Presidential election in Serbia 2017
The presidential election in Serbia 2017 took place on April 2, 2017. Since the incumbent Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić received an absolute majority in the first ballot, a runoff election on April 16 was not necessary.
It was the eleventh election since the office was introduced in 1990. The incumbent President Tomislav Nikolić of the ruling national-conservative Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) did not stand for election after the end of his five-year term in office.
Candidates
On February 14, 2017, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (Srpska Napredna Stranka, SNS) appointed Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić as its candidate. The incumbent President Tomislav Nikolić, who also belongs to the SNS, announced his renewed candidacy the next day - his 65th birthday - but withdrew it on February 20, 2017. So only Vučić is a candidate for the SNS.
The following people were candidates:
| No. | image | Candidate | Political party | Note, offices | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Saša Janković | independently | Ombudsman of the Republic of Serbia, formerly SNS | |
| 2 |  |
Vuk Jeremic | independently | Foreign Minister 2007–2012, formerly DS | pro-EU, socially liberal |
| 3 |  |
Miroslav Parović | National Liberation Movement (NSP) | Chairman | |
| 4th |  |
Saša Radulović | independently | Chairman of the "Dosta je bilo!" Movement (It's enough!) | |
| 5 | |
Luka Maksimović | independently | Candidate as a fictional character Ljubiša "Beli" Preletačević | |
| 6th |  |
Aleksandar Vucic | Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) | acting Prime Minister | national conservative , pro-EU |
| 7th |  |
Boško Obradović | Dveri | - | nationalist, pro-Russian |
| 8th |  |
Vojislav Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party (SRS) | Deputy Prime Minister 1998–2000 | ultra-nationalist , pro-Russian |
| 9 | |
Aleksandar Popović | Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) | Minister 2004-2008 | EU-skeptical, national conservative |
| 10 | Milan Stamatović | independently | Parish chairman of Čajetin (since 2004) | ||
| 11 |  |
Nenad Čanak | League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina (LSV) | Party leader |
Results
| # | Candidate (# on the ballot) | be right | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Vucic (6) | 2,012,788 | 55.08% |
| 2. | Saša Janković (1) | 597,728 | 16.36% |
| 3. | Luka Maksimović (5) | 344,498 | 9.43% |
| 4th | Vuk Jeremic (2) | 206,676 | 5.66% |
| 5. | Vojislav Šešelj (8) | 163,802 | 4.48% |
| 6th | Boško Obradović (7) | 83,523 | 2.29% |
| 7th | Saša Radulović (4) | 51,651 | 1.41% |
| 8th. | Milan Stamatović (10) | 42.193 | 1.15% |
| 9. | Nenad Čanak (11) | 41,070 | 1.12% |
| 10. | Aleksandar Popović (9) | 38.167 | 1.04% |
| 11. | Miroslav Parović (3) | 11,540 | 0.32% |
Web links
- Ralf Borchard: Presidential election in Serbia: Everyone loves Vucic. In: Tagesschau.de , March 30, 2017.
- Andrej Ivanji: Presidential election in Serbia: dirty and merciless. In: Die Tageszeitung , March 30, 2017.
- Florian Supé: Presidential election in Serbia: Decathlon against Vučić. In: Der Standard , March 30, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Danas: izbori: Ipsos Vučiću 56.5 odsto Glasová, Janković drugi. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ↑ b92.net
- ↑ Winner Vucic promises course towards the EU In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2nd April 2017
- ↑ Ruling SNS confirms Vucic as its candidate for president. B92.net, accessed February 19, 2017 .
- ↑ rs.n1info.com
- ↑ Nikolic meets with Vucic, decides not to run for reelection. B92.net, accessed February 21, 2017 .
- ↑ b92.net
- ↑ danas.rs
- ↑ rs.n1info.com
- ^ Electoral Commission of the Republic of Serbia: Final results of the presidential election
