Radoje Simić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Симић; born 30 May 1956) is a Serbian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2001 to 2004, serving as a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS), and has held high municipal office in Vrnjačka Banja.

Private career

Simić is a private entrepreneur.[1]

Politician

People's Party

Simić entered political life as a member of Milan Paroški's People's Party (Narodna stranka, NS). He was given the second position on a coalition electoral list including the NS in the Kragujevac division for the 1992 Serbian parliamentary election.[2] He later appeared in the same position (after Paroški) on the NS's list for Kragujevac in the 1993 parliamentary election.[3] In both cases, the list failed to cross the electoral threshold for assembly representation.[4][5] In 1995, the People's Party merged into the Democratic Party.[6]

During this period, Serbian and Yugoslavian politics were dominated by the Socialist Party of Serbia (Socijalistička partija Srbije, SPS) under the authoritarian leadership of Slobodan Milošević.

Democratic Party

In 2000, the Democratic Party participated in the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Demokratska opozicija Srbije, DOS), a broad and ideologically diverse coalition of parties opposed to Milošević's administration. DOS candidate Vojislav Koštunica defeated Milošević in the 2000 Yugoslavian presidential election, a watershed moment in Serbian politics. The DOS also won several landmark victories in the concurrent 2000 Serbian local elections; in Vrnjačka Banja, the coalition defeated the SPS's alliance, twenty seats to thirteen.[7] The DOS formed government in the municipality, and Simić was appointed as president of its executive committee.[8]

Serbia's government fell after Milošević's defeat, and a new parliamentary election was held in December 2000. Prior to the election, Serbia's electoral laws were reformed such that the entire country was counted as a single division and all mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists at the discretion of the sponsoring parties or coalitions, irrespective of numerical order.[9] Simić appeared in the 102nd position on the DOS's list and was given a mandate after the coalition won a landslide victory with 176 out of 250 seats.[10] His term began when the assembly convened in January 2001.[11] He served on the committee for relations with Serbs outside Serbia, the committee for trade and tourism, and the committee for Kosovo and Metohija.[12]

The DOS became divided into multiple factions after the 2000 elections. In October 2003, a dissident DOS faction in Vrnjačka Banja joined with the Socialist Party to remove the municipality's leadership, including Simić, amid accusations of corruption.[13][14][15]

The DS fielded its own list in the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election, and Simić was included in the 210th position. The list won thirty-seven seats, and he was not given a second mandate.[16][17] His term in the assembly ended in early 2004.

Liberal Democratic Party

The Democratic Party split after the 2003 election, and Simić joined the breakaway Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalno demokratska partija, LDP) on its formation in 2005. He was included on the LDP's lists in the 2007 and 2008 parliamentary elections, although he did not receive a mandate on either occasion.[18][19]

Simić also led the LDP's list for Vrnjačka Banja in the 2008 Serbian local elections, which were held concurrently with the parliamentary vote, and took a mandate after the list won a single seat.[20][21][22]

Banja Is the Law

Simić left the LDP after the 2008 elections and formed a local political party called Banja Is the Law. The local election in Vrnjačka Banja did not produce a clear winner, and a repeat election was held in late 2008. Simić led his party's list and once again took a mandate when the list won two seats.[23][24][25] In 2011, he sided with the DS-led governing coalition on a crucial vote, providing it with a functioning majority.[26]

Serbia's election laws were reformed again in 2011, such that mandates were awarded in numerical order to candidates on successful lists. Simić led his own list in the 2012 local elections and was re-elected when the list won three mandates.[27][28] For the 2016 local elections, he brought his party into an alliance with the Democratic Party, received the second position on their combined list, and was again re-elected when the list won two mandates.[29] He did not seek re-election in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 11. маја 2008. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (2 ЛИБЕРАЛНО ДЕМОКРАТСКА ПАРТИЈА - ЧЕДОМИР ЈОВАНОВИЋ), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 18 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 20. и 27. децембра 1992. године и 3. јануара 1993. године – ЗБИРНЕ ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (3 Крагујевац), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 19. и 26. децембра 1993. године и 5. јануара 1994. године – ЗБИРНЕ ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (3 Крагујевац), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за народне посланике у Народну скупштину Републике Србије, одржаних 20. и 27. децембра 1992. године и 3. јануара 1993. године, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за народне посланике у Народну скупштину Републике Србије, одржаних 19. и 26. децембра 1993. године и 5. јануара 1994. године, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 30 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Robert (1999). Serbia Under Milošević: Politics in the 1990s. London: Hurst & Company. pp. 255–256. ISBN 1-85065-341-0. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Izbori, 2000. Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova, Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, pp. 65-66.
  8. ↑ "Smenjeno opštinsko rukovodstvo", Glas javnosti, 26 October 2003, accessed 9 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) stipulated that parliamentary mandates would be awarded to electoral lists (Article 80) that crossed the electoral threshold (Article 81), that mandates would be given to candidates appearing on the relevant lists (Article 83), and that the submitters of the lists were responsible for selecting their parliamentary delegations within ten days of the final results being published (Article 84). See Law on the Election of Representatives, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 35/2000, made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 28 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 23. децембра 2000. године и 10. јануара 2001. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (4 Демократска опозиција Србије – др Војислав Коштуница (Демократска странка, Демократска странка Србије, Социјалдемократија, Грађански савез Србије, Демохришћанска странка Србије, Нова Србија, Покрет за демократску Србију, Лига социјалдемократа Војводине, Реформска демократска странка Војводине, Коалиција Војводина, Савез војвођанских Мађара, Демократска алтернатива, Демократски центар, Нова демократија, Социјалдемократска унија, Санxачка демократска партија, Лига за Шумадију, Српски покрет отпора – Демократски покрет), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 2 July 2021.
  11. ↑ PRVA KONSTITUTIVNA SEDNICA, 22.01.2001., Otvoreni Parlament, 11 January 2001, accessed 18 July 2021.
  12. ↑ ДЕТАЉИ О НАРОДНОМ ПОСЛАНИКУ: СИМИЋ , РАДОЈЕ Archived 2004-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 9 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Smenjeno opštinsko rukovodstvo", Glas javnosti, 26 October 2003, accessed 9 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Ostavka posle razrešenja", Glas jvanosti, 4 November 2003, accessed 9 October 2022.
  15. ↑ "Sadašnji tuži bivšeg i obratno", Glas javnosti, 11 February 2004, accessed 9 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (5. ДЕМОКРАТСКА СТРАНКА – БОРИС ТАДИЋ), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 2 July 2021.
  17. ↑ 27 January 2004 legislature, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 9 October 2022.
  18. ↑ He received the 203rd position on the LDP's list in 2007. The list won fifteen seats. See Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (3 Либерално демократска партија - Грађански савез Србије - Социјалдемократска унија - Лига социјалдемократа Војводине - Чедомир Јовановић), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 10 July 2021.
  19. ↑ He received the 206th position on the LDP's list in 2008. The list won thirteen seats. See Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 11. маја 2008. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (2 ЛИБЕРАЛНО ДЕМОКРАТСКА ПАРТИЈА - ЧЕДОМИР ЈОВАНОВИЋ), Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 18 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 7 (29 April 2008), p. 14.
  21. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 8 (13 May 2008), p. 3.
  22. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 10 (13 June 2008), p. 1.
  23. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 22 (30 October 2008), p. 9.
  24. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 26 (1 December 2008), p. 3.
  25. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 4 Number 29 (30 December 2008), p. 5.
  26. ↑ D. Stojić, "Vrnjačka Banja: Opstanak uz grupu građana", Novosti, 30 January 2011, accessed 9 October 2022.
  27. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 8 Number 5 (25 April 2012), p. 11.
  28. ↑ Službeni List (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 8 Number 10 (22 June 2012), pp. 2-3.
  29. ↑ Službeni list (Opštine Vrnjačka Banja), Volume 12 Number 9 (15 April 2016), p. 7.
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