Serbia Begins Re-Polling at 53 Voting Stations Following Early Elections
Serbia has initiated re-polling at 53 stations after inconclusive results from the October 25 elections.
Belgrade, November 1 (Daily Kiran) : Re-polling for Serbia’s early parliamentary elections commenced on November 1 at 53 voting stations, as announced by the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK). This step follows the elections held on October 25, where results were inconclusive at several locations.
According to reports from Xinhua, RIK ordered re-voting at 31 polling stations where the election results could not be determined. Additionally, voting was canceled at 22 stations, necessitating a fresh round of polling.
Preliminary results released on Monday indicate that the student-backed coalition “Student List – Students Are Winning” secured 52.71% of the votes based on data from 8,187 of the country’s 8,392 polling stations. The “Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia” list, led by the Serbian Progressive Party, received 39.17% of the votes.
The parliamentary elections on October 25 featured 2,418 candidates competing for 250 seats in the National Assembly, with approximately 6.45 million voters registered. A total of 8,392 polling stations were established across the country, and the preliminary results are drawn from the data collected at 8,187 stations.
According to Serbia’s constitution, the formation of a new government will begin after the new National Assembly is established. Following the election of a new parliamentary speaker, who also currently serves as acting president, a candidate for prime minister will be proposed. This candidate must present their government program and proposed cabinet to the assembly and secure majority support from the members.
On September 5, former President Aleksandar Vučić accepted the proposal to lead the parliamentary election list for the Serbian Progressive Party and to become the prime ministerial candidate. He subsequently issued a decree to dissolve the parliament on September 9 and announced early elections for October 25. Vučić resigned from the presidency on September 27, and the Assembly Speaker, Ana Brnabić, assumed the role of acting president. Serbian law mandates that presidential elections must also be conducted by the end of December.
