Ruling party alliance wins elections in Serbia

RIK President Vladimir Dimitrijevic shared the unofficial results with the public at a press conference in the capital, Belgrade, stating that 96 percent of the votes had been counted.

RULING PARTY AND ITS ALLIANCE LEAD THE ELECTION

Dimitrijevic stated that the "Aleksandar Vucic-Serbia Must Not Stop" alliance, led by the SNS, which has been in power since 2012 and is supported by President Vucic, finished the election in the lead by receiving 46 percent of the votes.

Dimitrijevic noted that the "Serbia Against Violence" alliance, formed by opposition parties, placed second with 23 percent of the votes, and stated that the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) received 6 percent of the votes.

OBJECTIONS REJECTED

Dimitrijevic said that objections regarding the conduct of the elections were rejected. According to RIK data, it is stated that the "Aleksandar Vucic-Serbia Must Not Stop" alliance won 128 seats in the 250-seat national parliament and will be able to form the new government on its own.

PROTEST FROM THE OPPOSITION

Meanwhile, before the press conference, hundreds of people gathered in front of the RIK building upon the call of opposition parties protesting the election results in Serbia.

The opposition parties, which competed under the "Serbia Against Violence" alliance, alleged that there were "irregularities" in the election and that a large number of people brought by bus to the capital, Belgrade, from the Republika Srpska (RS)—one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina—voted "illegally."

In Sunday's elections, the public also determined the new members of the 120-seat parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, as well as the municipal assemblies of cities and districts across the country.