2023 Belgrade City Assembly election

The Belgrade City Assembly election was a local election held on 17 December 2023 to elect members of the City Assembly of Belgrade. The election became a focal point by opposition parties to oust Aleksandar Šapić, the mayor of Belgrade, leading to polarised election campaigns accompanied by mass protests.

Despite the growing popularity of opposition parties in the previous election that took place in April 2022, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) retained control of the Belgrade government with the support of a single independent councillor, who voted in favour of Šapić becoming mayor. Political friction continued as Šapić survived an unsuccessful attempt to remove him as mayor in October 2022, following the Belgrade school shooting and a mass murder near Mladenovac and Smederevo in May 2023. Anti-government protests were organised in Belgrade by opposition parties that lasted until November. In October, several opposition parties formed a joint coalition, named Serbia Against Violence (SPN). A new election was called, originally scheduled for 2026, after President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić announced in September 2023 that it could be held at an earlier date. In response to the announcement, Šapić tendered his resignation and he ceased being mayor on 30 October 2023. The elections were held concurrently with the parliamentary, Vojvodina provincial, and local elections in 64 cities and municipalities in Serbia.

Candidates, during their election campaigns, concentrated on issues such as anti-corruption, environmental measures, improving public transportation, and expanding Belgrade's water supply network. The City Electoral Commission proclaimed 14 electoral lists for the election. Monitoring and non-governmental organisations reported electoral fraud on election day. SNS and SPS lost its coalition majority in the Assembly, while from the opposition, SPN and the National Democratic Alternative won 43 and 7 seats, respectively. The 2023 election resulted in a hung parliament. In the aftermath, mass protests were took place until 30 December. Due to the failure to constitute the City Assembly, a snap election was triggered, in which SNS re-gained its parliamentary majority and Šapić returned as mayor.