Vidovdan Constitution

The Vidovdan Constitution was the first constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It was approved by the Constitutional Assembly on 28 June 1921 despite the opposition boycotting the vote. The Constitution is named after the feast of St. Vitus (Vidovdan), a Serbian Orthodox holiday.[1] The Constitution required a simple majority to pass. Out of 419 representatives, 223 voted for, 35 voted against and 161 abstained.[2]

The Constitution was in effect until King Alexander proclaimed his 6 January Dictatorship on that date in 1929.

  1. ^ Latinka Perović. "The St. Vitus Day Constitution of June 29, 1921". Yu Historija. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ Robert J. Donia, John Van Antwerp Fine; Bosnia and Hercegovina: A Tradition Betrayed. Columbia University Press, 1995. (p. 126)

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