similar ▁to ▁an ▁audi ologist ) ▁based ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁city . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Nik oli ć ▁received ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 th ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Party ' s ▁elect oral ▁list ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Ser bian ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁The ▁party ▁won ▁sevent y - e ight ▁seats , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁its ▁assembly ▁deleg ation . ▁( From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ser bian ▁parliament ary ▁mand ates ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁spons oring ▁parties ▁or ▁coal itions ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁individual ▁candidates , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁common ▁practice ▁for ▁mand ates ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁out ▁of ▁numerical ▁order . ▁Nik oli ć ▁could ▁have ▁received ▁a ▁mand ate ▁despite ▁her ▁relatively ▁low ▁list ▁position , ▁although ▁ultimately ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁occur .) ▁ ▁The ▁Rad ical ▁Party ▁experienced ▁a ▁serious ▁split ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁many ▁prominent ▁members ▁joining ▁the ▁break away ▁Ser bian ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Tom is lav ▁Nik oli ć ▁and ▁Aleks and ar ▁V u č ić . ▁Ru ž ica ▁Nik oli ć ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁Rad ical s . ▁ ▁Ser bia ' s ▁elect oral ▁system ▁was ▁reform ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁such ▁that ▁parliament ary ▁mand ates ▁were ▁awarded ▁in ▁numerical ▁order ▁to ▁candidates ▁on ▁successful ▁lists . ▁Nik oli ć ▁received ▁the ▁thirty - n inth ▁position ▁on ▁the