ПРИЛОГ ЕМПИРИЈСКОЈ ВАЛИДАЦИЈИ (НЕ)ЛЕГИТИМНОСТИ ПОЈШТИЧКОГ СИСТЕМА У СРБИЈИ
CONTRIBUTION TO EMPIRICAL VALIDATION OF (NON)LEGITIMACY OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM IN SERBIA

Summary/Abstract: The author examines a paradox, stressed and explored both by the general and expert public, that citizens of Serbia, although not satisfied with the functioning of the system institutions and quality of their lives, keep voting for the same party - SPS, enabling it to remain in power. Basing on the analysis of empirical data - satisfaction of Serbian citizens with the life in Serbia (diffuse support), confidence in the system institutions (specific support) and election results in 1990-1997 period (electoral support), the author concludes that the mention paradox does not exist: to the extent the dissatisfaction of citizens with their lives and non-confidence in the system institutions has been growing, the electoral support to the ruling party has been diminishing. This resulted in a significant change of the ruling party position: from the clearly dominant party after the 1990 elections, it first lost the parliamentary majority to be literally forced after the 1997 elections o share the power with its coalition partners.

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