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The '''Vojvodina Autonomist Movement''' ({{langx|sr|Војвођански аутономашки покрет|Vojvođanski autonomaški pokret}}), or colloquially the '''Autonomists''' ({{langx|sr|Аутономаши|Autonomaši}}) is a political movement in the [[Serbia]]n province of [[Vojvodina]] that advocates more autonomy for Vojvodina within Serbia.
[[File:Vojvodina_flag_proposed_by_LSV_in_the_1990s.svg|250px|thumb|right|Unofficial Vojvodina flag proposed by the [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]] (LSV) political party in [[Serbia]] in the 1990s (still used by this political party, either as party flag or as unofficial Vojvodina flag).]]

'''Vojvodina Autonomist Movement''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Војвођански аутономашки покрет|Vojvođanski autonomaški pokret}}), or colloquially the ''Autonomists'' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl-Latn|Аутономаши|Autonomaši}}) is a political movement in the [[Serbia]]n province of [[Vojvodina]] that advocates more autonomy for Vojvodina within Serbia.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Vojvodina_flag_proposed_by_LSV_in_the_1990s.svg|240px|thumb|right|Flag of Vojvodina as proposed by the [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]] in the 1990s and still in some limited use today]]

The idea was introduced during the 1990s and was more popular during the [[Yugoslav Wars]] when one part of the local population wasn't satisfied with the regime of [[Slobodan Milošević]]. During this time period, Milošević's regime abolished much of the aspects of Vojvodina's [[autonomy]], which the province enjoyed during the time of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
The idea was introduced during the 1990s and was more popular during the [[Yugoslav Wars]] when one part of the local population wasn't satisfied with the regime of [[Slobodan Milošević]]. During this time period, Milošević's regime abolished much of the aspects of Vojvodina's [[autonomy]], which the province enjoyed during the time of the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
[[Image:Serbia lsv.png|thumb|230px|Republic of Vojvodina within federalized Serbia, proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in 1999.]]


==Political parties==
==Political parties==


There are several political parties or party coalitions that advocate more for Vojvodina within Serbia. Most popular of them is the [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]] led by [[Nenad Čanak]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Filep |first=Bela |url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781317020448 |title=The politics of good neighbourhood: state, civil society and the enhancement of cultural capital in east central Europe |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-317-02044-8 |pages=71 |language=English |oclc=1100696685}}</ref> Other parties include: [[Vojvodina's Party]], [[Vojvodinian Movement]], etc. These parties are mostly led and supported by local [[Serbs in Vojvodina|Vojvodinian Serb]] population. There are also several political parties of local ethnic minorities, some of which, aside from supporting rights of ethnic minorities, are also supporting the idea of more autonomy for Vojvodina.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bugajski |first=Janusz |url=http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=6341927 |title=Political parties of Eastern Europe: a guide to politics in the post-Communist era |date=2020 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-16135-9 |language=English |oclc=1195438455}}</ref>
There are several political parties or party coalitions that advocate more autonomy for Vojvodina. Most significant of them is the [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Filep |first=Bela |url=http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781317020448 |title=The politics of good neighbourhood: state, civil society and the enhancement of cultural capital in east central Europe |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-1-317-02044-8 |pages=71 |language=en |oclc=1100696685}}</ref> Other autonomist party is [[Vojvodina's Party]]. Both parties are mostly led and supported by local [[Serbs in Vojvodina|Vojvodinian Serb]] population. There are also several political parties of local ethnic minorities, some of which, aside from supporting rights of ethnic minorities, are also supporting the idea of more autonomy for Vojvodina, an example of which is the [[Pannonian Rusyns|Pannonian Rusyn]] minority party [[Together for Vojvodina (party)|Together for Vojvodina]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bugajski |first=Janusz |url=http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=6341927 |title=Political parties of Eastern Europe: a guide to politics in the post-Communist era |date=2020 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-16135-9 |language=en |oclc=1195438455}}</ref>
{| style="text-align:right"
[[File:Coat of arms of Vojvodina1.png|250px|thumb|right|Unofficial coat of arms of Vojvodina.]]
|
{| class="wikitable"
|+Provincial elections
|-
!Year
!colspan=2| Party
!Votes
!Percentage
!Seats
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2004 Vojvodina provincial election|2004]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Together for Vojvodina (coalition)|Together for Vojvodina]]
|60,389
|9.8%
|7
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Reformists of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Clean Hands of Vojvodina]]
|14,666
|2.4%
|2
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|'''TOTAL:'''
|75,055
|12.2%
|9
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2008 Vojvodina provincial election|2008]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Together for Vojvodina (coalition)|Together for Vojvodina]]
|86,653
|8.5%
|6
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Vojvodina's Party}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Vojvodina's Party]]
|6,996
|0.7%
|0
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|'''TOTAL:'''
|93,649
|9.2%
|6
|-
|[[2012 Vojvodina provincial election|2012]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]]
|111,397
|11.6%
|10
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2016 Vojvodina provincial election|2016]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]]
|61,979
|6.6%
|9
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Vojvodina's Party}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Vojvodina Tolerance
|4,943
|0.5%
|0
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
|colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"|'''TOTAL:'''
|66,922
|7.2%
|9
|-
|[[2020 Vojvodina provincial election|2020]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Vojvodina Front (Serbia)}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Vojvodina Front (Serbia)|Vojvodina Front]]
|41,455
|5.3%
|6
|-
|[[2023 Vojvodina provincial election|2023]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Vojvodinians
|24,625
|2.6%
|0
|}
|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+[[National Assembly (Serbia)|Parliamentary]] elections in Vojvodina
|-
!Year
!colspan=2| Party
!Votes
!Percentage
|-
|[[2014 Serbian parliamentary election|2014]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Social Democratic Party (Serbia)|NDS]]–[[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina|LSV]]–[[Together for Serbia|ZZS]]–[[Democratic Fellowship of Vojvodina Hungarians|VMDK]]–[[Together for Vojvodina (party)|ZZV]]–{{abbr|DLR|Democratic Left of Roma}}
|72,299<ref>{{cite book|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2014/Pdf/G20146004.pdf|title=ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ МАРТ 2014.|date=April 2014|lang=sr|page=32|isbn=978-86-6161-108-7}}</ref>
|8.1%
|-
|[[2016 Serbian parliamentary election|2016]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|Alliance for a Better Serbia
|63,338<ref>{{cite book|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2016/Pdf/G20166001.pdf|title=ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ АПРИЛ 2016|date=May 2016|lang=sr|page=21|isbn=978-86-6161-154-4}}</ref>
|6.5%
|-
|[[2020 Serbian parliamentary election|2020]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|United Democratic Serbia}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[United Democratic Serbia]]
|20,775<ref>{{cite book|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/Pdf/G20206003.pdf|title=ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ ЈУН 2020|date=July 2020|lang=sr|page=21|isbn=978-86-6161-193-3}}</ref>
|2.4%
|-
|[[2022 Serbian parliamentary election|2022]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Together for Vojvodina (party)}}"|
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Together for Vojvodina (party)|Together for Vojvodina]]
|21,703<ref>{{cite book|url=https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2020/Pdf/G20206003.pdf|title=ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ 3. април 2022. године|year=2022|lang=sr|page=37|isbn=978-86-6161-221-3}}</ref>
|2.1%
|}
|}


==Proposals and initiatives==
==Proposals and initiatives==
There are various views among autonomist political parties about the desired level of autonomy of Vojvodina. Some of the proposals are advocating (or advocated) returning to the level of autonomy as it was in 1974, while other proposals are supporting the idea of more autonomy than in 1990s, but somewhat less than in 1974.
There are various views among autonomist proponents about the desired level of autonomy of Vojvodina. Some advocate for returning to the level of autonomy as it was provided by the [[1974 Yugoslav Constitution]], while others support the idea of somewhat lesser level of autonomy than that.


One of the proposals was the proposal of the [[League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina]], which advocated the transformation of Serbia into a "democratic federal state" with federal units with higher or lower levels of autonomy.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vance |first=Charles |url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=20748 |title=Managing a global workforce: challenges and opportunities in international human resource management |last2=Paik |first2=Yongsun |date=2006 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=978-0-7656-2016-3 |location=Armonk, N.Y. |pages=426 |language=English |oclc=1020540099}}</ref> One of the federal units of federal Serbia, according to the proposal, would be the ''Republic of Vojvodina'' ({{Lang-sr|Република Војводина}} or {{lang|sr-Latn|Republika Vojvodina}}; {{Lang-hu|Vajdasági Köztársaság}}; {{Lang-sk|Republika Vojvodina}}; {{Lang-hr|Republika Vojvodina}}; {{Lang-ro|Republica Voivodina}}; [[Pannonian Rusyn language|Rusyn]]: Република Войводина). Besides Vojvodina, other federal units would be [[Šumadija]], [[Southern and Eastern Serbia|South-Eastern Serbia]], city of [[Belgrade]], [[Sandžak]] and [[Kosovo]]. According to the League, this political solution would "stabilize Serbia as a state and would prevent any separatist tendencies on the territory of Serbia". In recent years, the League mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but is still advocating a higher level of autonomy for the province.
One of the proposals included the one pout forward by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, which advocated the transformation of Serbia into a "federal state" with federal units having varying degrees of autonomy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Vance |first1=Charles |url=http://www.books24x7.com/marc.asp?bookid=20748 |title=Managing a global workforce: challenges and opportunities in international human resource management |date=2006 |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |isbn=978-0-7656-2016-3 |location=Armonk, N.Y. |pages=426 |language=en |oclc=1020540099}}</ref> One of the federal units, according to the proposal, would be the Republic of Vojvodina while others would be [[Šumadija]], [[Southern and Eastern Serbia|Southeastern Serbia]], City of [[Belgrade]], [[Sandžak]] and [[Kosovo]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Separatisti sa novim programom stvaranja još jedne lažne države na teritoriji Srbije |url=https://www.magazin-tabloid.com/casopis/?id=06&br=339&cl=13 |access-date=2022-03-20 |website=Magazin Tabloid}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XeItAQAAIAAJ |title=Enciklopedija Novog Sada |date=1999 |publisher=Novosadski klub "Dobra vest" |pages=40–41 |language=sr}}</ref> In recent years, the LSV mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but is still advocating for a higher level of autonomy for the province.


On January 28, 2013 as an answer to the proposal of the [[Third Serbia]] political organization from Novi Sad to abolish the autonomy of [[Vojvodina]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trecasrbija.rs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013100253/http://trecasrbija.rs/ |archive-date=2009-10-13 |title=Трећа Србија – Treća Srbija – Third Serbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/vojvodina/novi-sad/treca-srbija:-ds-brinula-o-kulturi-kao-o-lanjskom-snegu_367019.html|title = Трећа Србија: ДС бринула о култури као о лањском снегу}}</ref> the [[Vojvodina's Party]] performed a campaign that involved the posting of "Republic of Vojvodina" posters in [[Novi Sad]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2013&mm=01&dd=28&nav_category=11&nav_id=681363 |title = NS:Novi plakati Vojvodina republika - B92}}</ref>
In 2013 as an answer to the proposal of the [[Third Serbia]], Novi Sad-based political organization, to abolish the province of [[Vojvodina]], the Vojvodina's Party performed a campaign that involved the posting of "Republic of Vojvodina" posters in [[Novi Sad]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trecasrbija.rs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013100253/http://trecasrbija.rs/ |archive-date=2009-10-13 |title=Трећа Србија – Treća Srbija – Third Serbia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rtv.rs/sr_ci/vojvodina/novi-sad/treca-srbija:-ds-brinula-o-kulturi-kao-o-lanjskom-snegu_367019.html|title = Трећа Србија: ДС бринула о култури као о лањском снегу}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2013&mm=01&dd=28&nav_category=11&nav_id=681363 |title = NS:Novi plakati Vojvodina republika - B92| date=28 January 2013 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Hungarian Regional Autonomy]]
*[[Hungarian Regional Autonomy]]
*[[Politics of Vojvodina]]
*[[Politics of Vojvodina]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


{{Ethnic nationalism}}
{{Ethnic nationalism}}


[[Category:Vojvodina autonomists|*]]
[[Category:Politics of Vojvodina|Autonomy]]
[[Category:Politics of Vojvodina|Autonomy]]
[[Category:Autonomy]]
[[Category:Autonomy]]

Latest revision as of 06:13, 6 November 2024

The Vojvodina Autonomist Movement (Serbian: Војвођански аутономашки покрет, romanized: Vojvođanski autonomaški pokret), or colloquially the Autonomists (Serbian: Аутономаши, romanized: Autonomaši) is a political movement in the Serbian province of Vojvodina that advocates more autonomy for Vojvodina within Serbia.

History

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Flag of Vojvodina as proposed by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina in the 1990s and still in some limited use today

The idea was introduced during the 1990s and was more popular during the Yugoslav Wars when one part of the local population wasn't satisfied with the regime of Slobodan Milošević. During this time period, Milošević's regime abolished much of the aspects of Vojvodina's autonomy, which the province enjoyed during the time of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Political parties

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There are several political parties or party coalitions that advocate more autonomy for Vojvodina. Most significant of them is the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina.[1] Other autonomist party is Vojvodina's Party. Both parties are mostly led and supported by local Vojvodinian Serb population. There are also several political parties of local ethnic minorities, some of which, aside from supporting rights of ethnic minorities, are also supporting the idea of more autonomy for Vojvodina, an example of which is the Pannonian Rusyn minority party Together for Vojvodina.[2]

Provincial elections
Year Party Votes Percentage Seats
2004 Together for Vojvodina 60,389 9.8% 7
Clean Hands of Vojvodina 14,666 2.4% 2
TOTAL: 75,055 12.2% 9
2008 Together for Vojvodina 86,653 8.5% 6
Vojvodina's Party 6,996 0.7% 0
TOTAL: 93,649 9.2% 6
2012 League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina 111,397 11.6% 10
2016 League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina 61,979 6.6% 9
Vojvodina Tolerance 4,943 0.5% 0
TOTAL: 66,922 7.2% 9
2020 Vojvodina Front 41,455 5.3% 6
2023 Vojvodinians 24,625 2.6% 0
Parliamentary elections in Vojvodina
Year Party Votes Percentage
2014 NDS–LSV–ZZS–VMDK–ZZV–DLR 72,299[3] 8.1%
2016 Alliance for a Better Serbia 63,338[4] 6.5%
2020 United Democratic Serbia 20,775[5] 2.4%
2022 Together for Vojvodina 21,703[6] 2.1%

Proposals and initiatives

[edit]

There are various views among autonomist proponents about the desired level of autonomy of Vojvodina. Some advocate for returning to the level of autonomy as it was provided by the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution, while others support the idea of somewhat lesser level of autonomy than that.

One of the proposals included the one pout forward by the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina, which advocated the transformation of Serbia into a "federal state" with federal units having varying degrees of autonomy.[7] One of the federal units, according to the proposal, would be the Republic of Vojvodina while others would be Šumadija, Southeastern Serbia, City of Belgrade, Sandžak and Kosovo.[7][8][9] In recent years, the LSV mostly abandoned the idea of a Republic of Vojvodina, but is still advocating for a higher level of autonomy for the province.

In 2013 as an answer to the proposal of the Third Serbia, Novi Sad-based political organization, to abolish the province of Vojvodina, the Vojvodina's Party performed a campaign that involved the posting of "Republic of Vojvodina" posters in Novi Sad.[10][11][12]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Filep, Bela (2016). The politics of good neighbourhood: state, civil society and the enhancement of cultural capital in east central Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-317-02044-8. OCLC 1100696685.
  2. ^ Bugajski, Janusz (2020). Political parties of Eastern Europe: a guide to politics in the post-Communist era. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-16135-9. OCLC 1195438455.
  3. ^ ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ МАРТ 2014 (PDF) (in Serbian). April 2014. p. 32. ISBN 978-86-6161-108-7.
  4. ^ ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ АПРИЛ 2016 (PDF) (in Serbian). May 2016. p. 21. ISBN 978-86-6161-154-4.
  5. ^ ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ ЈУН 2020 (PDF) (in Serbian). July 2020. p. 21. ISBN 978-86-6161-193-3.
  6. ^ ИЗБОРИ ЗА НАРОДНЕ ПОСЛАНИКЕ НАРОДНЕ СКУПШТИНЕ РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ 3. април 2022. године (PDF) (in Serbian). 2022. p. 37. ISBN 978-86-6161-221-3.
  7. ^ a b Vance, Charles (2006). Managing a global workforce: challenges and opportunities in international human resource management. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-7656-2016-3. OCLC 1020540099.
  8. ^ "Separatisti sa novim programom stvaranja još jedne lažne države na teritoriji Srbije". Magazin Tabloid. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  9. ^ Enciklopedija Novog Sada (in Serbian). Novosadski klub "Dobra vest". 1999. pp. 40–41.
  10. ^ "Трећа Србија – Treća Srbija – Third Serbia". Archived from the original on 2009-10-13.
  11. ^ "Трећа Србија: ДС бринула о култури као о лањском снегу".
  12. ^ "NS:Novi plakati Vojvodina republika - B92". 28 January 2013.
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