Savo Dobranić (; born 1964) is a politician in Serbia. He served in the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2004 to 2012 and was the mayor of Kikinda from 2012 to 2013, as a member of the Democratic Party (Demokratska stranka, DS).
Early life and career Dobranić was born in the village of Rusko Selo in the Kikinda municipality, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law. Dobranić was the director of the Centre for Social Work in Kikinda from 1997 to 2001, the head of Kikinda's secretariat for general administration and budget from 2001 to 2004, and the director of the holding company Dnevnik from 2006 to 2010.Челници локалне самоуправе, , Municipality of Kikinda, 17 January 2013, accessed 29 November 2021.
Politician Dobranić was first elected to the Assembly of Vojvodina in the 2004 provincial election, winning Kikinda's second constituency seat in the second round of voting. The Democratic Party formed a coalition government in the province after the election, and he served as part of its parliamentary majority. He also led the DS electoral list for Kikinda in the concurrent 2004 Serbian local elections and was elected when the list won six mandates.Službeni List (Opštine Kikinda), Volume 39 Number 12 (8 September 2004), p. 129.Službeni List (Opštine Kikinda), Volume 39 Number Volume 14 (5 October 2014), p. 171.In the 2004 local elections, the first one-third of mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order. Dobranić was automatically elected. See Law on Local Elections, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 33/2002; made available via LegislationOnline, accessed 29 May 2021. The Serbian Radical Party (Srpska radikalna stranka, SRS) won the election at the local level, and the DS served in opposition.
He was re-elected to the Vojvodina assembly in the 2008 provincial election, in which the DS and its allies won an outright majority, and he again served as a supporter of the administration for the next four years. In 2009, he led a successful campaign to remove fellow DS member Jagoda Tolicki from office as mayor of Kikinda.M. Ivetić, "Dobranić se preračunao?", Novosti, 8 June 2009, accessed 29 November 2021.
Dobranić was somewhat unexpectedly defeated in the first round of voting in the 2012 provincial election, losing much of his support on the centre-left to the eventual winner, Miloš Šibul of the League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine, LSV). Despite losing his provincial seat, he again led the DS's local list for Kikinda in the concurrent 2012 Serbian local elections and was elected when the list won eleven mandates.Službeni List (Opštine Kikinda), Volume 47 Number 7 (25 April 2012), p. 60. The elections did not produce a clear winner, but the DS was able to form a coalition government with the Socialist Party of Serbia (Socijalistička partija Srbije, SPS), and Dobranić was chosen as the municipality's mayor.M. Ivetić, "Kikinda: Odbornici čekaju nalog dve centrale", Novosti, 16 September 2012, accessed 28 November 2021. In February 2013, he signed an agreement for the construction of a water treatment plant in the municipality."Fabrika za preradu vode u Kikindi", Radio Television of Serbia, 6 February 2013, accessed 29 November 2021.
His term in office was ultimately brief. There was a shift in the municipality's political forces in September 2013, during which time the SPS withdrew its support from the DS administration. Dobranić was succeeded in office by Pavle Markov of the Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska napredna stranka, SNS)."Novi čelnici u Kikindi preuzeli dužnost", Radio Television of Vojvodina, 17 September 2013, accessed 29 November 2021.
Dobranić later appeared in the 102nd position on the Democratic Party's list in the 2014 Serbian parliamentary election.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 16. и 23. марта 2014. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (СА ДЕМОКРАТСКОМ СТРАНКОМ ЗА ДЕМОКРАТСКУ СРБИЈУ), Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 18 May 2021. The list won only nineteen mandates, and he was not returned.
Electoral record Provincial (Vojvodina) + 2012 Vojvodina assembly electionKikinda II (constituency seat) - First and Second RoundsРезултати избора за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне Покрајине Војводине по већинском изборном систему (22 Кикинда II) (2012), Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 14 April 2018. Miloš Šibul League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak 2,644 17.38 7,741 53.81 Svetislav Vukmirica Let's Get Vojvodina Moving–Tomislav Nikolić (Serbian Progressive Party, New Serbia, Movement of Socialists, Strength of Serbia Movement) (Affiliation: Serbian Progressive Party) 3,959 26.02 6,644 46.19 Savo Dobranić (incumbent) Choice for a Better Vojvodina (Affiliation: Democratic Party) 2,398 15.76 Gojko Grubor Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), United Serbia (JS), Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDP Serbia) (Affiliation: Socialist Party) 1,284 8.44 Branislav Bajić Citizen's Group: Strength of Kikinda 1,255 8.25 Paja Francuski U-Turn 941 6.18 Ferenc Lepár Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians 847 5.57 Karolj Damjanov United Regions of Serbia–Karolj Damjanov 811 5.33 Mladen Koprivica Democratic Party of Serbia 556 3.65 Nikola Jankov Serbian Radical Party 520 3.42 Total valid votes 15,215 100 14,385 100
+ 2008 Vojvodina assembly electionKikinda II (constituency seat) - First and Second RoundsИзбори мај 2008. године - резултати по већинском изборном систему (22 КИКИНДА II) , Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 18 March 2017. Savo Dobranić (incumbent) For a European Vojvodina: Democratic Party–G17 Plus, Boris Tadić (Affiliation: Democratic Party) 5,177 28.77 6,722 58.11 Branislav Blažić (incumbent for Kikinda I) Serbian Radical Party 7,054 39.20 4,846 41.89 Đura Duja Šibul Together for Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak 1,750 9.72 Gordana Aleksić Hungarian Coalition–István Pásztor 1,490 8.28 Siniša Odadžin Liberal Democratic Party 991 5.51 Dragan Pakaški Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)–Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) (Affiliation: Socialist Party) 981 5.45 Miodrag Čeleketić Democratic Party of Serbia–New Serbia–Vojislav Koštunica 554 3.08 Total valid votes 17,997 100 11,568 100 Invalid ballots 500 217 Total votes casts 18,497 64.30 11,785 40.97
+ 2004 Vojvodina assembly electionKikinda II (constituency seat) - First and Second RoundsУкупни резултати избора расписаних за 19. септембар 2004. године - већински изборни систем (22 КИКИНДА II) , Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 18 March 2017. Savo Dobranić Democratic Party 2,485 20.09 6,050 51.02 Blagoje Krajinović Serbian Radical Party 3,134 25.33 5,809 48.98 Paja Francuski (incumbent) Coalition: Together for Vojvodina–Nenad Čanak (Affiliation: League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina) 1,718 13.89 Prim. Dr. Dragan Pakaški Socialist Party of Serbia 1,600 12.93 Dr. Mirko Stojisavljević Strength of Serbia Movement 890 7.19 Dr. Milica Sudarov Democratic Party of Serbia 820 6.63 Dr. Đura Radin G17 Plus 789 6.38 Slavica Tatomir Coalition: DA–SDP–Dr. Nebojša Čović 493 3.99 Milan Stanković Coalition for Kikinda (SPO–NS) 442 3.57 Total valid votes 12,371 100 11,859 100 Invalid ballots 690 436 Total votes casts 13,061 44.55 12,295 41.94
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