О ЛОКАЛНОЈ САМОУПРАВИ У СРБИЈИ СА ОСВРТОМ НА ЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРНИ СИСТЕМ
ON LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN SERBIA WITH REFERENCE TO THE LOCAL ELECTION SYSTEM

Summary/Abstract: The paper places special emphasis on the local electoral system. Before that, the authors look at the position and role of local self-government in Serbia, with initial considerations on the historical development of local self-government in the world. Local self-government is performed on a limited part of the state territory under the authority of the state government. What characterizes local self-government is that the residents of the local community decide for themselves on issues related to everyday life. The paper specifically analyzes the status of local self-government according to the 2006 Constitution. In this sense, the concept of local self-government, the way of decisionmaking, powers and protection of local self-government were pointed out. There is an open discussion about the features, advantages and disadvantages of the types of electoral systems. It is proposed to reform the type of electoral system in the local self-government of Serbia and introduce a type of mixed electoral system. The solution of the direct election of the mayor is pointed out, but with attention being drawn to the fact that the constitutional norm, according to which the assembly is the highest representative body, needs to be changed beforehand. While pointing out the advantages of the mixed electoral system in local self-government and the direct election of the mayor, it is noted that there are also certain disadvantages of these solutions. The reform interventions, which are related to the change of the electoral system in local self-government, would experience their full capacity, if the entire political system in Serbia is reformed, which is the author’s concluding opinion.

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