Đorđe Bašić

Đorđe Bašić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Башић; 1946–19 November 2007) was a politician in Serbia. He was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia and the Assembly of Vojvodina, and he held prominent office at the city level in Novi Sad. Bašić was at different times in his career a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS) and the Strength of Serbia Movement (Pokret Snaga Srbije, PSS).

Early life and private career

Bašić was born in Novi Sad, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in what was then the People's Republic of Serbia in the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. He received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree at the University of Novi Sad and a Ph.D. at the University of Belgrade. He worked at the Institute of Energy and Process Engineering at the University of Novi Sad, serving for a time as president of the faculty council.[1]

Politician

Early years

Bašić became the first elected president of the executive council of Novi Sad's city assembly in 1990, being chosen for the position over several other candidates.[2] He sought election to the National Assembly of Serbia in the 1990 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Novi Sad's first division. The winning candidate was Petar Petrović, who ran with endorsements from the Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia for Vojvodina and the Association for the Yugoslav Democratic Initiative.

Democratic Party

Bašić subsequently joined the DS and was elected as chair of the party's provincial board for Vojvodina in 1993.[3]

Bašić appeared in the lead position on the DS's electoral list for the Novi Sad division in the 1993 Serbian parliamentary election and was elected when the list won four mandates.[4][5] (From 1992 to 2000, Serbia's electoral law stipulated that one-third of parliamentary mandates would be assigned to candidates from successful lists in numerical order, while the remaining two-thirds would be distributed amongst other candidates on the lists at the discretion of the sponsoring parties.[6] Due to his list position, Bašić received an automatic mandate.) The Socialist Party of Serbia won the election, and the DS served in opposition. Bašić took his seat when the assembly met in early 1994 and was chosen as one of the assembly's vice-presidents (i.e., deputy speakers).[7] He also chaired the committee on foreign economic relations.[8] During his term in the assembly, he was described in a New York Times article as the highest-ranking member of the Serbian opposition.[9]

In August 1994, Bašić said that a proposal from the Republika Srpska assembly for the unification of their territory and that of the Republika Srpska Krajina with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia deserved serious consideration. He indicated that the United Nations would first need to verify the status of the Republika Srpska and thereby provide international guarantees that the entity could unite with whomever they so chose.[10]

In 1996, the DS joined with the Serbian Renewal Movement (Srpski pokret obnove, SPO) and other parties to form the Zajedno (English: Together) coalition. Bašić was elected to the Vojvodina assembly in the 1996 provincial election as a Zajendo candidate, winning in Novi Sad's fifteenth division.[11]

Bašić was expelled from the DS on 19 August 1997 against the backdrop of divisions in the party.[12] He was not a candidate for re-election to the national assembly in 1997 and was not re-elected to the provincial assembly in 2000.

Strength of Serbia Movement

Bašić returned in political life in 2004 as a member of Bogoljub Karić's Strength of Serbia Movement. He appeared in the lead position on the party's electoral list for the 2004 provincial election and received a mandate for the Vojvodina assembly after the list won four seats.[13] He was also the PSS's candidate for mayor of Novi Sad in the concurrent 2004 Serbian local elections, finishing fourth against Serbian Radical Party candidate Maja Gojković. When the provincial assembly met, Bašić was chosen as one of its vice-presidents.[14] He also served on the committee on administrative and mandate-immunity issues, the committee on economy, and the committee on education, science, culture, youth, and sports.[15]

He appeared in the sixth position on the PSS's list in the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election.[16] The list did not cross the electoral threshold to win representation in the assembly.

Death

Bašic died on 19 November 2007 following a short illness.[17]

Electoral record

City of Novi Sad

2004 City of Novi Sad local election
Mayor of Novi Sad - First and Second Rounds
Maja Gojković Serbian Radical Party 44,013 42.65 60,347 50.47
Borislav Novaković (incumbent) Democratic Party 34,300 33.24 59,224 49.53
Branislav Pomoriški Together for Vojvodina 8,450 8.19
Đorđe Bašić Strength of Serbia Movement 5,243 5.08
Dejan Mikavica Democratic Party of Serbia 3,942 3.82
Miodrag Isakov Serbian Renewal Movement–Reformists of Vojvodina 3,556 3.45
Miloš Tomić G17 Plus 2,171 2.10
Branislav Švonja Community of Serbs of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina 894 0.87
Zoran Stojanović New Serbia 628 0.61
Total valid votes 103,197 100 119,571 100
Sources: Nužda demokratskog zagrljaja, Vreme, 23 September 2004, accessed 17 July 2021; Lokalni Izbori u Srbiji 2004: Procena rezultata glasanja za gradonačelnika Novog Sada, Archived 2004-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, Center for Free Elections and Democracy, 3 November 2004, accessed 17 July 2021.

National Assembly of Serbia

1990 Serbian parliamentary election
Member for Novi Sad I[18][19]
Branko Andrić Citizens' Group
Zoran Ašanin Citizens' Group
Đorđe Bašić Citizens' Group
Živko Gajić People's Radical Party
Jovan Grupčić Serbian Saint Sava Party
Stevan Jevtić Serbian Renewal Movement
Dušan Jovanović Democratic Party
Boris Kopilović Party of Yugoslavs
Đorđe Kostić Party of Independent Businessmen and Peasants
Božidar Milić Serb Democratic Party
Petar Petrović Union of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia for Vojvodina/Association for the Yugoslav Democratic Initiative elected
Jovan Soldatović Socialist Party of Serbia
Ljubica Teslić-Nadlački Citizens' Group
Petar Šušnjar New Communist Movement
Stanko Šušnjar Citizens' Group

References

  1. ^ Pregled predloga kandidata za gradonačelnika Novog Sada, Archived 2004-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, City Electoral Commission of Novi Sad, 16 September 2004, accessed 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Preminuo Đorđe Bašić", B92, 19 November 2007, accessed 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "DEMOCRATIC PARTY CALLS FOR CROSS-PARTY UNITY UNDER SPS AUSPICES," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 9 June 1993 (Source: Tanjug in Serbo-Croat 1216 gmt 5 Jun 93).
  4. ^ ЗБИРНЕ ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (6 Нови Сад), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за народне посланике у Народну скупштину Републике Србије, одржаних 19. и 26. децембра 1993. године и 5. јануара 1994. године, Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ Guide to the Early Election, Ministry of Information of the Republic of Serbia, December 1992, made available by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, accessed 14 July 2017.
  7. ^ Narodna skupština Republike Srbije (1991-2021), National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Preminuo Đorđe Bašić", B92, 19 November 2007, accessed 19 July 2021.
  9. ^ Chris Hedges, "SERB CHIEF SHOWS SIGNS OF YIELDING ON ELECTION ISSUE," New York Times, 8 December 1996, p. 1.
  10. ^ "PARTIES REACT TO PROPOSAL FOR UNITING SERB LANDS," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Service: Central Europe & Balkans, 27 August 1994 (Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English, 1210 gmt 20 Aug 94).
  11. ^ Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне Покрајине Војводине одржаних 3. и 17. новембра 1996. године, Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 5 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Devet godina Demokratske stranke", Vreme, 13 February 1999, accessed 19 July 2021.
  13. ^ РЕШЕЊЕ О УТВРЂИВАЊУ ЗБИРНЕ ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ ЗА ИЗБОРЕ ЗА ПОСЛАНИКЕ У СКУПШТИНУ АУТОНОМНЕ ПОКРАЈИНЕ ВОЈВОДИНЕ, 19. СЕПТЕМБРА 2004. ГОДИНЕ, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. During this period, all mandates were assigned to candidates on the lists at the discretion of successful parties or coalitions. Leading the list did not give Bašić an automatic mandate, but he was selected to lead the PSS delegation all the same.
  14. ^ Saziv 2004-2008 – Broj sednice: 1 – Datum održavanja: 30. 10. 2004. – Zapisnik, Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, 30 October 2004, accessed 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Umro prof. dr Đorđe Bašić", Danas, 20 November 2007, accessed 19 July 2021.
  16. ^ See Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године, ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (Покрет снага Србије - Богољуб Карић), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, 19 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Umro prof. dr Đorđe Bašić", Danas, 20 November 2007, accessed 19 July 2021.
  18. ^ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 9. и 23. децембра 1990. године (Листе кандидата за народне посланике Народне скупштине Републике Србије, по изборним јединицама), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 17 February 2017.
  19. ^ Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 9. и 23. децембра 1990. године (Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за народне посланике у Народну скупштину Републике Србије 9. и 23. децембра 1990. године), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 17 February 2017.