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Elections in Serbia in the Time of the Pandemic

Summary/Abstract: The paper provides a general analysis of the 2020 elections in Serbia. On June 21, 2020, Serbia’s three administrative levels held elections: the parliamentary elections, the elections of the autonomous province of Vojvodina’s parliament, and the local government elections. The paper gives a detailed overview of the past parliamentary cycle, summarizing the most significant political and social events, as well as their impact on the elections. Beyond analyzing the public political spectrum, the study also regards the changes that the Hungarian minority has undergone in the last four years in Serbia and also the work of their most influential political party, the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (Vajdasági Magyar Szövetségi: VMSZ). The VMSZ has become the major party for the Hungarian minority, having overtaken all of its former rivals and being a loyal supporter of the current government party, the Serbian Progressive Party. The position of the VMSZ now seems unquestionable. The current summary looks at the developments and changes in the relationship between the minority and majority parties. The main goal of the study is to provide a wider context of the elections and to delineate a possible future path of the presented parties and the country. With the Serbian Progressive Party winning the elections, Serbia will continue its way to EU accession and the normalization of Belgrade–Prishtina relations. The VMSZ will also continue its policy of broadening minority rights and its support for the concept of regionalism.

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