1908 Serbian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Serbia
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1906
Next Election:1912
Majority Seats:81
Election Date:31 May 1908
Turnout:70.0%
Party1:People's Radical Party
Last Election1:91
Seats1:84
Percentage1:43.62
Party2:Independent Radical Party
Last Election2:47
Seats2:48
Percentage2:31.07
Leader3:
Party3:NS–SNS
Last Election3:1
Seats3:17
Percentage3:16.29
Leader4:Stojan Ribarac
Party4:National Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
Last Election4:15
Seats4:7
Percentage4:4.08
Party5:Serbian Progressive Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
Last Election5:5
Seats5:3
Percentage5:2.94
Party6:Serbian Social Democratic Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
Last Election6:1
Seats6:1
Percentage6:0.76
Prime Minister
Before Election:Nikola Pašić
Before Party:People's Radical Party
After Election:Petar Velimirović
After Party:People's Radical Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 31 May 1908.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling People's Radical Party, which won 84 of the 160 seats in the National Assembly.[2]

Notes and References

  1. "News in Brief", The Times, 13 April 1908
  2. Antonic . Slobodan . 2014 . Democracy in Serbia on the eve of the First World War . . en . 48 . 4 . 421–458 . 10.5937/socpreg1404421A . 0085-6320.