Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians

Political party in Serbia

Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians (Hungarian: Vajdasági Magyar Demokrata Párt, VMDP, Serbian Cyrillic: Demokratska stranka vojvođanskih Mađara, DSVM) is a political party in Serbia representing the Hungarian minority.[1][2] It advocates for a "personal autonomy" for Hungarians in Vojvodina.[3][4][5] It is led by Béla Csorba.[5]

Electoral results

Parliamentary elections

Year Popular vote % of popular vote Overall seats won Seat change Notes Government
1997 16,986 0.41%
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2000
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2003
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2007 12,940 0.32%
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2008 74,874 1.81%
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2012
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2014
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2016 56,620 1,50 %
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2020 supported VMSZ
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2022 supported VMSZ
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2023 supported VMSZ
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Provincial elections

Following the provincial elections in Vojvodina in 2004, the party had one member in the regional parliament of Vojvodina, in Novi Sad.

On the provincial elections in Vojvodina in 2008, the party was part of Hungarian Coalition, which won 7% of votes in the first election round.

Local elections

In the local elections in Serbia in 2008, the party was part of Hungarian Coalition, which won the majority of votes in Kanjiža (50.91%), as well as plurality of votes in Senta (31.87%), Bačka Topola (46.25%), Mali Iđoš (37.18%), and Bečej (29.63%).

References

  1. ^ Reljić, Dušan (2013). Serbia and Hungary: Political and Economic Perspectives (PDF). Belgrade: Friedrich Ebert Foundation. p. 24.
  2. ^ Szöcsik, Edina; Bochsler, Daniel (2011-06-16). "Chapter X: All jointly or everyone on its own? On fissions and fusions of ethnic minority parties" (PDF). p. 12. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. ^ Vizi, Balázs; Dobosz, Balázs; Shikova, Natalija (2021). Non-territorial autonomy as an instrument for effective participation of minorities (PDF). Skopje: Centre for Social Sciences. p. 201. ISBN 978-608-4607-53-3.
  4. ^ Biserko, Sonja (2008). Self-Isolation: The Reality and the Goal (PDF). Belgrade: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia. p. 306. ISBN 978-86-7208-146-6.
  5. ^ a b Stojiljković, Zoran; Pilipović, Gordana; Spasojević, Dušan (2013). (Ne)demokratsko redizajniranje političkih partija u Srbiji (PDF) (in Serbian). Belgrade: Konrad Adenauer Foundation. p. 334.
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