Politics
Until 1989 Sremski Karlovci formed one of the urban municipalities of the city of Novi Sad. After Novi Sad merged six of its municipalities into one Novi Sad municipality, the municipality of Sremski Karlovci held a referendum to separate from Novi Sad, and established a separate municipality independent from Novi Sad. Although Sremski Karlovci lies in Syrmia region, the municipality belongs in South Bačka District, and not in the Srem District, because of its close proximity to Novi Sad.
In the Serbian local elections held on 11 May 2008, Sremski Karlovci elected a new municipality parliament, ending the rule of the Serbian Radical Party in the town. Milenko Filipović, from DS (part of the For a European Sremski Karlovci coalition), was elected as the new mayor of the municipal parliament.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For a European Sremski Karlovci – Boris Tadić (За европске Сремске Карловце - Борис Тадић Za evropske Sremske Karlovce - Boris Tadić) |
2,360 | 49.4 | 15 | 10 |
| We own Karlovci-Branislav Pop Jovanov (Наши су Карловци – Бранислав Поп-Јованов и нестраначки грађани Карловаца Naši su Karlovci - Branislav Pop-Jovanov i nestranački građani Karlovaca) |
274 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 |
| Serbian Radical Party (Српска Радикална странка Srpska Radikalna Stranka) |
1,098 | 23.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Together for Vojvodina (Заједно за Војводину Zajedno za Vojvodinu) |
228 | 4.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) – Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) (Социјалистичка партија Србије(СПС) – Партија уједињених пензионера Србије (ПУПС) Socijalistička partija Srbije (SPS) - Partija ujedinjenih penzionera Srbije (PUPS)) |
293 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 |
| Karlovac initiative (Карловачка иницијатива Karlovačka inicijativa) |
273 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) (Демократска странка Србије Demokratska stranka Srbije) |
253 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 |
| Total (turnout 59.7% or 4,859 out of 8,183) | 4,859 | 100% | 25 | |
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