Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. File photoBELGRADE, Apr 4 Serb incumbent Aleksandar Vučić and the ruling Serbian Progressive Party lead in elections for head of state and members of the Assembly (Parliament), Republican Electoral Commission (RIC) data shows after processing 44.5 percent ballots. According to the REC, Vučić now receives 63.42 percent of the vote in the presidential election. In second place is Zdravko Ponos, he receives 14.59 percent of the vote. The Serbian leader has already announced his victory in the first round and announced that he is going to adhere to the neutral status of the republic. He also promised to maintain friendly relations with Russia. According to the election commission, the political bloc «Aleksandr Vučić — Together We Can Do Everything» won 46.35 percent of the vote in the elections to the Assembly, «Ivica Dacic — Prime Minister of Serbia» — 12.04 percent, «Marinika Tepic — United for the Victory of Serbia — 10.08 percent, «Dr. Milos Jovanovic — Hope for Serbia» — 4.72 percent, the three percent barrier is also overcome by «Milica Dzhurdzhevich-Stamenkovski — Serbian Party of Zavetniki», eco-activists «We must — Nebojsa Zelenovic «and the right-wing Doors — POKS.» The turnout in the elections was over 58 percent. The Serbian Electoral Commission had previously registered 19 blocs of political parties and coalitions that claim 250 seats in the Assembly. They had to overcome the threshold of three percent of the vote to enter the new convocation of parliament. Eight presidential candidates were running for the presidency, supported by one or more electoral blocs.
