March_1888_Serbian_parliamentary_election

March 1888 Serbian parliamentary election

March 1888 Serbian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 4 March 1888 to elect members of the National Assembly.[1] The result was a "great triumph" for the People's Radical Party, which won a large majority of seats.[2] Of the 142 seats in Parliament, supporters of Jovan Ristić won only 13.[2]

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Background

At the start of 1888 King Milan allowed the People's Radical Party under Sava Grujić to form a government. Being in power at the time of the election allowed the party to conduct the election as it wished.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Zbornik Matice srpske za književnost i jezik. Matica srpska. 1968. p. 337. Retrieved 9 March 2013. од 21. фебруара (4. марта) 1888, пишући међутим о изборима и новој влади већ и у претходном броју
  2. [2]
    "Servia". The Times. 6 March 1888.
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