Elections begin in Serbia

BELGRADE - Early parliamentary and regular provincial and local elections began in Serbia on Sunday.

The polling stations opened at 7 am and will close at 8 pm, which will also mark the end of election silence.

Serbian citizens elect the 11th national parliament since the introduction of the multi-party system, the new assembly of the Vojvodina province, as well as most local assemblies, with elections being held for all but 14 of them.

Twenty electoral lists with a total of 3,270 candidates are competing for the 250 seats in the parliament.

The total number of voters in Serbia for all local self-government units and all polling stations is 6,739,441, including 1,618,264 in Belgrade, 1,728,991 in Vojvodina, 3,269,663 in central Serbia not including Kosovo-Metohija, 106,094 in Kosovo-Metohija, 8,471 abroad and 8,658 in penitentiary institutions.

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