Current City assembly was elected in 2014, after Dragan Đilas, mayor at that time, lost a no-confidence motion, and was replaced by a Temporary Council, led by Siniša Mali, then an independent endorsed by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

After the election, the Assembly's composition was significantly changed, since Democratic party (DS) lost substantial number of seats, while SNS coalition obtained majority of them.

Key moment in Mali's term was demolition of a city block to make way for Belgrade Waterfront project.

Dragan Đilas stated that he will enter the race for mayor of Belgrade, and gathered support from PSG, NS and other opposition organizations.

[6] On the other hand, the citizen organization Ne da(vi)mo Beograd, loosely translated as We Won't Let Belgrade D(r)own, that rose in 2015 from strong opposition of local population to controversial urban and architectural projects such as the Belgrade Waterfront,[7][8][9] decided to participate in the local elections as a citizen group.

[10] This organization obtained support from similar civil groups in other European countries, notably from Barcelona's mayor, Ada Colau, followed by Yanis Varoufakis, and Zagreb is OURS movement from Croatia.

[11] City Electoral Commission granted observer licences to representatives from Crta, Građani na straži, CeSID and Yucom.

On the other hand, a once dominant party in Belgrade — DS, lost all its seats and won't be represented in the City Assembly for the first time since its inception.