Declaration of final vote results in Serbia paves way for student movement to form government
The student movement won 140 of 250 seats, and prosecutors have opened cases tied to suspected fraud, protest attacks and corruption.
- On Thursday, Serbia's Republic Election Commission declared final results of the October 25 vote, confirming the student movement defeated former strongman Aleksandar Vucic's government.
- The Serbian Progressive Party, which ruled Serbia unchallenged for 14 years, secured 103 seats, while the student-led group gained 140 lawmakers in the 250-member assembly.
- Authorities detained nine policemen on Wednesday for alleged harassment of student protesters, as investigations into suspected fraud and corruption escalate following the shift in power.
- Vucic accused his opponents of a "revolutionary terror," though his right-wing party still maintains control over the outgoing government and police institutions in Belgrade.
- Serbian election rules require the Republic Election Commission to formally allocate parliamentary mandates before an inaugural session of Parliament is held within 30 days.
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Declaration of final vote results in Serbia paves way for student movement to form government
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's election authorities on Thursday declared the final results of the Oct. 25 vote, paving the way for the formation of a new Parliament and government that will be dominated by the student movement that defeated…
Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission has certified the results of the October 25 parliamentary elections
The Student List is set to receive 140 seats in the unicameral parliament, enough to form a government, which requires 126 seats. Former President Aleksandar Vucic’s United Serbia coalition will hold 103 parliamentary seats. The Alliance of...
The Republican Electoral Commission of Serbia approved the final results of the elections, in which the Student List received 140 mandates out of 250 against 103 from the coalition of the former President, Alexander Vucić, United Serbia, which took place on 25 October and repeated its vote on 1 November for 53 out of 8,000,392 polling stations, with 6,451,000,292 voting rights, a record turnout of 68.89 per cent, and the RIA News, which the Repu…
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