2006–07 Serbian local elections
A small number of municipalities in Serbia held local elections in 2006 for mayors, assembly members, or both. These were not part of the country's regular cycle of local elections but instead took place in certain jurisdictions where either the local government had fallen or the term of the municipal assembly had expired. Serbia had introduced the direct election of mayors in 2002. This practice was abandoned with the 2008 cycle, but it was still in effect in 2006, and some mayoral by-elections took place in that year. The constituent municipalities of Belgrade did not have directly elected mayors, and in these jurisdictions mayors were chosen by the elected assembly members. Not many local elections were held in 2007 due to the approaching 2008 Serbian local elections, in which all Serbian municipalities elected assembly members under a revised system. At least one sitting mayor won a recall election in that year, however. All assembly elections were held under proportional representation with a three per cent electoral threshold. Successful lists were required to receive three per cent of all votes, not only of valid votes. Results 2006 Belgrade Barajevo An election for the Barajevo municipal assembly was held on 1 October 2006, with repeat voting in some polls on 8 October. Incumbent mayor Rade Stevanović of the Democratic Party of Serbia was selected for another term in office on 8 December 2006. He was dismissed from office on 12 February 2007 but was reinstated nine days later. Branislav Đurić of the Radical Party appears to have been acting mayor during the brief time Stevanović was out of office. Stevanović was again dismissed on 30 April 2007. Igor Jevtić of New Serbia was initially dismissed as deputy mayor at the same time; however, his dismissal was overturned on 15 May and he appears to have served as acting mayor prior to the appointment of Branka Savić of the Democratic Party on 25 June. Vojvodina Bečej Former Bečej mayor Đorđe Predin had been defeated in a 2005 recall election, and a by-election to replace him was held over two rounds on 5 and 19 February 2006. Peter Knezi, who had served as deputy mayor, may have been acting mayor during the election period. Beočin Beočin mayor Zoran Tesić won a recall election on 3 December 2006. The preliminary results of the election were: Kovin A new municipal assembly election was held in Kovin on 4 June 2006, and a mayoral by-election was held in two rounds on 25 June and 9 July. Krstić was elected in the second round with the support of 17.45% of eligible voters, as against 16.41% for Kolarević. Kula Kula mayor Tihomir Đuričić was defeated in a recall election on 7 May 2006. A by-election to select a new mayor was held over two rounds on 25 June and 9 July 2006. Novi Bečej Novi Bečej mayor Aca T. Ðukičin was defeated in a recall election on 9 April 2006. A by-election to select a new mayor was held