Vučić and his party lead in Serbian elections

BELGRADE, Apr 4The current President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party are leading in the elections for the head of state and deputies of the Assembly (Parliament) of the country, according to preliminary data from the Republican Election Commission (RIC). to local governments in the cities of Belgrade, Bor and a dozen other municipalities. Over 6.5 million citizens had the right to vote. Voting took place from 7:00 local time (8:00 Moscow time) to 20:00 at more than 8,000 polling stations within the country and 77 abroad.Kosachev commented on the elections in Serbia and HungaryAccording to the RIC, after processing about 90% of the ballots, Vučić receives 59.26% of the vote. His closest rival, Zdravko Ponosh, receives 17.76% of the vote, while other candidates receive less than 5%. The Serbian leader had already declared victory in the first round on Monday night. According to the same data, the political bloc «Aleksandr Vučić — Together we can do everything» won 43.38% of the vote in the assembly elections, «Ivica Dacic — Prime Minister of Serbia» — 11.67 %, «Marinika Tepich — United for the Victory of Serbia» — 13.13%, «Dr. Milos Jovanovic — Hope for Serbia» — 5.29%, the three percent barrier is also overcome by «Milica Dzhurdzhevich-Stamenkovski — Serbian Party Zavetniki», eco-activists «We should — Nebojsa Zelenovic», and the right-wing «Doors — POKS». The Serbian electoral committee previously registered 19 blocs of political parties and coalitions that claim 250 seats in the Assembly. They had to overcome the threshold of 3% of the vote to enter the new convocation of parliament. Eight presidential candidates competed for the presidency, supported by one or more electoral blocs.