page_title: Subotica
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Subotica / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Toranj gradske kuće
context_page_description: Subotica is a city and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica is now the second largest city in the province, following the city of Novi Sad. According to the 2011 census, the city itself has a population of 97,910, while the urban area of Subotica has 105,681 inhabitants, and the population of metro area stands at 141,554 people.
context_section_description: Results of 2016 local elections in Subotica municipality:
  SNS coalition: 35.6%
  Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians: 15%
  Movement for Civic Subotica: 12.9%
  Democratic Party: 8.5%
  League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina: 5.7%
  After the elections, a coalition led by Serbian Progressive Party and Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians  formed the local municipal government. Bogdan Laban, from Serbian Progressive Party, was elected mayor.
  Coat of arms
  The original coat of arms and current medium coat of arms have an outlining latin inscription of Civitatis Maria Theresiopolis, Sigillum Liberæque Et Regiæ, translated as Seal of the Free and Royal City of Maria Theresiopolis.
caption: City hall
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