Serbia’s populist pro-Kremlin president, Aleksandar Vučić, won a landslide victory in recent general election, but will need to form a coalition government as he strives to balance ambitions to join the EU with the country’s traditional ties to Russia.
Vučić, a former minister for information in Slobodan Milošević’s Yugoslav government, won 58.5% of the vote, the state election commission said after counting 96.2% of ballots.
But his Serbian Progressive party (SNS) fell short of a majority with 42.9% of the vote in the concurrent parliamentary election.
The opposition and independent observers listed a series of irregularities and incidents associated with the vote, including violence. The SNS denied manipulating votes or pressuring voters.
Under Serbia’s constitution, a new government must be formed within 90 days of parliament being sworn in.
Source: www.theguardian.com
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