Pro-EU populists win landslide victory in Serbian election

BELGRADE, Serbia – An official vote tally has confirmed Serbia’s incumbent pro-EU populists won a landslide victory in the country’s general election.

The tally presented by the state electoral commission Monday also shows pro-Russian nationalists are returning to Parliament.

With about 96 per cent of the vote counted, the Progressive Party won 48 per cent and its Socialist coalition partner got 11 per cent in Sunday’s vote. Two right-wing parties lagged far behind — the Radical Party with 8 per cent and DSS-Dveri with 5 per cent.

Three pro-Western opposition parties, the Democrats, the Social Democrats and the new reformist party Dosta Je Bilo (It’s Enough) were each hovering slightly above the 5 per cent threshold needed to win seats in Parliament.

The results mean that Serbia will continue with its EU membership bid, but with strong pro-Russian opposition.

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