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Elections in Serbia are mandated by the Constitution and legislation. The President of the Republic, National Assembly, provincial (Vojvodina) and local (municipalities and cities) assemblies are all elective offices. Since 1990, twelve presidential, fourteen parliamentary and ten provincial elections were held.

Electoral procedures

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Any Serbian citizen over age 18 may be a candidate in presidential, parliamentary, provincial or local elections, provided that a sufficient number of endorsements by Serbian voters is obtained beforehand. At least five days before the election, citizens are notified about the election, receive information about the day and time of the election, and the address of the polling station where they could vote. Voting takes place in polling stations in Serbia and abroad, monitored by an electoral board and observers at each station. During the election day, registered voters could vote from 07:00 (UTC+01:00) to 20:00, though if the polling station is opened later than 07:00, voting is then extended by the amount of time for which the opening of the polling station was delayed. Ballots consist of an election list with ordinal numbers (which are circled to indicate a vote). All votes are counted by hand by the members of polling boards. Depending on the type of the elections, national, provincial or local electoral commission publishes official results and handles complaints. Decisions of the electoral commissions may be appealed at the Constitutional Court.

Presidential elections

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Main article: 2022 Serbian general election

The President of the Republic is elected for a five-year term by a direct vote of all citizens in a majority system, requiring runoff elections if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of votes in the first round.


CandidatePartyVotes%
Aleksandar VučićSerbian Progressive Party2,224,91460.01
Zdravko PonošUnited for the Victory of Serbia698,53818.84
Miloš JovanovićNational Democratic Alternative226,1376.10
Boško ObradovićDveri–POKS165,1814.46
Milica Đurđević StamenkovskiSerbian Party Oathkeepers160,5534.33
Biljana StojkovićWe Must122,3783.30
Branka StamenkovićSovereignists77,0312.08
Miša VacićSerbian Right32,9470.89
Total3,707,679100.00
Valid votes3,707,67997.63
Invalid/blank votes89,9332.37
Total votes3,797,612100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,502,30758.62
Source: RIK

Parliamentary elections

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Main article: 2023 Serbian parliamentary election

The deputies for the National Assembly are elected for a four-year term by closed-list proportional representation from a single nationwide constituency.

Eligible voters vote for electoral lists, on which the registered candidates are present. A maximum of 250 candidates could be present on a single electoral list. An electoral list could be only submitted by a registered political party. To submit an electoral list, at least 10,000 valid signatures must be collected, though ethnic minority parties only need to collect 5,000 signature to qualify on ballot. At least 40 percent of candidates on electoral lists must be female.[1]

Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3 percent of all votes cast, although the threshold is waived for ethnic minority lists.[2][3][4] Seats are awarded to candidates from electoral lists according to their order, starting with the first candidate from an electoral list.

It is possible for a snap election to take place.

Party, alliance, or citizens' groupVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Serbia Must Not Stop1,783,70148.07+3.8129+9
Serbia Against Violence902,45024.32+5.3965+25
SPS–JS–ZS249,9166.73–5.0618–13
National Democratic Alternative191,4315.16–0.3813–1
We–The Voice from the People178,8304.82New131
National Gathering105,1652.83–4.910–16
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians64,7471.74+0.116+1
Serbian Radical Party55,7821.50–0.7200
Good Morning Serbia45,0791.21–3.6900
People's Party33,3880.90New0–12
SPP–DSHV29,0660.78–0.842–3
Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak21,8270.59+0.0320
Political Battle of the Albanians Continues13,5010.36+0.0810
RS–NKPJ11,3690.31New1New
It Must Be Different9,2430.25New0New
Coalition for Peace and Tolerance6,7860.18New0–1
Nova–D2SP–GDF–Libdem–Glas5,4620.15New00
Albanian Democratic Alternative3,2350.09000
Total3,710,978100.00–2500
Valid votes3,710,97897.13
Invalid/blank votes109,7682.87
Total votes3,820,746100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,500,66658.77
Source: Republic Electoral Commission,[5][6]

Provincial elections

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Main article: 2023 Vojvodina provincial election

The deputies for the Assembly of Vojvodina are elected for a four-year term by closed-list proportional representation from a single province-wide constituency.[2][7]

Eligible voters vote for electoral lists, on which the registered candidates are present. A maximum of 120 candidates could be present on a single electoral list.[3] An electoral list could be only submitted by a registered political party.[3][8] To submit an electoral list, at least 4,000 valid signatures must be collected, though ethnic minority parties only need to collect 2,000 signature to qualify on ballot. At least 40 percent of candidates on electoral lists must be female.[9] The electoral list is submitted by its chosen ballot representative.[10] An electoral list could be declined, after which those who had submitted can fix the deficiencies in a span of 48 hours, or rejected, if the person is not authorised to nominate candidates.[10] The name and date of the election, names of the electoral lists and its ballot representatives, and information on how to vote are only present on the voting ballot.[3][10]

Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3 percent of all votes cast, although the threshold is waived for ethnic minority parties.[2][3][11] The seats are distributed by dividing the total number of votes received by the electoral list participating in the distribution of seats by each number from one to 120. If two or more electoral lists receive the same quotients on the basis of which the seat is distributed, the electoral list that received the greater number of votes has priority. Seats are awarded to candidates from electoral lists according to their order, starting with the first candidate from an electoral list.

It is possible for a snap election to take place.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cenzus tri odsto, na listama 40 procenata žena" [Three percent threshold, 40 percent of women on the lists]. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Electoral system of Serbia". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Odluka o izboru poslanika u Skupštinu Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine" [Decision on the election of deputies to the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina]. Assembly of Vojvodina (in Serbian). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ Bjelotomić, Snežana (13 January 2020). "Electoral threshold reduced to 3%". Serbian Monitor. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Rezultati izbora" [Election results]. Republic Electoral Commission (in Serbian). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Konačan izveštaj RIK-a: Broj glasova koje su osvojile liste i koliko će poslanika imati u Skupštini". N1. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Statut Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine" [Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvovina]. Assembly of Vojvodina. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Promena izbornih zakona u Vojvodini: Šta će biti drugačije na novim izborima" [Change of election laws in Vojvodina: What will be different in the new elections]. Danas (in Serbian). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Cenzus tri odsto, na listama 40 procenata žena" [Three percent threshold, 40 percent of women on the lists]. Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Zakon o izboru narodnih poslanika" [Law on Election of People's Deputies]. Pravno-informacioni sistem (in Serbian). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  11. ^ Bjelotomić, Snežana (13 January 2020). "Electoral threshold reduced to 3%". Serbian Monitor. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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