1883 Serbian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 7 September 1883 to elect the elected members of the National Assembly. The result was a victory for the opposition People's Radical Party and Liberal Party, which together won 102 seats. The government led by Milan Piroćanac resigned, but King Milan I refused to allow the Radicals to form a government, instead appointing Nikola Hristić as prime minister.[1]

Background

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The National Assembly elected in 1880 was dissolved on 11 January 1883.[2] A royal decree set elections for 7 September.[2]

Results

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The People's Radical Party won 72 seats and the Liberal Party 30, with the Progressives winning only 24.[2] The king appointed a further 44 members.[2] Due to unrest, elections were not held in eight districts.

PartySeats
People's Radical Party72
Liberal Party30
Serbian Progressive Party24
Appointed members44
Total170
Source: Mitrinović & Brasić[2]

Aftermath

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The new Assembly convened on 15 September and was formally opened on 22 September.[2] Sima Nestorović [sr] was appointed president of the National Assembly and Arsa Drenovac as vice president.[2]

However, the Timok Rebellion broke out around a month later. Most of the Radical Party's committee were jailed, although its leader Nikola Pašić managed to flee abroad.[2] The National Assembly was reconvened on 30 December, but dissolved on the same day, with early elections called for January 1884.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dimitrije Đorđević (1979). "The 1883 peasant uprising in Serbia" (PDF). Balkan Studies. 20 (2): 235–255.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cedomil Mitrinović and Milos N. Brasić (1937). "Yugoslavian National Assembly and Parliaments". pp. 104–105.