"Election silence" in force ahead of voting on Sunday

"Election silence" in force ahead of voting on Sunday

BELGRADE -- Participants in the March 16 early parliamentary elections and local elections in Belgrade and several other towns have wrapped up their campaigns.

They are now prohibited from campaigning and this ban will be in place until the polling stations close at 20:00 CET on Sunday.

During this period, the media are not allowed to publish election propaganda and public opinion polls. On election day, the media will report where and when candidates and other political figures voted, but will not carry their statements, or predict the outcome of elections until the polling stations close.

B92 websites will honor this legal obligation and will not publish content, or readers' comments regarding election activities and party propaganda during this time.

Serbians will choose 250 members of parliament in one country-wide constituency under a closed list proportional system. 6,767,325 citizens are eligible to vote, and will do so at 8,262 polling stations in central Serbia and Vojvodina, 90 in Kosovo, and 20 abroad.

Serbians voting in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Italy, Libya, Macedonia, Norway, Russia, Germany, Slovenia, Turkey, UAE, France, Holland, Croatia, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland, will be able to do so on March 16, from 07:00 until 20:00 local times.

In Britain and the United States, the polling stations will be open on March 15, from 07:00 until 20:00 local times.

The election commission (RIK) will announce the final results 96 hours after the polling stations close, and will in the meantime be publishing unofficial results.

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