:Zlatko Radić
{{short description|Serbian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Zlatko Radić
| native_name = Златко Радић
| native_name_lang = sr-Cyrl
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| office = Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
| termstart = 17 February 2004
| termend = 14 February 2007
| nationality =
| party = SRS
}}
Zlatko Radić ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Златко Радић}}; born 21 January 1972) is a Serbian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2007 and has served on the municipal council in his home community of Lapovo. Radić is a member of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS).
Private career
Politician
=Parliamentarian (2004–07)=
Radić received the ninety-fourth position on the Radical Party's electoral list in the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2003.php Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 28. децембра 2003. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (2. СРПСКА РАДИКАЛНА СТРАНКА - др ВОЈИСЛАВ ШЕШЕЉ)], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032353/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2003.php |date=2021-04-22 }}, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 7 April 2024. The list won eighty-two seats; he was not initially included in the party's assembly delegation but was awarded a mandate on 17 February 2004 as the replacement for another SRS member.[https://otvoreniparlament.rs/transkript/6074 TREĆE VANREDNO ZASEDANJE, 17.02.2004.], Otvoreni Parlament, accessed 1 April 2022. (From 2000 to 2011, mandates in Serbian parliamentary elections were awarded to successful parties or coalitions rather than individual candidates, and it was common practice for the mandates to be assigned out of numerical order.Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) stipulated that parliamentary mandates would be awarded to electoral lists (Article 80) that crossed the electoral threshold (Article 81), that mandates would be given to candidates appearing on the relevant lists (Article 83), and that the submitters of the lists were responsible for selecting their parliamentary delegations within ten days of the final results being published (Article 84). See Law on the Election of Representatives, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 35/2000, made available via [http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/5/topic/6 LegislationOnline], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603055629/http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/5/topic/6 |date=2021-06-03 }}, accessed 13 April 2024. Radić's specific list position had no formal bearing on whether or when he received a mandate.) Although the Radicals won more seats than any other party in the 2003 election, they fell well short of a majority and ultimately served in opposition. Radić was a member of the assembly committee on trade and tourism and the committee on poverty reduction.ДЕТАЉИ О НАРОДНОМ ПОСЛАНИКУ: РАДИЋ, ЗЛАТКО, {{Cite web |url=http://www.parlament.sr.gov.yu/content/cir/sastav/poslanici.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-04-02 |archive-date=2007-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107163337/http://www.parlament.sr.gov.yu/content/cir/sastav/poslanici.asp |url-status=dead }}, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 1 April 2022.
While serving as a parliamentarian, Radić was involved in a bar fight in Lapovo. He sought to defend his actions by saying he had beaten up a local drug dealer who had been dealing in his café. His parliamentary immunity in the matter was confirmed, and he did not face charges.[https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/12129/Imunitet-samo-za-velike-krade М. Р. Петровић, "Имунитет само за велике крађе"], Politika, 8 July 2006, accessed 20 April 2024.
=Politics at the republic level since 2007=
Radić was not a candidate in the 2007 Serbian parliamentary election, and his assembly term ended that year.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2007.php Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 21. јануара и 8. фебрауара 2007. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (4 Српска радикална странка - др Војислав Шешељ)], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032348/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2007.php |date=2021-04-22 }}, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 7 April 2024. He appeared in the 189th position on the SRS list in the 2008 parliamentary election but was not given a mandate afterward.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2008.php Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине одржани 11. маја 2008. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (4 СРПСКА РАДИКАЛНА СТРАНКА - Др ВОЈИСЛАВ ШЕШЕЉ)], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032344/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2008.php |date=2021-04-22 }}, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 7 April 2024.[http://www.parlament.gov.rs/national-assembly/composition/members-of-parliament/legislature-archive/11-june-2008-legislature.1570.html 11 June 2008 legislature], National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, accessed 1 April 2022. The Radical Party experienced a serious split later in 2008, with several members joining the more moderate Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) under the leadership of Tomislav Nikolić and Aleksandar Vučić. Radić remained with the Radicals.
Serbia's electoral system was reformed in 2011, such that mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order. Radić was given the 229th position (out of 250) on the Radical Party's list in the 2012 Serbian parliamentary election. This was too low a position for election to be a realistic prospect, and the list did not cross the electoral threshold in any event.[http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2012.php Избори за народне посланике Народне скупштине, 6. мај 2012. године – ИЗБОРНЕ ЛИСТЕ (2 СРПСКА РАДИКАЛНА СТРАНКА - ДР ВОЈИСЛАВ ШЕШЕЉ)], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422032340/http://arhiva.rik.parlament.gov.rs/arhiva-izbori-za-narodne-poslanike-2012.php |date=2021-04-22 }}, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 13 April 2024.
=Local politics in Lapovo=
Radić was the Radical Party's candidate for Lapovo's fourteenth division in the 2000 Serbian local elections.Velika Srbija [Radical Party journal], Volume 11 Number 1201 (Belgrade, September 2000), p. 23. Like all SRS candidates in the municipality in this cycle, he was defeated.[https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2001/Pdf/G20016003.pdf Izbori, 2000. Za Odbornike Skupština Opština i Gradova], Bureau of Statistics – Republic of Serbia, p. 57.
Serbia changed its system of local elections in the 2004 cycle, introducing the direct election of mayors and proportional representation for local assemblies. Radić ran as the Radical Party's mayoral candidate in Lapovo and finished third. He also appeared in the second position on SRS list for the Lapovo assembly and was elected when the party won six mandates.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 10 Number 5 (22 September 2004), p. 13.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 10 Number 7 (29 October 2004), p. 22.In the 2004 local elections, the first one-third of mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order. Radeta was automatically elected by virtue of her list position. See Law on Local Elections (June 2002) {{Cite web |url=https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/884/file/0d8d99ead530542ed63af7e60f5fa07d.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2022-04-02 |archive-date=2021-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214900/https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/884/file/0d8d99ead530542ed63af7e60f5fa07d.pdf |url-status=bot: unknown }}, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 33/2002; made available via [http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/5/topic/6 LegislationOnline], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603055629/http://www.legislationline.org/topics/country/5/topic/6 |date=2021-06-03 }}, accessed 7 April 2024.
The direct election of mayors was abandoned after a single term. Radić was re-elected in the 2008 local elections when the Radicals won eight seats in Lapovo, finishing second against the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO).Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 13 Number 4 (11 June 2008), p. 2.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 13 Number 4 (11 June 2008), pp. 1-2; [https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2009/Pdf/G20096005.pdf Lokalni Izbori 2008]; Bureau of Statistics, Republic of Serbia; pp. 13, 58. In the 2012 local elections, he appeared in the second position on the SRS list and was not elected when the list failed to cross the threshold.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 13 Number 4 (23 April 2012), p. 4.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 8 Volume 5 (7 May 2012), pp. 1-2.
Radić again appeared in the second position on the SRS list in the 2016 local elections and was this time re-elected when the list won two mandates.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 22 [sic] Number (11 April 2016), p. 6.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 22 Number 6 (28 April 2016), p. 1. The SPO won the election in Lapovo but did not have a majority and formed a grand coalition with the SNS. The SRS also participated in the government, and Radić was appointed to the municipal council (i.e., the executive branch of the municipal government) with responsibility for catering and tourism.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 22 [sic] Number 9 (28 June 2016), pp. 5, 8. By virtue of holding this position, he was required to resign from the assembly. He served for the term that followed.[http://www.lapovo.rs/main/lokalna-samouprava/opstinsko-vece/ Opštinsko veće], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130234241/http://www.lapovo.rs/main/lokalna-samouprava/opstinsko-vece/ |date=2020-01-30 }}, Municipality of Lapovo, accessed 1 April 2022.
Radić led the SRS list in Lapovo for the 2020 Serbian local elections and was re-elected when the list won a single mandate.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 16 Number 7 (10 June 2020), p. 4.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 16 Number 8 (22 June 2020), pp. 2-3. He resigned his seat on 16 November 2020.Službeni Glasnik (Opštine Lapovo), Volume 16 Number 19 (16 November 2020), p. 2.
Electoral record
=Local (Lapovo)=
{{Election results
| caption = 2004 Municipality of Lapovo local election: Mayor of Lapovo
| cand1 = Dragan Zlatković
| party1 = Serbian Renewal Movement
| color1 =
| votes1 = 936
| votes1_2 = 2389
| cand2 = Borivoje Jelenković
| party2 = Democratic Party
| votes2 = 642
| votes2_2 = 886
| cand3 = Zlatko Radić
| party3 = Serbian Radical Party
| votes3 = 603
| votes3_2 =
| cand4 = Dragan Mikić
| party4 = Citizens' Group: For Lapovo
| votes4 = 384
| votes4_2 =
| cand5 = Dragan Petković
| party5 = Socialist Party of Serbia
| votes5 = 282
| votes5_2 =
| cand6 = Miroslav Jovanović
| party6 = Strength of Serbia Movement
| votes6 = 171
| votes6_2 =
| cand7 = Ratomir Kojanic
| party7 = Democratic Party of Serbia
| votes7 = 163
| votes7_2 =
| cand8 = Dragutin Dostanić
| party8 = Liberals of Serbia–Movement for Lapovo
| votes8 = 144
| votes8_2 =
| cand9 = Miladin Džinović
| party9 = G17 Plus
| votes9 = 102
| votes9_2 =
| cand10 = Veroljub Milojković
| party10 = Citizens' Group: Revival of Lapovo
| votes10 = 89
| votes10_2 =
| cand11 = Sašimir Gajić
| party11 = Party of Serbian Unity
| votes11 = 71
| votes11_2 =
| cand12 = Dragan Lazarević
| party12 = Citizens' Group: Delom na Videlo
| votes12 = 58
| votes12_2 =
| valid = 3645
| valid2 = 3275
| invalid =
| invalid2 =
| electorate =
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}}