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05-06-2012, 03:53 PM
Polls opened Sunday at 7am across Serbia for voters to ballot in general, provincial, local and presidential elections.
A total of 7,026,579 voters are eligible to cast votes at 8,587 polling stations in Serbia and abroad. They will choose between 18 lists for seats in parliament and 12 candidates running for the post of head of state.
The cost of the elections has been estimated at around 30.5 million euro.
The elections will be observed 35 members of the monitoring mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Polls suggest a tight race between the ruling Democrats and opposition Progressives.
According to the latest polls, 33.5 per cent of voters plan to vote for the coalition led by the opposition Serbian Progressive Party and 28.3 per cent will vote for the coalition around the Democratic Party.
Although the Progressives are likely to win most votes in the general election, their chances of forming a government remain slim as a result of their poor coalition potential.
The Socialist Party of Serbia, a coalition ally of the ruling Democrats, is widely seen as an essential ingredient of any future government.
The outcome of the presidential election is equally uncertain with polls showing similar support levels for the Democrats' Boris Tadic and the Progressives' Tomislav Nikolic.
Any new government will face numerous challenges with unemployment running at 24 per cent and average salaries of only 350 euro a month.
The state election committee is expected to publish the first unofficial election indications at about 9pm today.
The election campaign was marred mudslinging and mutual accusations, especially between the two biggest rivals.
Once the elections are over, the state Anti-Corruption agency will have to verify all the party statements about their expenses in the campaign. Suits will be filed against parties deemed not to have followed the rules.
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-votes-for-parliament-president
A total of 7,026,579 voters are eligible to cast votes at 8,587 polling stations in Serbia and abroad. They will choose between 18 lists for seats in parliament and 12 candidates running for the post of head of state.
The cost of the elections has been estimated at around 30.5 million euro.
The elections will be observed 35 members of the monitoring mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Polls suggest a tight race between the ruling Democrats and opposition Progressives.
According to the latest polls, 33.5 per cent of voters plan to vote for the coalition led by the opposition Serbian Progressive Party and 28.3 per cent will vote for the coalition around the Democratic Party.
Although the Progressives are likely to win most votes in the general election, their chances of forming a government remain slim as a result of their poor coalition potential.
The Socialist Party of Serbia, a coalition ally of the ruling Democrats, is widely seen as an essential ingredient of any future government.
The outcome of the presidential election is equally uncertain with polls showing similar support levels for the Democrats' Boris Tadic and the Progressives' Tomislav Nikolic.
Any new government will face numerous challenges with unemployment running at 24 per cent and average salaries of only 350 euro a month.
The state election committee is expected to publish the first unofficial election indications at about 9pm today.
The election campaign was marred mudslinging and mutual accusations, especially between the two biggest rivals.
Once the elections are over, the state Anti-Corruption agency will have to verify all the party statements about their expenses in the campaign. Suits will be filed against parties deemed not to have followed the rules.
http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-votes-for-parliament-president