At the head of his independent list, Bandić won a fifth mayoral term at the 2013 local elections and a majority of mandates in the Assembly. During the election campaign, Bandić pledged to provide textbooks to primary school pupils free of charge. He blamed the 2009-2013 Assembly for not providing it in the previous term, and was one of his main election promises. He introduced the measure following his re-election. For the 2015/2016 school year, it was expanded to include secondary school pupils.