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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

RIK releases results from 95.16% of processed polling stations

Belgrade, 12 May 2008

The Serbian Electoral Commission (RIK) stated today that according to 95.16% of processed data, the list “For a European Serbia – Boris Tadic” won 38.75% of the vote at the parliamentary elections, or 102 seats in parliament, whereas the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) won 29.22% of the vote or 77 parliament seats.

Sonja Brkic, left, and Dragan Vukmirovic

Author: Fonet

The coalition Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) – New Serbia (NS) won 11.34% of the vote or 30 seats, while the coalition Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) – Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) – United Serbia (JS) won 7.57% of the vote or 20 seats. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won 5.3% or 14 mandates.

The Hungarian coalition won 1.86% of the vote or four seats, the Bosniak List for European Sandzak – Sulejman Ugljanin won 0.92% of the vote or two parliament seats, while the Coalition of Albanians from the Presevo Valley won 0.39% of the vote or one seat.

Unlike for other parties, there was no 5% threshold for minority parties.

“For a European Serbia - Boris Tadic" won 1,561,465 votes, SRS 1,177,214, and DSS-NS 457,092. The SPS-PUPS-JS got 305,057 votes, while the LDP won 213,749 votes.

The Hungarian coalition won 74,819 votes, the Bosniak List for European Sandzak – Sulejman Ugljanin won 37,184, while the Coalition of Albanians from the Presevo Valley won 15,834 votes. Director of the Serbian Statistics Office Dragan Vukmirovic said that there can be slight moves, especially with minority lists, noting that 4.84% or 425 polling stations have not been processed yet.

RIK President Sonja Brkic announced that RIK will examine citizens' objections that refer to violation of election silence and composition of polling committees.

She said that the final results will be published within the legal timeframe, after all objections have been considered.

A total of 4,029,249 citizens, or 61.01% of the electorate, turned out. By regions, in central Serbia, "For a European Serbia” won 37.94%, LDP 5.29%, DSS-NS 12.83%, SRS 28.9% and SPS 8.45%.

In Vojvodina, "For a European Serbia” won 41.78%, LDP 5.46%, DSS-NS 6.98%, SRS 29.25% and SPS 5.19%.

In Kosovo-Metohija, "For a European Serbia” won 14.39%, LDP 0.93%, DSS-NS 18.15%, SRS 54.2% and SPS 7.45%.

In Belgrade, "For a European Serbia” won 40.19%, LDP 7.1%, DSS-NS 11.77%, SRS 31.55% and SPS 5.7%.

Abroad, "For a European Serbia” won 44.06%, LDP 8.7%, DSS-NS 14.14%, SRS 27.72% and SPS 1.8%.

"For a European Serbia” won 27.05% support of prisoners, LDP 3.08%, DSS-NS 2.74%, SRS 54.79% and SPS 2.4%. 14 other lists received insufficient numbers of votes to enter parliament.

The Strenght of Serbia Movement (PSS) won 21,416 votes or 0.53%, “Village to Have a Say” 11, 844 votes or 0.29%, the Reformist Party 10,334 votes or 0.26%, the Roma Party - Srdjan Sajn 8,742 votes or 0.22%.

The United Vlachs of Serbia got 6,824 votes or 0.17%, the Civic Initiative of Gorani 5,132 votes or 0.13%, "Roma for a Rom” 4,987 or 0.12%, the Serbian Roma Union 4,631 or 0.11%, Vojvodina Party - Igor Kurjacki 4,166 votes or 0.1%.

The People’s Movement for Serbia – Milan Paroski won 3,751 votes or 0.09%, the Montenegrin party won 2,872 votes or 0.07%, the Coalition of Bunjevci 2,112 votes or 0.05% and the Patriotic Party of the Diaspora 1,938 or 0.05%.