Local elections in Serbia were held on 6 May 2012.Tanjug: Serbia holds elections on May 6 Pursuant to the Constitution of Serbia, the parliamentary Speaker (at the time Slavica Đukić Dejanović from SPS) signed on 13 March 2012 the Decision on calling the elections for councilors of municipal assemblies, town assemblies and the Belgrade City Assembly for 6 May 2012, with the exception of: the councilors of the municipal assemblies of Aranđelovac, Bor, Vrbas, Vrnjačka Banja, Knjaževac, Kovin, Kosjerić, Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Negotin, Novo Brdo, Odžaci, Peć, Prijepolje and Ruma and councilors of the Priština Town Assembly, which have already had extraordinary elections in the period from 2008 to 2012, while for councilors of the municipal assembly of Kula, the elections were already called earlier on 29 February 2012.Serbian Parliament Official web page: National Assembly Speaker Calls Local Elections
Parties were required to cross a five per cent electoral threshold (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although this requirement was waived for parties representing national minority communities.
In line with United Nations SC Resolution 1244, the Government of the Republic of Serbia will, in cooperation with UNMIK, implement all actions necessary for the elections on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.Tanjug: Đukić Dejanović calls elections in Kosovo too
Some EU member states officials expressed their disagreement over the decisions to call local elections for municipalities in Kosovo and Metohija.UK Foreign Office Minister responds to announcement of elections in Serbia Local elections will be observed by a delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Results Belgrade City of Belgrade
The U-Turn list did not receive five per cent of the total vote and so fell below the electoral threshold.
Municipalities of Belgrade Elections were held in fifteen of Belgrade's seventeen constituent municipalities. The exceptions were Voždovac and Zemun, where municipal elections were at the time held on different four-year cycles.
The elections generally were a victory for the Democratic Party, which claimed the mayoralties in nine of the fifteen participating municipalities. The Democratic Party also participated in grand coalition governments with the Progressives and Socialists in two other jurisdictions: Lazarevac (where the mayor was chosen from the ranks of the Socialists) and Rakovica (where the mayor was from the Progressives).
The Progressives also won the mayoralty in Grocka and formed a coalition in Surčin wherein a member of the Socialists was chosen as mayor. The United Regions of Serbia claimed the mayoralty in Obrenovac, and Živorad Milosavljević's independent list won its third consecutive victory in Sopot.
Barajevo Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Barajevo:
Incumbent mayor Branka Savić of the Democratic Party was confirmed for another term in office after the election with the support of seventeen delegates. The government was supported by the Democratic Party, Our Barajevo, two delegates from New Serbia, and one delegate each from the Socialist Party and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia."Barajevo:Haos pri formiranju vlasti", B92, 10 July 2012, accessed 24 June 2021. The DS later formed a new coalition government in 2013 that included the Progressive Party."Vladimir Petković: Branka Savić je režirala smenu!", Novosti, 5 December 2015, accessed 28 August 2021.
On 16 September 2015, a new local administration was founded by Velibor Novićević of the Progressives in alliance with the Socialists and the Independent Democratic Party of Serbia.M.T. Kovačević, "Posle demokrata bivši demokrata", Novosti, 14 September 2015, accessed 28 August 2021. Novićević was in turn replaced by fellow Progressive Party member Saša Kostić on 3 December 2015. Kostić had the support of the Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party, and some other delegates on taking office; he was later expelled from the Progressive Party and joined the Democratic Party of Serbia.M.T. Kovačević, "HAOS U BARAJEVU: Izbacili ih iz SNS zbog pakta sa DS!", Novosti, 4 December 2015, accessed 28 August 2021."Naprednjaci prešli u DSS", Radio Television of Vojvodina, 9 February 2016, accessed 28 August 2021.
Čukarica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Čukarica:
Zoran Gajić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election; Uroš Janković of the Democratic Party of Serbia served as deputy mayor.R. Jeremić, "Konstituisana Skupština opštine Čukarica, Zoran Gajić novi predsednik", Blic, 6 June 2012, accessed 22 June 2021. In March 2014, a new administration was formed with Srđan Kolarić of the Progressive Party as mayor; he was supported by the Socialist alliance and by the Democratic Party of Serbia.M.T. Kovačević, "Čukarica: Srđan Kolarić novi predsednik opštine", Novosti, 19 March 2014, accessed 28 August 2021.
Grocka Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Grocka:
Dragoljub Simonović of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 40 (2 July 2012), p. 30. He was replaced in December 2012 by Zoran Markov; Markov was in turn replaced by Stefan Dilberović in May 2014. Both Markov and Dilberović were also members of the Progressive Party."Đorđevići dobijaju struju", Novosti, 15 March 2013, accessed 28 August 2021."Predsednik opštine Grocka podneo ostavku", Novosti, 27 May 2014, accessed 28 August 2021.
Lazarevac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Lazarevac:
Dragan Alimpijević of the Socialist Party was chosen as mayor after the election."Dragan Alimpijević, predsednik opštine Lazarevac - Biografija", eKapija, 5 December 2012, accessed 24 June 2021. The local government was a grand coalition of the Socialists, the Democratic Party, and the Progressives."DS-SNS-SPS na vlasti u Lazarevcu", B92, 11 July 2012, accessed 24 June 2021.
Mladenovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Mladenovac:
Dejan Čokić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election."Dejan Čokić, predsednik opštine Mladenovac - biografija", eKapija, 13 July 2012, accessed 24 June 2021. Čokić was dismissed from office in July 2015, and Vladan Glišić (not to be confused with the future parliamentarian of the same name) led a provisional authority from 2015 to 2016."Uvedena prinudna uprava", Danas, 7 July 2015, accessed 31 December 2025.Milena Rodić, "BELI 'SMENJEN' U MLADENOVCU Vladan Glišić (SNS) predsednik opštine", Blic, 20 June 2016, accessed 10 May 2021.
New Belgrade Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of New Belgrade:
Aleksandar Šapić, at the time a member of the Democratic Party, was chosen as mayor after the election with the support of forty delegates. The municipal government consisted of Choice for a Better New Belgrade, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the alliance around the Socialist Party.N.R., "Šapić predsednik opštine Novi Beograd", Danas, 27 June 2012, accessed 22 June 2021.
Parliamentarian Marko Đurišić was elected from the twenty-fourth position on the DS list.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 21 (25 April 2012), p. 41. He later joined the breakaway Social Democratic Party.
Obrenovac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Obrenovac:
Miroslav Čučković of the United Regions of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election."Miroslav Čučković, predsednik opštine Obrenovac - biografija", eKapija, 13 July 2012, accessed 24 June 2021.
Palilula Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Palilula:
Stojan Nikolić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government consisted of the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the coalition around the Socialist Party."Vlast na Paliluli DS-SPS-LDP", B92, 18 June 2012, accessed 22 June 2021.
Rakovica Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Rakovica:
The Radical Party received less than five per cent of the total vote and so fell below the electoral threshold.
Milosav Miličković of the Progressive Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government was a grand coalition consisting of the Progressives, the Democratic Party, and the Socialist Party's coalition."DS i SNS na vlasti u Rakovici", Radio Television of Serbia, 5 July 2012, accessed 22 June 2021. Miličković was replaced as mayor by Vladan Kocić in June 2014."Vladan Kocić je novi predsednik opštine Rakovica", Blic, 10 June 2014, accessed 9 September 2021.
Zoran Krasić was the lead candidate on the Radical Party's list.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 21 (25 April 2012), p. 61.
Savski Venac Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Savski Venac:
Dušan Dinčić of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. His deputy was a member of the Socialist Party.M. Keranović, "Dušan Dinčić izabran za predsednika opštine Savski venac", Blic, 22 June 2012, accessed 23 June 2021. Parliamentarians Nataša Vučković and Nenad Konstantinović were elected on the Democratic Party list.Vučković received the seventh position on the party's list; Konstantinović received the eleventh position. See Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 21 (25 April 2012), p. 68.
Sopot Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Sopot:
Incumbent mayor Živorad Milosavljević of the For the Municipality of Sopot list was confirmed for another term in office after the election."Живорад Милосављевић", Municipality of Sopot, accessed 5 May 2021.
Stari Grad Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Stari Grad:
Dejan Kovačević of the Democratic Party was chosen as mayor after the election. The municipal government included Choice for a Better Stari Grad and the alliance around the Socialist Party.M. Keranović, "Dejan Kovačević novi predsednik opštine Stari grad", Blic, 21 June 2012, accessed 20 June 2021. Nemanja Šarović led the Radical Party's list, and Miljan Damjanović appeared in the second position.Službeni List (Grada Beograda), Volume 56 Number 21 (25 April 2012), p. 77.
Surčin Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Surčin:
Vesna Šalović of the Socialist Party of Serbia was chosen as mayor after the election."Bez incidenata formirana vlast u Surčinu", Politika, 14 August 2012, accessed 9 September 2021. The municipal government was formed by the Progressives, the United Regions of Serbia, and the Socialists.
Voždovac There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Voždovac in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Vračar Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Vračar:
Incumbent mayor Branimir Kuzmanović of the Democratic Party was confirmed for a new term in office after the election, receiving the support of thirty-eight delegates.M. Keranović, "Branimir Kuzmanović ponovo predsednik opštine Vračar", Blic, 21 June 2012, accessed 22 June 2021. He was replaced by Tijana Blagojević, also of the Democratic Party, on 4 June 2015."Opština Vračar dobila novo rukovodstvo", N1, 5 June 2015, accessed 10 September 2021.
Konstantin Samofalov was re-elected to the municipal assembly from the third position on the Democratic Party's list.Službeni list (Grada Beograda), 25 April 2012 (Volume 56, Issue 21), p. 27. He received the third position on the party's list.
Zemun There was no election for the Municipal Assembly of Zemun in 2012. The previous election had taken place in 2009, and the next election took place in 2013.
Zvezdara Results of the election for the Municipal Assembly of Zvezdara: