Нови закон о локалним изборима и његов утицај на локалну демократију у Републици Србији
New law on local elections and its influence on local democracy in the Republic of Serbia

Author(s): Marko Stanković
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Electoral systems
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Local democracy; Local elections; Voting; Municipality; Law on Local Elections;
Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes the consequences of adopting the new Law on Local Elections in the Republic of Serbia. After a brief analysis of the significance of local elections for a democratic political system, the paper reviews earlier legal solutions from 1990 to the present. The central part of the paper focuses on analyzing the novelties set forth by the new Law on Local Elections. Next, the author puts forward arguments for introducing fundamental changes to the electoral system of local elections in Serbia. In the concluding remarks, among other things, certain improvements to the current legal framework are proposed.

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