BELGRADE: Serbians will vote on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that pit incumbent President Aleksandar Vucic and his Progressive Party (SNS) against an opposition pledging to fight corruption and improve environmental protection. Vucic is running for a second five-year term on a promise of peace and stability at the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,
Aleksandar Vucic is set to win a second term as president, a projection by Ipsos and CeSID suggested. His ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was seen as picking up the most parliamentary seats.
Polls show populist president Aleksandar Vucic will likely be reelected, but opposition candidates are seen as having a chance to gain political control in the capital Belgrade.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist right-wing party appeared headed to victory in Sunday's national election, extending a decade-long authoritarian rule in the Balkan country, according to early pollsters projections.