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Serbia: polls, conservative party SNS expected to win 51.5%

PM Vucic's party is the biggest political force

01 October, 16:45
(ANSA) - BELGRADE - Serbia's conservative Progress Party (SNS), the major political force, which is ruling in Belgrade, gains by far the biggest consensus among the country's electorate, according to the latest poll conducted by Faktor Plus. If the people were to vote next Sunday, SNS, premier Aleksandar Vucis party, would win 51.5% of the vote. The Socialist Party (SPS) led by Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic would be ranked second, totaling 8.8%, followed by the Democratic Party Bojan Pajtic (DS, opposition), winning 7% and Vojislav Seselj's Serbian Radical Party (SRS, ultranationalist), 6%. Only these four parties would surpass the 5% threshold to enter parliament, and all the others would be excluded. Among these, the Social Democratic Party (SDS) led by former president Boris Tadic, which is given 3%. According to the poll, the turnout is expected to be 51%, down 4% compared with 55% at the last general election. The survey also showed that Prime Minister Vucic remains by far the most popular politician in Serbia.(ANSA).

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