President of the City Assembly of Belgrade explained

The president of the City Assembly of Belgrade (sr|Председник Скупштине града Београда / Predsednik Skupštine grada Beograda) is the speaker of the City Assembly of Belgrade, capital of Serbia. The president's term lasts four years, and is elected by members of each new assembly. The current president of the City Assembly of Belgrade is Nikola Nikodijević (SPS). He was elected on 23 April 2014, following the 2014 City Assembly election,^[1] and re-elected thrice – on 9 May 2018, following the 2018 City Assembly election,^[2] on 11 June 2022, following the 2022 City Assembly election,^[3] and on 21 June 2024, following the 2024 City Assembly election.^[4]

The offices of the president of the City Assembly of Belgrade and the mayor of Belgrade were merged and held by the same person until 2004, when they were separated.

Office

According to the current legislation, the City Assembly elects the president and deputy president of the City Assembly of Belgrade from the complement of the councilors for the four-year term.^[5]

Authorities (competences)

• Organizing the work of the City Assembly;
• Summoning sessions, suggesting the agenda and presiding over the City Assembly sessions;
• Looking after implementation of the transparency of work of the City Assembly;
• Signing bylaws adopted by the City Assembly, and
• Performing any other operations entrusted by the City Assembly.^[5]

List of presidents

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
		Milorad Perović	3 October 2004	8 October 2007		Democratic Party of Serbia
		Zoran Alimpić	8 October 2007	21 July 2008		Democratic Party
		Branislav Belić	21 July 2008	15 December 2008		Democratic Party
		Aleksandar Antić	16 December 2008	30 August 2013
		Nikola Nikodijević	23 April 2014	Incumbent		Socialist Party of Serbia

See also

• City Assembly of Belgrade
• Mayor of Belgrade

Notes and References

1. News: Nikodijević na čelu Skupštine BG . 23 April 2014 . . . 23 April 2014 . Serbian.
2. News: Nikodijević reizabran; "Preporodićemo Beograd" . 9 May 2018 . . . 9 May 2018 . Serbian.
3. News: Održana sednica Skupštine grada Beograda: Nikodijević ponovo izabran za predsednika FOTO . 11 June 2022 . . . 11 June 2022 . Serbian.
4. News: Nikodijević izabran za predsednika gradske skupštine . 21 June 2024 . . . 25 June 2024 . Serbian.
5. Web site: City of Belgrade – City Assembly.