Republic of Serbia: President, 2 April 2017

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of Serbia

Note on the results: Only candidates who received over 5% of the vote are listed.

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State:  President Tomislav NIKOLIC (since 11 June 2012)
• Head of Government:  Prime Minister Aleksandar VUCIC (since 27 April 2014)
• Assembly:  Serbia has a unicameral National Assembly (Narodna skupstina) of 250 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by absolute majority vote in a two-round system to serve a five-year term. If not candidate receives the majority of votes in the first round, a second-round will be held within 15 days.
• Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly.
• The National Assembly is elected using a proportional representation system in a nationwide district. A party must reach a 5% threshold to enter the Assembly though there is no threshold for parties representing ethnic minorities.

Last Election:

• Tomislav NIKOLIC of the Serbian Progressive Party defeated incumbent President Boris TADIC of the Democratic Party in a second-round vote.

Main candidates in the election:

• Sasa JAKOVIC
  •  Democratic Party / Демократска странка / Demokratska stranka (DS)
• Vuc JEREMIC
  • Social Democratic Party of Serbia / Социјалдемократска партија Србије / Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije
• Vojislav SESELJ
  • Serbian Radical Party (SRS) / Српска радикална странка (CPC) /Srpska radikalna stranka (SRS)
• Bosko OBRADOVIC
  • Dveri / Српски покрет Двери / Srpski pokret Dveri
• Aleksandar POPOVIC
  • Democratic Party of Serbia / Демократска странка Србије / Demokratska stranka Srbije
• Aleksandar VUCIC
  • Serbian Progressive Party / Српска напредна странка /Srpska napredna stranka (SNS)

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population:  7,143,921 (July 2016; does not include Kosovo)
• Registered Voters:  6,739,441 (2016)

Gender Data:

• Female Population:  3,661,242 (July 2016)
• Is Serbia a signatory to CEDAW:  No
• Has Serbia ratified CEDAW:  Yes, succession (12 May 2001)
• Gender Quota:  Yes
• Female candidates in this election:  No
• Number of Female Parliamentarians:  85
• Human Development Index Position:  66 (2014)
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  Very Low (2014)

Disability Data:

• Is Serbia a signatory to CRPD:  Yes (17 December 2007)
• Has Serbia ratified CRPD:  Yes (31 July 2009)
• Population with a disability:  1,076,519[1]