Snap election in Serbia: the dominance of the ruling right continues

A snap parliamentary election was held in Serbia on 24th April 2016. It was won by the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) led by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic. According to initial results, the party repeated its result from 2012 and garnered 48% of the vote. The co-ruling Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) of the deputy prime minister Ivica Dacic saw a slight drop in support, with nearly 11% of the vote. The election strengthened the nationalist pro-Russian right: the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) returned to parliament, obtaining 8% of the vote, as did the DSS-Dveri, a party with a similar manifesto, securing 5% of support. Three left-wing liberal parties, with 5-6% of support each, also obtained seats in parliament: the Democratic Party (DS), Dosta je bilo (Enough), and the social democrats (SDS) of the former president Boris Tadic. The SNS also enjoyed a great victory in the parallel local elections, defeating the liberal opposition in its traditional stronghold – Vojvodina.

ESO: Background information: Serbian parliamentary election 2016: A gamble that almost backfired http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbian-parliamentary-election-2016-a-gamble-that-almost-backfired/

ESO: Background information: Serbian Parliamentary Election 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbian-parliamentary-election-2016/

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