It is likely that many citizens of Vojvodina will be surprised when, in addition to the ballot for the republican elections, they also receive the one on which they vote for deputies in the Assembly of AP Vojvodina. The reason for this is: the provincial elections were completely irrelevant for the media, and this is again a consequence of the fact that Vojvodina's institutions were deliberately and systematically reduced to a political backdrop.
1.669.791 citizens of Vojvodina have the right to exercise their right to vote in provincial elections. By the way, none of the 45 local self-governments in Vojvodina are holding extraordinary local elections. They will be organized in the spring, in the regular term.
The Assembly of AP Vojvodina has 120 deputies, who are elected according to the proportional electoral system for a period of four years. Previously, the electoral system was combined, half of the deputies were elected proportionally, and half by the majority system, which, according to experts, is a more adequate approach, because it guaranteed greater representation of various local communities and respect for their specificities.
The citizens of Vojvodina will choose from 13 lists, and the progressives and their coalition partners are in first place. The list is called "Aleksandar Vučić - Vojvodina must not stop". The very composition of the list indicates that the current of Igor Mirović, the former prime minister, lost the intra-party battle with the team of the current president of the SNS, Miloš Vučević, who is close to the Vučić family. According to some information, Mirović will no longer be the president of the Vojvodina government, but will be deposed to an ambassadorial position.
In second place is the SPS, with a list called "Ivica Dacic - Prime Minister of Serbia". Followed by radicals ("Dr. Vojislav Šešelj - Serbian Radical Party"), then "Russian Party - Serbs and Russians brothers forever", led by a SNS official.
Under number five is a list with the complex name "Dr Miloš Jovanović - Hope for Serbia - Hope for Vojodina - New Democratic Party of Serbia (New DSS) - Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia (POKS) - Vojislav Mihailović". If they circle the number six, the citizens will vote for the Union of Vojvodina Hungarians, which is a long-term political partner of the ruling party.
As in the republican elections, the "Serbia against violence" list is in seventh place.
At number eight is the coalition of the Democratic Union of Croats in Vojvodina and the Party of Justice and Reconciliation, and the ninth is the list "Čedomir Jovanović - Vojvodina must be different", on which the vast majority of public figures are unknown.
The People's Party, although there was news that it will not even collect signatures for the provincial elections, is in tenth place, while the "National Gathering - Zavetnici - Dveri" coalition is at number 11.
Under number 12 is the list "Saša Radulović (Enough is enough - DJB) - Boris Tadić (Social Democratic Party - SDS) - Ana Pejić (Otete bebe) - Good morning Serbia", and the last is "Vojvodina - League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, Democratic Community of Vojvodina Hungarians and Together for Vojvodina".
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