20 PERCENT LESS IN KNJAŽEVAC: Despite irregularities, SNS recorded a drop in the number of votes in eight out of ten municipalities!

In eight out of the 10 local self-governments where local elections were held on Sunday, March 29, the Serbian Progressive Party recorded a drop in the number of votes compared to the results of the elections held in 2022. The most drastic difference is seen in Knjaževac, where the SNS won almost 20 percent fewer votes in these elections than in the last ones.

“In short, this can hardly be called an election” – that is how CRTA, whose observers closely monitored the elections, described the voting held yesterday in 10 municipalities and cities in Serbia. We witnessed numerous irregularities and horrific violence against citizens and journalists.

Nevertheless, a comparative analysis of the first preliminary results shows that the ruling Serbian Progressive Party is ending this electoral process significantly weakened, despite the machinery that was harnessed against the will of the citizens.

In this comparative analysis, we used the results of the local elections held in 2022 and those announced last night by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. In as many as eight out of 10 municipalities, the SNS recorded a drop in the number of votes.

Aranđelovac: A drop of 7 percent of the votes

The Serbian Progressive Party in Aranđelovac won 43.58 percent of the votes in 2022. The SPS-JS coalition won 17.04 percent at that time. In total, that gives 60.62 percent of the votes.

In the elections held yesterday, the parties gathered around the list “Aleksandar Vučić – Aranđelovac, Our Family!” won 53.49 percent – which is a drop of 7.13 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Aranđelovac, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Serbian Party Oathkeepers, Aleksandar Vulin’s Movement of Socialists, and the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, and Oathkeepers participated on separate lists.

Bor: SNS achieved negligible progress

When it comes to Bor, the SNS list – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” won 35.38 percent of the votes in 2022.

Regarding their coalition partners, SPS – “Ivica Dačić – Prime Minister of Serbia,” they won 10.77 percent at that time. In total, that is 46.15 percent.

Regarding yesterday’s elections, the ruling party won 47-49 percent of the votes, although it should be emphasized that two more parties joined the SNS and SPS on the list this year.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Bor, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, and Nenad Popović’s Serbian People’s Party. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, and SRS participated on separate lists.

Kula: A drop of 10 percent

In the local elections held in 2022 in Kula, SNS – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” won 52.06 percent, and the Socialist Party of Serbia won 8.34 percent. In total, that is 60.4 percent.

When it comes to this year’s elections, according to the results announced by Vučić, the Progressives won 50.52 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Kula, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, and Branislav Švonja’s Community of Serbs. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, SRS, and the Community of Serbs all participated separately.

Majdanpek: A drop of 1.66 percent

In the elections held in April 2022, SNS – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” – won 53.1 percent, and the SPS around 14.2 percent. In total, that is 67.3 percent.

In yesterday’s elections, the SNS won 65.64 percent, which is a drop of 1.66 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Majdanpek, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and the Serbian Radical Party. In the 2022 local elections, all three parties participated separately.

Sevojno: A drop of 10.52 percent

The SNS list – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” – won about 58 percent of the votes in the local elections in Sevojno in 2022, while the SPS won almost 4 percent of the votes.

In total, that is 62 percent of the votes. In yesterday’s elections, the list around the SNS won 51.48 percent of the votes, which is a drop of 10.5 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Sevojno, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and the Serbian Party Oathkeepers. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SRS, and Oathkeepers participated separately.

Lučani: A drop of almost five percent

In the local elections in Lučani in 2022, the most votes were received by the list of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which won 57.14 percent of the votes. The Socialist Party of Serbia – United Serbia (SPS-JS) list won 11.45 percent of the votes. The SRS did not pass the threshold then.

In total, that is 68.59 percent of the votes. The data that Aleksandar Vučić announced yesterday shows that the list around the SNS won 63.70 percent of the votes, which is a drop of almost 5 percent, or 4.89 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Lučani, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and United Serbia. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, and SRS participated separately.

Bajina Bašta: A drop of 11.51 percent

The SNS list – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” won slightly more than 53 percent of the votes in Bajina Bašta in 2022. The SPS (Socialist Party of Serbia) won slightly more than 12 percent. That is 65 percent.

In Bajina Bašta, the list “Aleksandar Vučić – Our Family” won 53.49 percent yesterday, which is a drop of 11.51 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Bajina Bašta, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and Nenad Popović’s Serbian People’s Party. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS and SPS participated separately.

Smederevska Palanka: A drop of almost 15 percent

In the elections held in 2022, SNS – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” – won 63.87 percent of the votes. The SPS–JS coalition won 8.95 percent of the votes at that time. That is a total of 72.85 percent of the votes.

In the elections held on Sunday, the list around the SNS in Smederevska Palanka received 58 percent of the votes, which is a drop of 14.85 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Smederevska Palanka, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, Milan Stamatović’s Healthy Serbia, and the Serbian Party Oathkeepers. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, SRS, and Healthy Serbia all participated separately.

Kladovo: An advantage for the SNS

The SNS list – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” won 44.92 percent of the votes in the elections held four years ago. When it comes to the SPS, that party won 18.51 percent of the votes, while less than one percent went to the SRS. In total, that is 63.43 percent of the votes.

Regarding the results of yesterday’s elections, the lists gathered around the SNS won 71.99, which means an advantage of 8.56 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Kladovo, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, and the Serbian Radical Party. In the 2022 local elections, all three parties participated separately.

Knjaževac: A drop of almost 20 percent

SNS – “Aleksandar Vučić – Together We Can Do Everything” won 61.3 percent of the votes in the local elections in 2022. As for the SPS, they won 15 percent of the votes then. In total, that is 76.3 percent.

The lists gathered around the SNS won 57.11 percent of the votes in yesterday’s elections, which is a drop of 19.19 percent.

The electoral list “Aleksandar Vučić – Knjaževac, Our Family!” consists of a coalition of the Serbian Progressive Party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, the Serbian Radical Party, the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, and the Serbian Party Oathkeepers. In the 2022 local elections, the SNS, SPS, and SRS participated separately.