Marija Popin (; born 1947) is a medical doctor and former politician in Serbia. She served in the Assembly of Vojvodina from 2000 to 2004 as a member of New Democracy (Nova demokratija, ND), which changed its name to the Liberals of Serbia (Liberali Srbije, LS) in 2003.
Private career Popin is a medical doctor based in Kula.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (13. ЛИБЕРАЛИ СРБИЈЕ - ДУШАН МИХАЈЛОВИЋ) Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021.
Politician In early 2000, New Democracy joined the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Demokratska opozicija Srbije, DOS), a broad and diverse coalition of parties opposed to Slobodan Milošević's administration. Popin was elected to the Vojvodina assembly in the 2000 provincial election as a DOS candidate, winning in Kula's second constituency seat. The DOS coalition won a landslide majority, and Popin served for the next four years as a supporter of the administration. She did not seek re-election at the provincial level in 2004.
She appeared in the thirty-seventh position on the Liberals of Serbia electoral list in the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election.Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (13. ЛИБЕРАЛИ СРБИЈЕ - ДУШАН МИХАЈЛОВИЋ) Republika Srbija - Republička izborna komisija, accessed 2 July 2021. The list did not cross the electoral threshold to win representation in the assembly.
Serbia introduced the direct election of mayors in the 2004 local elections. Popin ran as the LS candidate in Kula and was defeated in the first round of voting.
Electoral record Local (Kula) + 2004 Kula municipal electionMayor of Kula - First and Second Round ResultsЛОКАЛНИ ИЗБОРИ: Председници општина и градова, изабрани на локалним изборима, 2004., , Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 3 October 2010, accessed 12 July 2021; Božović's identity as the candidate defeated in the second round is confirmed in Velika Srbija [Radical Party publication], Volume 15 Number 1956 (September 2004), p. 16. The full list of candidates appears at PARLAMENTARNI I POKRAJINSKI IZBORI (2004), sivac.net, accessed 25 February 2022. Candidate Party or Coalition Votes % Tihomir Đuričić - Tiho Serbian Radical Party–Tomislav Nikolić 5,613 55.10 Slaviša Božović Democratic Party–Boris Tadić 4,574 44.90 Svetozar Bukvić Citizens' Group eliminated in the first round Ratko Miletić Socialist Party of Serbia–Yugoslav Communists eliminated in the first round Željko Tatalović Democratic Party of Serbia–Dr. Vojislav Koštunica eliminated in the first round Stanko Zrakić Citizens' Group: Stanko Zrakić eliminated in the first round Saša Maksimović Serbian Renewal Movement–Otpor Kula eliminated in the first round Hercen Radonjić - Keka Vojvodina Green Party–Hercen Radonjić Keka eliminated in the first round Zoran Prekajac G17 Plus–Miroljub Labus eliminated in the first round Branislav Vlahović Strength of Serbia Movement–Bogoljub Karić eliminated in the first round Dr. Marija Popin Liberals of Serbia eliminated in the first round Milan Egić Citizens' Group: Milan Egić eliminated in the first round Total valid votes 10,187 100
Provincial (Vojvodina) + 2000 Vojvodina assembly electionKula II (constituency seat)Извештај о укупним резултатима избора за посланике у Скупштину Аутономне Покрајине Војводине одржаних 24. септембра и 8. октобра 2000. године, Provincial Election Commission, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia, accessed 29 July 2021; Velika Srbija [Radical Party publication], Volume 11 Number 1201 (Belgrade, September 2000), p. 6. Candidate Party or Coalition Result Dr. Marija Popin Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Affiliation: New Democracy) elected Stanko Studen Serbian Radical Party other candidates
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