1997 Serbian or Yugoslav Legislative Election

21 September 1997 · The Milošević years · 250 seats

Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND) finished first with 110 of 250 seats on 35.7% of the vote. Turnout 57.4%. Mirko Marjanović stayed in office.

The Democratic Party, the Democratic Party of Serbia and the Civic Alliance of Serbia boycotted the vote, saying it would not be held under fair conditions, as did most Kosovo Albanians.

Prime Minister before

Mirko Marjanović

SPS

Prime Minister (continued)

Mirko Marjanović

SPS

Largest force

Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND)

110 of 250 seats

Turnout

57.4%

The result

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Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND)

35.7% of votes · -18 seats

110

seats

Serbian Radical Party

29.3% of votes · +43 seats

seats

Serbian Renewal Movement

20.0% of votes · +8 seats

seats

Vojvodina Coalition (LSV–NSS–RV)

2.8% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Social Democracy

2.6% of votes

seats

Democratic Alternative–Peasants Party–Pensioners' Party

1.5% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians

1.3% of votes

seats

List for Sandžak

1.3% of votes

seats

Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians

0.4% of votes

seats

Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians

0.4% of votes · -5 seats

seats

New Communist Party of Yugoslavia

0.4% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Radical Party "Nikola Pasic"

0.4% of votes

seats


Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND)	—	110	-18	1,418,036	35.7%	—
Serbian Radical Party	—	82	+43	1,162,216	29.3%	—
Serbian Renewal Movement	—	45	+8	793,988	20.0%	—
Vojvodina Coalition (LSV–NSS–RV)	—	4	+3	112,589	2.8%	—
Social Democracy	—	0	—	105,068	2.6%	—
Democratic Alternative–Peasants Party–Pensioners' Party	—	1	+1	60,855	1.5%	—
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians	—	4	—	50,960	1.3%	—
List for Sandžak	—	3	—	49,486	1.3%	—
Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians	—	0	—	16,986	0.4%	—
Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians	—	0	-5	16,812	0.4%	—
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia	—	0	0	16,222	0.4%	—
Radical Party "Nikola Pasic"	—	0	—	15,986	0.4%	—
People's Party	—	0	0	15,232	0.4%	—
Democratic Coalition Preševo-Bujanovac	—	1	—	14,179	0.4%	—
Natural Law Party	—	0	—	8,957	0.2%	—
League of Communists of Yugoslavia in Serbia	—	0	—	5,760	0.1%	—
Party of Serbian Unity	—	0	0	5,590	0.1%	—
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina	—	0	0	5,375	0.1%	—
Vojvodina's Party	—	0	—	4,790	0.1%	—
Party of Serbian Citizens	—	0	—	4,508	0.1%	—
Rebirth Coalition – Foreign Currency Savers Party	—	0	—	3,727	0.1%	—
Alliance of Citizens of Subotica	—	0	—	3,647	0.1%	—
Sandžak Coalition	—	0	—	3,606	0.1%	—
Serbian Resistance Movement – Democratic Movement	—	0	—	3,299	0.1%	—
Pensioners Democratic Party of Serbia	—	0	—	2,956	0.1%	—
Christian Democratic Movement of Vojvodina Hungarians	—	0	—	2,702	0.1%	—
Rebirth Coalition	—	0	—	2,652	0.1%	—
Serbian Peasants' Party	—	0	0	2,197	0.1%	—
Civic Movement of Vojvodina Hungarians	—	0	—	2,181	0.1%	—
Workers' Party of Yugoslavia	—	0	—	2,141	0.1%	—
New Radical Party – Party of the People	—	0	—	2,116	0.1%	—
Foreign Currency Savers Party	—	0	0	1,895	0.1%	—
Movement for the Protection of Human Rights	—	0	0	1,849	0.1%	—
Christian Democratic Union	—	0	—	1,772	0.0%	—
Serbian Peasants' Party – People's Party	—	0	0	1,489	0.0%	—
Alliance of Independent Citizens "For Zemun"	—	0	—	1,243	0.0%	—
Independent Radical Party	—	0	—	1,225	0.0%	—
Vojvodina Green Party	—	0	—	1,125	0.0%	—
League of Communists of Yugoslavia	—	0	—	1,026	0.0%	—
Solidarity	—	0	—	891	0.0%	—
Green Party	—	0	0	772	0.0%	—
Communist Party of Yugoslavia	—	0	0	749	0.0%	—
Sandžak Workers Social Democratic Party	—	0	—	674	0.0%	—
Liberal Democratic Party	—	0	—	503	0.0%	—
"Serbian Citizens" – Serbian Citizens Party	—	0	—	477	0.0%	—
United Opposition of Šumadija	—	0	0	440	0.0%	—
Rebirth Coalition–Foreign Currency Savers Party–Radical Party	—	0	0	355	0.0%	—
Yugoslav Working Class "Josip Broz Tito"	—	0	0	351	0.0%	—
Rebirth Coalition–Monarchist Party of Serbia	—	0	0	296	0.0%	—
CP of Yugoslavia – Perspective Movement – WP of Yugoslavia	—	0	0	283	0.0%	—
Universalist Movement	—	0	—	124	0.0%	—
Independents	—	0	0	40,110	1.0%	—