Elections in Serbia

Any Serbian citizen over age 18 may be a candidate in presidential, parliamentary, provincial or local elections, provided that a sufficient number of endorsements by Serbian voters is obtained beforehand. At least five days before the election, citizens are notified about the election, receive information about the day and time of the election, and the address of the polling station where they could vote. Voting takes place in polling stations in Serbia and abroad, monitored by an electoral board and observers at each station. During the election day, registered voters could vote from 07:00 (UTC+01:00) to 20:00, though if the polling station is opened later than 07:00, voting is then extended by the amount of time for which the opening of the polling station was delayed. Ballots consist of an election list with ordinal numbers (which are circled to indicate a vote). All votes are counted by hand by the members of polling boards. Depending on the type of the elections, national, provincial or local electoral commission publishes official results and handles complaints. Decisions of the electoral commissions may be appealed at the Constitutional Court.

{{main|2022 Serbian general election}}

The President of the Republic is elected for a five-year term by a direct vote of all citizens in a majority system, requiring runoff elections if no candidate wins more than 50 percent of votes in the first round.

{{Election results

| party1 = Serbian Progressive Party

| cand1 = Aleksandar Vučić

| votes1 = 2224914

| party2 = United for the Victory of Serbia

| cand2 = Zdravko Ponoš

| votes2 = 698538

| party3 = National Democratic Alternative

| cand3 = Miloš Jovanović

| votes3 = 226137

| party4 = Dveri–POKS

| cand4 = Boško Obradović

| votes4 = 165181

| party5 = Serbian Party Oathkeepers

| cand5 = Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski

| votes5 = 160553

| party6 = We Must

| cand6 = Biljana Stojković

| votes6 = 122378

| party7 = Sovereignists

| cand7 = Branka Stamenković

| votes7 = 77031

| party8 = Serbian Right

| cand8 = Miša Vacić

| votes8 = 32947

| invalid = 89933

| turnout = 58.62

| electorate = 6502307

| source = RIK{{cite web | url=https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/tekst/284079 | title=Пренос уживо }}

}}

{{main|2023 Serbian parliamentary election}}

The deputies for the National Assembly are elected for a four-year term by closed-list proportional representation from a single nationwide constituency.

Eligible voters vote for electoral lists, on which the registered candidates are present. A maximum of 250 candidates could be present on a single electoral list. An electoral list could be only submitted by a registered political party. To submit an electoral list, at least 10,000 valid signatures must be collected, though ethnic minority parties only need to collect 5,000 signature to qualify on ballot. At least 40 percent of candidates on electoral lists must be female.{{cite web |date=8 February 2022 |title=Cenzus tri odsto, na listama 40 procenata žena |trans-title=Three percent threshold, 40 percent of women on the lists |url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/3844903/cenzus-tri-odsto-na-listama-40-procenata-zena.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128233232/https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/3844903/cenzus-tri-odsto-na-listama-40-procenata-zena.html |archive-date=28 January 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Radio Television of Serbia |language=sr}}

Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3 percent of all votes cast, although the threshold is waived for ethnic minority lists.{{cite web |last=Bjelotomić |first=Snežana |date=13 January 2020 |title=Electoral threshold reduced to 3% |url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/electoral-threshold-reduced-to-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514235617/https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/electoral-threshold-reduced-to-3/ |archive-date=14 May 2020 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Serbian Monitor}} Seats are awarded to candidates from electoral lists according to their order, starting with the first candidate from an electoral list.

It is possible for a snap election to take place.

{{Election results|image=File:2023 Serbian parliamentary election results composition.svg|partytitle=Party, alliance, or citizens' group|party1=Serbia Must Not Stop|votes1=1783701|seats1=129|sw1=+3.8|sc1=+9|party2=Serbia Against Violence|votes2=902450|seats2=65|sw2=+5.39|sc2=+25|party3=SPS–JS–ZS|votes3=249916|seats3=18|sw3=–5.06|sc3=–13|party4=National Democratic Alternative|votes4=191431|seats4=13|sw4=–0.38|sc4=–1|party5=We–The Voice from the People|votes5=178830|seats5=13|sw5=New|sc5=1|party6=National Gathering|votes6=105165|seats6=0|sw6=–4.91|sc6=–16|party7=Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians|votes7=64747|seats7=6|sw7=+0.11|sc7=+1|party8=Serbian Radical Party|votes8=55782|seats8=0|sw8=–0.72|sc8=0|party9=Good Morning Serbia|votes9=45079|seats9=0|sw9=–3.69|sc9=0|party10=People's Party|votes10=33388|seats10=0|sw10=New|sc10=–12|party11=SPP–DSHV|color11={{party color|United for Justice}}|votes11=29066|seats11=2|sw11=–0.84|sc11=–3|party12=Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak|votes12=21827|seats12=2|sw12=+0.03|sc12=0|party13=Political Battle of the Albanians Continues|votes13=13501|seats13=1|sw13=+0.08|sc13=0|party14=RS–NKPJ|votes14=11369|seats14=1|sw14=New|sc14=New|party15=It Must Be Different|votes15=9243|seats15=0|sw15=New|sc15=New|party16=Coalition for Peace and Tolerance|votes16=6786|seats16=0|sw16=New|sc16=–1|party17=Nova–D2SP–GDF–Libdem–Glas|color17={{party color|Serbia in the West}}|votes17=5462|seats17=0|sw17=New|sc17=0|party18=Albanian Democratic Alternative|votes18=3235|seats18=0|sw18=0|sc18=0|total_sc=0|invalid=109768|turnout=58.77|electorate=6500666|source=Republic Electoral Commission,{{cite web |title=Rezultati izbora |trans-title=Election results |url=https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/542645/rezultati/ |website=Republic Electoral Commission |access-date=17 December 2023 |language=sr |date=17 December 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://n1info.rs/vesti/konacan-izvestaj-rik-a-broj-glasova-koje-su-osvojile-liste-i-koliko-ce-poslanika-imati-u-skupstini/ | title=Konačan izveštaj RIK-a: Broj glasova koje su osvojile liste i koliko će poslanika imati u Skupštini | publisher=N1| accessdate=12 January 2024|date=12 January 2024}}}}

{{main|2023 Vojvodina provincial election}}

The deputies for the Assembly of Vojvodina are elected for a four-year term by closed-list proportional representation from a single province-wide constituency.{{cite web |date=2016 |title=Electoral system of Serbia |url=http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2355_B.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025850/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2355_B.htm |archive-date=6 March 2016 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Inter-Parliamentary Union}}{{Cite web |date=22 May 2014 |title=Statut Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine |trans-title=Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvovina |url=https://www.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/Strana.aspx?s=statut |access-date=20 August 2023 |website=Assembly of Vojvodina}}

Eligible voters vote for electoral lists, on which the registered candidates are present. A maximum of 120 candidates could be present on a single electoral list.{{Cite web |date=6 June 2014 |title=Odluka o izboru poslanika u Skupštinu Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine |trans-title=Decision on the election of deputies to the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina |url=https://www.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/Strana.aspx?s=aktapv15 |access-date=20 August 2023 |website=Assembly of Vojvodina |language=sr}} An electoral list could be only submitted by a registered political party.{{Cite web |date=4 October 2023 |title=Promena izbornih zakona u Vojvodini: Šta će biti drugačije na novim izborima |trans-title=Change of election laws in Vojvodina: What will be different in the new elections |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/politika/izbori-skupstina-apv-vojvodina-izborni-zakoni-promena/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=Danas |language=sr}} To submit an electoral list, at least 4,000 valid signatures must be collected, though ethnic minority parties only need to collect 2,000 signature to qualify on ballot. At least 40 percent of candidates on electoral lists must be female.{{cite web |date=8 February 2022 |title=Cenzus tri odsto, na listama 40 procenata žena |trans-title=Three percent threshold, 40 percent of women on the lists |url=https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/3844903/cenzus-tri-odsto-na-listama-40-procenata-zena.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128233232/https://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/9/politika/3844903/cenzus-tri-odsto-na-listama-40-procenata-zena.html |archive-date=28 January 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Radio Television of Serbia |language=sr}} The electoral list is submitted by its chosen ballot representative.{{Cite web |date=7 February 2022 |title=Zakon o izboru narodnih poslanika |trans-title=Law on Election of People's Deputies |url=https://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/eli/rep/sgrs/skupstina/zakon/2022/14/2 |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=Pravno-informacioni sistem |language=sr}} An electoral list could be declined, after which those who had submitted can fix the deficiencies in a span of 48 hours, or rejected, if the person is not authorised to nominate candidates. The name and date of the election, names of the electoral lists and its ballot representatives, and information on how to vote are only present on the voting ballot.

Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3 percent of all votes cast, although the threshold is waived for ethnic minority parties.{{cite web |last=Bjelotomić |first=Snežana |date=13 January 2020 |title=Electoral threshold reduced to 3% |url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/electoral-threshold-reduced-to-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514235617/https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/electoral-threshold-reduced-to-3/ |archive-date=14 May 2020 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Serbian Monitor}} Seats are awarded to candidates from electoral lists according to their order, starting with the first candidate from an electoral list.

It is possible for a snap election to take place.

{{Election results

| image = File:2023 Vojvodina provincial election results composition.svg

| partytitle = Electoral list

| party1 = Vojvodina Must Not Stop

| votes1 = 466035

| seats1 = 66

| sw1 = –12.76

| sc1 = –10

| party2 = Serbia Against Violence

| votes2 = 215197

| seats2 = 30

| sw2 = New

| sc2 = New

| party3 = Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians

| votes3 = 63721

| seats3 = 9

| sw3 = –2.61

| sc3 = –3

| party4 = National Democratic Alternative

| votes4 = 50582

| seats4 = 7

| sw4 = –3.29

| sc4 = –3

| party5 = SPS–JS–ZS

| votes5 = 49775

| seats5 = 7

| sw5 = –5.97

| sc5 = –4

| party6 = LSV–VMDK–ZZV

| votes6 = 24625

| seats6 = 0

| sw6 = –2.54

| sc6 = –6

| party7 = National Gathering

| votes7 = 22487

| seats7 = 0

| sw7 = New

| sc7 = New

| party8 = Serbian Radical Party

| votes8 = 21135

| seats8 = 0

| sw8 = –1.06

| sc8 = –4

| party9 = Good Morning Serbia

| votes9 = 14715

| seats9 = 0

| sw9 = New

| sc9 = New

| party10 = Russian Party

| votes10 = 9907

| seats10 = 1

| sw10 = New

| sc10 = New

| party11 = People's Party

| votes11 = 8140

| seats11 = 0

| sw11 = New

| sc11 = New

| party12 = SPP–DSHV

| color12 = {{party color|United for Justice}}

| votes12 = 4979

| seats12 = 0

| sw12 = –0.14

| sc12 =

| party13 = Vojvodina Must Be Different

| votes13 = 3221

| seats13 = 0

| sw13 = –0.24

| sc13 =

| total_sc = 0

| invalid = 30444

| turnout =

| electorate = 1669791

| source = Provincial Electoral Commission{{cite web |title=Izveštaj o sprovedenim izborima za poslanike Skupštine Autonomne pokrajine Vojvodine održanim 17. i 30. decembra 2023. godine |trans-title=Report on the conducted elections for deputies to the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina held on December 17 and 30, 2023 |url=https://pik.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/docs/2023Izvestaj%20PIKa%20o%20sprovedenim%20izborima%20za%20poslanike%20u%20Skupstinu%20APV%2017.%20i%2030.%20decembar%202023.%20013-13-2024_140ce784-ff16-4c56-a2cd-a232fe07eeed.pdf |website=Provincial Electoral Commission |access-date=15 February 2024 |language=sr |date=January 30, 2024}}

}}

{{main|2024 Serbian local elections}}

All local elections in Serbia are held under proportional representation. Mayors are not directly elected but are instead chosen by elected members of the local assemblies (city/municipality assembly). The electoral threshold for assembly representation is three per cent (of all votes, not only of valid votes), although parties representing national minority communities are exempt from this requirement.

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060824065342/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/s/serbiamontenegro/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
• [http://www.parties-and-elections.de/serbia.html Parties and Elections in Europe]

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