Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on March 16,2014.
By the Serbian Constitution and election law, elections could have been held as late as May 2016, but in late January 2014, due to tensions in the ruling coalition, the National Assembly(Parliament) was dissolved and early elections called
On January 29,2014, President Tomislav Nikolic responded to the calls by dissolving parliament and scheduling early elections for 16 March 2014
Opinion Polls showed that the coalition in which the Serbian Progressive Party is a key component has a clear lead; expected to win the minimum required majority of 126 MPs single-handedly
Serbian Parliament - National Assembly is Unicameral with 250 seats
Political Parties Contesting the 2014 Parliament Elections
- Serbian Progressive Party(SNS)led Coalition
- Socialist Party of Serbia(SPS) -Party of United Pensioners of Serbia(PUPS)and United Serbia(JS)
- Democratic Party of Serbia
- LDP led Coalition
- Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians
- Serbian Radical Party
2014 Parliament Elections Results
According to the preliminary results ,the Progressive-led coalition winning 48.44% of the vote (156) with the SPS-PUPS-JS coming second at 14.05% (45)
If confirmed, it will be the first time in Serbia's short democratic history that one party has won an overall majority in parliament
As polls closed at 19:00 GMT, election officials said the turnout was 50.3%, lower than the previous vote in 2012.
About 6.7 million voters were eligible to cast their ballots to choose a new 250-member parliament.
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