Parliamentary elections in Serbia on 21 January 2007

Abstract

Parliamentary elections on 21 January 2007 were the seventh elections in line since the elections for the parliament members in 1990. They are the third elections that have been made by proportional voting system with one voting unit. They were organized not for purpose of the fall of government but for purpose of the adoption of new Constitution of Republic of Serbia. In these elections the abstinention of the voters was decreased. Serbian Radical Party won majority of the votes and mandates. Democratic Party almost doubled the number of votes in comparison with former elections. Serbian Renewal Party - the leader party of the opposition in 1990's stayed out of the Parliament for the second time. Socialist Party of Serbia, dominating the political scene in period 1990 - 2000, continued the trend of losing votes and mandates. The result of these elections was the Government alliance - Democratic Party of Serbia, Democratic Party, G 17 +, formed after 125 days of negotiation, at the period of expiry of the constitutional deadline. Distrust reigning among the alliance partners, as well as numerous problems and differences in approach to their solutions caused instability of this government.

Parlamentarni izbori 21. januara 2007. godine sedmi su po redu izbori za narodne poslanike od 1990. godine. To su treći izbori koji se održavaju po proporcionalnom izbornom sistemu sa jednom izbornom jedinicom. Sazvani su ne zbog pada Vlade, nego zbog usvajanja novog Ustava Republike Srbije. Na ovim izborima smanjena je apstinencija birača. Srpska radikalna stranka osvojila je najviše glasova i mandata. Demokratska stranka gotovo je udvostručila broj glasova u odnosu na prethodne izbore. Srpski pokret obnove - stranka predvodnik opozicije iz 90-tih godina - po drugi put je ostala van parlamenta. Socijalistička partija Srbije koja je dominirala političkom scenom od 1990-2000. godine nastavila je trend osipanja glasova i mandata. Rezultat ovih izbora je koaliciona Vlada - Demokratska stranka Srbije Demokratska stranka, G17 plus - formirana posle 125 dana pregovaranja, na samom isteku ustavnog roka. Nepoverenje koalicionih partnera, brojni problemi i razlike u pristupu njihovog rešavanja učiniće ovu vladu nestabilnom.