Montenegro, president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the Prime Min ...
defeated Milošević in the
2000 Yugoslavian presidential election General elections were held in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 24 September 2000.Dieter Nohlen & Philip StöverP (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1678 They included the presidential election, which was held using the two- ...
, a watershed moment in Serbian politics. Milošević's
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(SPS) actually won a majority victory in the Pećinci municipal assembly in the
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, but the local Socialist board realized the party could not form a viable administration under the changed political circumstances and instead permitted the DOS govern the municipality. Marković was the vice-president of the assembly's executive board (i.e., effectively the deputy leader of the municipal government) in the 2000–04 term. After the inconclusive 2004 local election in the municipality, the DS formed a
coalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...
with other parties, and Marković was named as assembly president. In a 2007 interview, he drew attention to the municipality's high level of investment after the creation of a special economic zone in
Šimanovci Šimanovci () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Pećinci municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,358 people (2002 census). External links "simanovci ...
. The Democratic Party won the 2008 local election in Pećinci with twelve out of thirty seats. The party again formed a local coalition government, and Marković again served as assembly president for the term that followed. He continued to promote the local government's track record to attracting investment. The DS once again won a plurality victory in Pećinci in the 2012 local election and afterward formed a new coalition government with the
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(SPS) and two citizens' groups. Marković, who led the DS's
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for the municipality, was chosen for a third term as assembly president in June 2012. He did not remain in the position for long. The
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(SNS) and the
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(URS) formed a new coalition administration with the SPS and other parties the following month; Marković was removed from office and served in
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. The local government formed in July 2012 proved unstable, and the municipal assembly was dissolved in October 2013. A provisional government was set up without DS representation, notwithstanding Marković's contention that the party deserved two seats by virtue of its performance in the previous election. Marković led the DS's list in the 2014 local election and was re-elected when the list won five mandates. The SNS and its allies won a majority victory, and Marković remained in opposition. Marković appeared in the second position on the DS's list in the 2017 local election and was again elected when the list won three mandates. The SNS alliance again won a majority government. The DS boycotted the
2020 Serbian local elections Local elections were held in most cities and municipalities of Serbia (excluding the Status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo) on 21 June 2020, with repeat voting later taking place in some communities. The elections were held concurrently w ...
, and Marković was not a candidate for re-election.


Provincial politics

Marković appeared in the twenty-fourth position on the DS's electoral list in the
2008 Vojvodina provincial election Provincial elections were held for the unicameral Assembly of Serbia's northern Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on 11 May 2008, with a second-round to be held on 25 May 2008. They were scheduled by the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Re ...
and was awarded a mandate when the list won twenty-three seats. (Prior to a 2011 reform, mandates in elections held under
proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...
were assigned to candidates on successful lists at the discretion of the sponsoring parties or coalitions, and it was common practice for the mandates to be assigned out of numerical order. Marković's list position had no bearing on his chances of election.) The DS and its allies won a majority government, and he supported the administration in the assembly. He resigned his seat in May 2010 due to a change in Vojvodina's conflict-of-interest laws involving
dual mandate A dual mandate occurs when an official serves in or holds multiple public positions simultaneously. This practice is sometimes known as double jobbing in Britain, double-dipping in the United States, and ''cumul des mandats'' in France. Thus, if ...
s. Marković was re-elected to the provincial assembly for the Pećinci constituency seat in the 2012 provincial election. The DS-led alliance again won the election, and he served as a government supporter for the next four years. During his second term, he was a member of the committee on administrative and mandate issues and the committee on
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integration and interregional cooperation. Vojvodina switched to a system of full proportional representation for the
2016 Vojvodina provincial election A provincial election was held in Vojvodina on 24 April 2016. Electoral system The 120 members of the Assembly are elected by proportional representation in a single provincial constituency with a 5% electoral threshold, although the threshold ...
. Marković received the sixty-seventh position on the DS's electoral list and was not re-elected when the list fell to only ten seats.Изборне листе за изборе за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне покрајине Војводине (Изборна листа 2 - ЗА ВОЈВОДИНУ РАДА И ЗНАЊА – ДЕМОКРАТСКА СТРАНКА, ДСХВ, НОВА, ЗЕП-ЗЕЛЕНИ – ДР БОЈАН ПАЈТИЋ)
Izbori 2016, Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 1 July 2022.


Electoral record


Provincial (Vojvodina)


National Assembly of Serbia


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Zivko 1952 births Democratic Party (Serbia) politicians Living people Members of the Assembly of Vojvodina People from Pećinci