Marijan Rističević
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Marijan Rističević (born 1 March 1958) is a Serbia
n politician and leader of the People's Peasant Party
. He was a deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia
for 7 years.
He was a presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004
, when he won 0.33% of votes. He was one of the candidates in the Serbian presidential election, 2008
when he won only 0.45% of votes. He then threw his support to Tomislav Nikolić
in the second round of voting.
Rističević portrays himself as a colorful but uneducated peasant, and has gained notoriety in Serbian public because of that image. At one instance, he parked his tractor in front of the building of the National Assembly.
He has been the president of People's Peasant Party
since 1990. In the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election the party in coalition with Party of Serbian Unity
and others won 1.79% of the total vote.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n politician and leader of the People's Peasant Party
People's Peasant Party
The People's Peasant Party was a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990, its first president being Dragan Veselinov Later it became a part of the Civic Alliance of Serbia...
. He was a deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia
National Assembly of Serbia
The National Assembly of Serbia is the unicameral parliament of Serbia. It is composed of 250 proportionally elected deputies elected in general elections by secret ballot, on 4 years term. The National Assembly elects the President of the National Assembly who presides over the sessions...
for 7 years.
He was a presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004
Serbian presidential election, 2004
Serbia held the first round of its 2004 elections for President of Serbia on Sunday, 13 June 2004, and the second round on Sunday, 27 June 2004. Boris Tadić, the pro-western Democratic Party's candidate, was the eventual victor...
, when he won 0.33% of votes. He was one of the candidates in the Serbian presidential election, 2008
Serbian presidential election, 2008
A pre-term presidential election was held in Serbia on January 20 and February 3, 2008. Incumbent President Boris Tadić was reelected as President of Serbia in the second round with 51.61 percent of the votes cast, defeating challenger Tomislav Nikolić....
when he won only 0.45% of votes. He then threw his support to Tomislav Nikolić
Tomislav Nikolic
Tomislav "Toma" Nikolić is a Serbian politician, President of the Serbian Progressive Party. He is also a former member of the Serbian Radical Party, where he served as Deputy Leader of the party and parliamentary leader during the absence of Vojislav Šešelj...
in the second round of voting.
Rističević portrays himself as a colorful but uneducated peasant, and has gained notoriety in Serbian public because of that image. At one instance, he parked his tractor in front of the building of the National Assembly.
He has been the president of People's Peasant Party
People's Peasant Party
The People's Peasant Party was a political party in Serbia.It was founded in 1990, its first president being Dragan Veselinov Later it became a part of the Civic Alliance of Serbia...
since 1990. In the 2003 Serbian parliamentary election the party in coalition with Party of Serbian Unity
Party of Serbian Unity
The Party of Serbian Unity was a nationalist political party in the Serbia.The goals of the party included:*Unity of Serbian people*Keeping integrity of territory of Serbia...
and others won 1.79% of the total vote.