Politics of Serbia

Progressives win 63 seats in Belgrade city assembly

BELGRADE -- The final results of the City Electoral Commission (GIK) show the SNS won 43.62 percent and secured 63 councilor seats in the Belgrade City Assembly.

BELGRADE - The final results of the City Electoral Commission (GIK) show that Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won 43.62 percent of votes in Belgrade and secured 63 councillor seats in the Belgrade City Assembly, and other seats will be distributed among the Democratic Party (DS), the coalition of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) and United Serbia

Parties left out of parliament "unlikely to survive"

BELGRADE -- An analyst believes the parties left out of parliament - the DSS, the URS, and the LDP - will have a hard time attempting to survive on the political scene.

BRUSSELS - MP of the European Parliament (EP) Tanja Fajon stated on Monday that Serbia should constitute the government as soon as possible after the early parliamentary elections to prevent slowdown of the European integration process.

On her Twitter account, Fajon expressed the hope that the winners would constitute the government as soon as possible.

"Voters show they expect economic reforms"

BELGRADE -- U.S. Ambassador Michel Kirby says according to the election results, the voters have shown that they are expecting economic reforms and creation of new jobs.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)-led coalition swept 158 seats in the Serbian parliament, the SPS-led coalition secured 44 seats, the Democratic Party (DS) - 19, and the New Democratic Party -18 seats, according to the data by the national electoral commission (RIK) based on 99.08 percent of the polling stations or 99.44 percent of the electorate.

CeSID: SNS clear winner with 48.2 percent

BELGRADE -- The Serb Progressive Party (SNS)-led coalition won 48.2 percent, or 156 seats in parliament, in early elections held on Sunday, CeSID has said.

Cabinet expected by May, unclear who will join

BELGRADE -- SNS leader Aleksandar Vučić said after his party's landslide election victory that a government will be formed by May 1, and that he will "talk with everyone."

BELGRADE - Democratic Party (DS) leader Dragan Djilas congratulated on Sunday the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) on its victory in the parliamentary election and said the DS would be a strong opposition in the parliament.

BELGRADE - Leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Ivica Dacic stated that the coalition centred on SPS achieved very important results in the early parliamentary elections and that he is willing to conduct talks on the constitution of the future government in case the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) as the winner in the elections proposes such an initiative.