1978 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

10 March–10 May 1978
All 220 seats in the Federal Chamber All 88 seats in the Chamber of Republics and Provinces
First party   Leader Josip Broz Tito Party SKJ Alliance SSRNJ Seats won 220
Prime Minister before election Veselin Đuranović SKJ Prime Minister after election Veselin Đuranović SKJ

Politics of Yugoslavia
Constitution 1921 1931 1946 1953 1963 1974
Executive Legislative Head of State Deputy Head of State President (1953–80) Vice President (1963–67) Presidency (1971–91) President of the Presidency (1980–91) Vice President of the Presidency (1971–91) Members Government (1918–53) Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister Assembly (list) President Federal Executive Council (1953–92) President (1963–92) Federal Council for Protection of the Constitutional Order (1975–92)
Elections Constituent 1920 Parliamentary 1923 1925 1927 1931 1935 1938 1945 1950 1953 1958 1963 1969 1974 1978 1982 1986 1989 Political parties
Administrative divisions Kingdom of Yugoslavia Banovina of Croatia Subdivisions SFR Yugoslavia SR Bosnia and Herzegovina SR Croatia SR Macedonia SR Montenegro SR Serbia SAP Kosovo SAP Vojvodina SR Slovenia
Breakup Yugoslav Wars (Slovenian Croatian Bosnian)
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Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia between 10 March and 10 May 1978 through a complicated delegate system which selected delegates to local, republic, and federal assemblies.^[1]

Background

The elections were the second held under the new constitution adopted on 31 January 1974. It provided for a bicameral Assembly with a 220-member Federal Chamber and an 88-member Chamber of Republics and Provinces.^[1]

Electoral system

The members of the Federal Chamber represented three groups; self-managing organisations, communities and socio-political organisations. Thirty members were elected from each of the six republics and 20 from the two autonomous provinces, Kosovo and Vojvodina.^[1]

In March, voters elected representatives of basic labour organisations. These in turn elected the Communal Assemblies in early April. The Communal Assemblies then elected the members of the Federal Chamber.^[1]

The members of the Chamber of Republics were elected by the Assemblies of the six republics and provinces, with each republic electing 12 members and Kosovo and Vojvodina electing eight each. Members were elected in a period ending on 10 May.^[1]

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