Elections were called for the city assemblies of Belgrade, Vranje, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Novi Pazar, Pirot, Prokuplje, Smederevo and Sabac and the municipal assemblies of Aleksandrovac, Babusnica, Batocina, Bela Palanka, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Brus, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladimirci, Vladicin Han, Vlasotince, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Despotovac, Dimitrovgrad, Doljevac, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitoradja, Knic, Koceljeva, Krupanj, Kursumlija, Kucevo, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medvedja, Merosina, Osecina, Paracin, Petrovac na Mlavi, Pozega, Priboj, Prijepolje, Razanj, Raca, Rekovac, Sokobanja, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Cicevac, Cuprija, Ub and Crna Trava for 17 December 2023.

Orlic called on all the citizens and political actors to take part in the elections.

"I invite all the citizens and political actors to take part in these elections, to show our full democratic capacity together as a society, to make it even stronger, to make our own contribution to stability and in the upcoming election campaign to talk about the programmes, their political content, and despite all our differences, to show that we are able to do it in a dignified, decent way, to show awareness that the question of how people live is neither a game nor fun, but rather a difficult job that requires maximum seriousness," said Dr Orlic. He stressed that there is no doubt that the citizens will choose the best plans and programmes, i.e. those that mean a good future, results that make everyone proud and further progress, and that the inviolable will of the citizens expressed in the democratic elections will be respected by all participants, because the will of the people, he emphasised, is sacrosanct.

The Decision calling the election comes into force at the moment of its publication in the Official Gazette.