The mayor of Užice submitted her resignation 

Mayoress Enjoyment Jelena Raković Radivojević resigned from that position for health reasons.

Raković Radivojević has been the head of Užice since 2020, in two consecutive mandates, and was elected for the second time in July 2024.

Her resignation comes at a time of political changes in Serbia, after  defeat of the Serbian Progressive Party in the parliamentary elections on October 25 and the departure of Aleksandar Vučić from the presidency.

Although SNS no longer controls the republican government, progressives still have power in almost all local self-governments, which opened the question of their legitimacy and the future functioning of local administrations.

Third attempt at dismissal

In Užice, the opposition tried on several occasions to initiate the removal of the progressive mayor, and a continuation of the session of the City Assembly was scheduled for Tuesday, where the initiative was to be considered again. It was the third attempt to remove her in less than two years. However, in the official explanation of her resignation, only health reasons are mentioned.

In the meantime, after the October elections, proceedings were initiated against several persons from local self-governments due to suspicions of election manipulation, corruption and abuse of public offices.

Particular attention was drawn to the arrest of the mayor of Inđija Marko Gašić, an official of the Serbian Progressive Party, on November 8.

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