BELGRADE – Serbia’s ruling populists are set to tighten their hold on power in a Sunday parliamentary election held amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in the Balkan country and a partial boycott by the opposition.
Nearly 6.6 million voters are eligible to cast ballots for the 250-member parliament and local authorities. The election — initially planned in April but postponed because of the pandemic — comes as Serbia still reports dozens of new cases daily after completely relaxing the lockdown rules.
President Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party appears set for a landslide victory, facing little challenge from the divided opposition.Opponents say this is because Vucic has dominated the campaign on the mainstream media.