1895_Serbian_parliamentary_election

1895 Serbian parliamentary election

1895 Serbian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia in April 1895. They followed a royal coup d'état by King Alexander in May 1894, in which he suspended the 1888 constitution and restored the 1869 constitution.[1]

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Background

Whilst the 1888 constitution had increased the number of people eligible to vote, reverting to the 1869 constitution saw the government given the right to appoint one-third of the members of the National Assembly,[1] whilst in many constituencies the Assembly members were elected indirectly through electoral colleges.[2] The changes were expected to reduce the number of candidates of the People's Radical Party elected to the Assembly.[3]

Results

The People's Radical Party boycotted the election, citing government interference.[4]

The elections resulted in a victory for the Progressive Party government. Only six members of the People's Radical Party were elected, as well as 30 Liberals.[2] Of the sixty appointed members, 49 were supporters of the government.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Coup D'état In Servia", The Times, 22 May 1894
  2. [2]
    "The Servian Elections", The Times, 22 April 1895
  3. [3]
    "The Crisis In Servia", The Times, 23 May 1894
  4. [4]
    Dunning, Wm. A. (1895). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 10 (2): 385. doi:10.2307/2139748. ISSN 0032-3195.
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