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1974 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia between 16 March and 10 May 1974 through a complicated delegate system which selected delegates to local, republic, and federal assemblies.[1]

Background[edit]

The elections were the first held under the new constitution adopted on 31 January 1974. It provided for a bicameral Assembly with a 220-member Federal Chamber and an 88-member Chamber of Republics and Provinces.[1]

Electoral system[edit]

The members of the Federal Chamber represented three groups; self-managing organisations, communities and socio-political organisations. Thirty members were elected from each of the six republics and 20 from the two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina.[1]

In late March, voters elected representatives of basic labour organisations. These in turn elected the Communal Assemblies in early April. The Communal Assemblies then elected the members of the Federal Chamber between 22 and 29 April.[1]

The members of the Chamber of Republics were elected by the Assemblies of the six republics and provinces, with each republic electing 12 members and Kosovo and Vojvodina electing eight each. Members were elected in a period ending on 10 May.[1]

Communal assemblies, April[edit]

Communal assemblies were elected by local delegates elected by self-managing organisations, communities and socio-political organisations in early April. They subsequently each elected a President of the Assembly equivalent to a mayor. There were a total of 501 such tricameral communal assemblies in the country. For some of the larger cities:

City President of the Assembly Party
Belgrade Živorad Kovačević SKJ
Ljubljana Tone Kovič SKJ
Niš Vladimir Petrović SKJ
Novi Sad Jovan Dejanović SKJ
Podgorica Miro Popović SKJ
Rijeka Nikola Pavletić SKJ
Sarajevo Dane Maljković SKJ
Skopje Metodi Antonov SKJ
Split Vjekoslav Vidjak SKJ
Subotica József Dékány SKJ
Zagreb Ivo Vrhovec SKJ

Republic and provincial assemblies convened, April[edit]

In April and May inaugural sessions of all three chambers of the republics’ and provinces’ assemblies convened for the first time and elected the presidents of all their bodies.

Republic Presidencies and Executive Councils, April[edit]

Council of Republics and Provinces elected by 10 May[edit]

By 10 May the assemblies of the republics and provinces elected members from each of their three constituent councils (Associated Labour, Socio-Political, and Municipal) to serve dual mandates within their republic or province and within the Federal Council of Republics and Provinces.[1] Each republic sent 12 members to the council, while the two provinces sent 8 each.

Republic
or province 		Council of Associated
Labour members 		Council of Municipalities
members 		Socio-Political Council
members 		Total
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 3 8 11
SR Croatia 1 2 9 12
SAP Kosovo 3 2 3 8
SR Macedonia 0 3 9 12
SR Montenegro 0 4 8 12
SR Serbia 3 1 8 12
SR Slovenia 3 2 7 12
SAP Vojvodina 0 1 7 8
Total 10 18 59 87

Assembly convened, 15 May[edit]

On 15 May a joint session of both chambers of the Assembly convened for the first time and elected the presidents of all the bodies.

President and Presidency, 16 May[edit]

On 16 May a joint assembly of both chambers of the Assembly re-elected President of the League of Communists Josip Broz Tito as President of the Republic. Article 333 of the new constitution affirmed Tito’s right to serve as president-for-life at the discretion of the Assembly.

The Assembly also confirmed the members of the collective Presidency selected by individual republic and provincial assemblies on 16 May.

Federal Executive Council elected, 17 May[edit]

On 17 May a new Federal Executive Council was elected with Džemal Bijedić serving as its President.

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