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Dragan Živkov

Dragan Živkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Живков; born 3 November 1958) is a former politician in Serbia. He served in the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2012 as a member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party.

Dragan Živkov
Драган Живков
National Assembly of Serbia
In office
2004–2012
Personal details
Born3 November 1958
Political partySerbian Radical Party

Private career

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Živkov is a private entrepreneur from Bečej in the province of Vojvodina.[1] In 2005, he indicated that he ran a family-owned company dealing with services and transport in civil engineering.[2] He is also the president of FK Vojvodina Bačko Gradište.[3]

Politician

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Živkov first sought election to the national assembly in the 1997 Serbian parliamentary election, appearing in the seventh position on the Radical Party's electoral list for the Zrenjanin division.[4] The list won four seats, and he did not receive a mandate. (From 1992 to 2000, one-third of Serbian parliamentary mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order, while the other two-thirds were distributed among other candidates at the discretion of the sponsoring parties or coalitions. Živkov could have received a mandate when the assembly convened despite his relatively low list position, although in the event he did not.)[5]

He later appeared in the second position on the Radical Party's list for the Vrbas division in the 2000 election for the Chamber of Citizens in the Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia.[6] The list did not win any mandates.[7] He was, however, elected to the Bečej municipal assembly in the concurrent 2000 Serbian local elections, winning in the second division in Bačko Gradište. This was the last local electoral cycle in Serbia wherein members were elected in single-member constituencies; all subsequent local electoral cycles have been held under proportional representation.[8]

Serbia's electoral system was reformed at the republic level in 2000, such that the entire country became a single electoral division and all mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists at the discretion of the sponsoring parties or coalitions, irrespective of numerical order. Živkov appeared in the sixty-first position on the Radical Party's list in the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election.[9] The list won eighty-two mandates, and he was included in the party's delegation when the assembly met in January 2004.[10] Although the Radicals won more seats than any other party in 2003, they fell well short of a majority and served in opposition in the parliament that followed. Živkov was a member of the committee on inter-ethnic relations and the committee on economic reforms.[11]

Žikvov was the Radical Party's candidate for mayor of Bečej in the 2004 Serbian local elections and finished third. He also led the party's list in the concurrent municipal assembly election and was re-elected when the list won seven mandates.[12][13][14] The Radicals initially participated in a local coalition government after the election, and Žikvov was a member of the municipal council (i.e., the executive branch of the local government) from 14 October 2004 until 16 April 2005, when the party was excluded from the administration.[15][16] Bečej's sitting mayor lost a recall election in late 2005,[17] and Živkov ran in the 2006 by-election to fill the position. He was defeated in the second round of voting. Serbia subsequently abandoned the direct election of mayors.[18]

Živkov appeared on the Radical Party's lists in the 2007 and 2008 parliamentary elections and was included in the party's assembly delegation both times.[19][20] He was also re-elected to the Bečej assembly in the 2008 local elections, after leading a combined list of the Radicals, the Democratic Party of Serbia, and New Serbia.[21][22] The Radical Party continued to serve in opposition in this time, at both the republic level and the municipal level in Bečej. The party also experienced a serious split in late 2008, with several members joining the more moderate Serbian Progressive Party under the leadership of Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić. Živkov remained with the Radicals.

Serbia's electoral system was reformed yet again in 2011, such that mandates were awarded in numerical order to candidates on successful lists. Živkov appeared in the sixty-fifth position on the Radical Party's list in the 2012 parliamentary election and led the party's list in Bečej in the concurrent 2012 local elections. Both lists failed to cross their respective electoral thresholds.[23][24][25]

Živkov also sought election to the Assembly of Vojvodina on two occasions, running for the Bečej constituency seat in the 2004 and 2012 provincial elections. He was defeated both times. He has not sought a return to political life since 2012.

Electoral record

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Provincial (Vojvodina)

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2012 Vojvodina assembly election
Bečej (constituency seat) - First and Second Rounds[26]
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Votes %
Slobodan Zlokolica Choice for a Better Vojvodina–Bojan Pajtić 3,382 18.67 10,410 64.68
Vuk Radojević Let's Get Vojvodina Moving–Tomislav Nikolić
(Serbian Progressive Party, New Serbia, Movement of Socialists, Strength of Serbia Movement) (Affiliation: Serbia Progressive Party) 		2,881 15.91 5,685 35.32
Laslo Feher Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 2,634 14.54
Zoltan Guljaš "Miša Vrebalov–U-Turn" 1,981 10.94
Milica Gobelić Democratic Party of Serbia 1,484 8.19
Jelena Češljević Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS)–United Serbia (JS)–Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDP Srbije) 1,167 6.44
Dragan Živkov Serbian Radical Party 972 5.37
Vera Guljaš League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak 797 4.40
Igor Kiš Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians 787 4.35
István Tari Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians–VMDK 707 3.90
Zubcsik Gábor Hungarian Hope Movement 477 2.63
Čila Mešter-Kuti Hungarian Civic Alliance 476 2.63
Magdolna Šlajf United Regions of Serbia–Mlađan Dinkić 366 2.02
Total valid votes 18,111 100 16,095 100
2004 Vojvodina assembly election
Bečej (constituency seat) - First and Second Rounds[27]
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Votes %
Tibor Jakab Coalition: Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians and Christian Democratic European Movement 2,638 20.35 7,022 52.83
Dragan Živkov Džaja Serbian Radical Party 2,395 18.48 6,270 47.17
Đorđe Predin Badža People's Democratic Party 2,377 18.34
Endre Sabo G17 Plus 1,371 10.58
Šandor Reperger Strength of Serbia Movement 1,214 9.37
Zora Alić Socialist Party of Serbia 1,131 8.73
Peter Roža Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians 1,026 7.92
Ištvan Tari Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 809 6.24
Total valid votes 12,961 100 13,292 100
Invalid ballots 533 478
Total votes casts 13,494 39.15 13,770 39.95

Municipal (Bečej)

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2006 Bečej municipal by-election
Mayor of Bečej - First and Second Round Results[28]
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Votes %
Dušan Jovanović Democratic Party of Serbia 2,571 17.05 9,147 65.45
Dragan Živkov Džaja Serbian Radical Party 2,658 17.63 4,829 34.55
Peter Knezi Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 2,417 16.03
Živan Gavrilović Socialist Party of Serbia 1,743 11.56
Zoran Subotički G17 Plus 1,741 11.55
Gordana Kovačev Democratic Party–Boris Tadić 1,544 10.24
Šandor Reperger Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić 908 6.02
Slobodan Borojević Bata Citizens' Group 629 4.17
Sándor Páll Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 584 3.87
Laslo Friš Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians 282 1.87
Total valid votes 15,077 100 13,976 100
2004 Bečej municipal election
Mayor of Bečej - First and Second Round Results[29]
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Votes %
Đorđe Predin Badža People's Democratic Party 1,879 14.26 7,215 53.31
József F. Varga Coalition: Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians and Christian Democratic European Movement 3,068 23.29 6,319 46.69
Dragan Živkov Džaja Serbian Radical Party 1,828 13.87
Zoran Subotički G17 Plus 1,821 13.82
Sándor Páll Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 1,500 11.39
Živan Gavrilović Socialist Party of Serbia 1,239 9.40
Zoran Stojšin (incumbent) Democratic Party 937 7.12
Šandor Reperger Strength of Serbia Movement 583 4.43
Đorđe Tot Citizens' Group 320 2.43
Total valid votes 13,175 100 13,534 100
2000 Bečej municipal election
Bečej Municipal Assembly – Bačko Gradište II (First-past-the-post)[30]
Candidate Party or Coalition Votes %
Dragan Živkov Džaja Serbian Radical Party 125 24.95
Miodrag Despotović Mija Socialist Party of Serbia–Yugoslav Left–Slobodan Milošević 111 22.16
Pavle Stojšić Democratic Opposition of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica 102 20.36
Laslo Feher Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians 73 14.57
Reza Molnar Citizens' Group 59 11.78
Ištvan Burza Citizens' Group 31 6.19
Total valid votes 501 100

References

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  6. ^ Velika Srbija [Radical Party publication], Volume 11 Number 1201 (Belgrade, September 2000), p. 5.
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  13. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 40 Number 7 (20 September 2004), p. 164.
  14. ^ In the 2004 local elections, the first one-third of mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order. Živkov received an automatic mandate. See Law on Local Elections Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 33/2002; made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 40 Number 11 (21 October 2004), p. 24. Živkov was required to resign from the assembly when he joined the council.
  16. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 41 Number 2 (18 April 2005), p. 14.
  17. ^ "Policija češlja poslovanje", Glas javnosti, 21 June 2006, accessed 28 July 2021.
  18. ^ See Law on Local Elections (2007, amended 2011) Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 29 May 2021. For a comparison with the legislation in place during the previous electoral cycle, see Law on Local Elections Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 33/2002; made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 29 May 2021.
  19. ^ He received the 105th position in 2007. The list won eighty-one mandates. See Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (Српска радикална странка - др Војислав Шешељ), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021; and 14 February 2007 legislature, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 15 February 2022.
  20. ^ He received the eighty-second position in 2008. The list won seventy-eight mandates. See Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 11. маја 2008. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (СРПСКА РАДИКАЛНА СТРАНКА - Др ВОЈИСЛАВ ШЕШЕЉ), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021; 11 June 2008 legislature, National Assembly of Serbia, accessed 5 March 2017.
  21. ^ The list won six seats. For the 2008 local elections, all mandates were assigned to candidates on successful lists at the discretion of the sponsoring parties or coalitions. See Law on Local Elections (2007) Archived 2022-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 129/2007); made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 29 May 2021. Živkov was not automatically elected by virtue of leading the list, although he was able to claim a mandate all the same. See Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 44 Number 4 (30 April 2008), p. 138; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 44 Number 6 (12 May 2008), pp. 171-172.
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  24. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 48 Number 4 (17 May 2012), p. 49.
  25. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 48 Number 5 (3 July 2012), pp. 5-6.
  26. ^ Source: Резултати избора за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне Покрајине Војводине по већинском изборном систему (2012) (10 Бечеј) Archived 2019-01-17 at the Wayback Machine, Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 6 July 2021.
  27. ^ Source: Резултати избора за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне Покрајине Војводине по већинском изборном систему (2004) (10 Бечеј) Archived 2020-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 July 2021.
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  29. ^ Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 40 Number 5 (10 September 2004), p. 27; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 40 Number 7 (20 September 2004), p. 3; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 40 Number 8 (7 October 2004), p. 3.
  30. ^ Sluźbeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 36 Number 6 (14 September 2000), p. 68; Službeni List (Opštine Bečej), Volume 36 Number 8 (23 October 2000), p. 112.
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