Election result: Serbian Presidency 2017

Some four days after polling day, something close to a final result has at last been issued by Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission. The conclusive official outcome will have to await re-runs of the vote at eight polling stations on Tuesday 11 April, after several complaints of irregularities were upheld. As predicted, sitting Prime Minister Aleksandar […]

Comic relief comes to Serbian race

Satirical candidate Luka Maksimovic, running under the alter ego of Ljubisa Preletacevic Beli, is currently providing the best challenge to strong favourite Aleksandar Vucic of the ruling SNS coalition in Serbia’s Presidential race, according to the latest polling. With Vucic cruising on 53 per cent of voting intentions in yesterday’s Ipsos Strategic Marketing poll for […]