Serbian presidential election, 2004
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Serbia held the first round of its 2004 elections for President of Serbia on Sunday, 13 June 2004, and the second round on Sunday, 27 June 2004. Boris Tadić, the pro-western Democratic Party's candidate, was the eventual victor. The Democratic Party formed part of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia during the 2000 elections, and played a key role in ousting former President Slobodan Milošević.
[edit] Candidates
- Boris Tadić (Борис Тадић), Democratic Party
- Tomislav Nikolić (Томислав Николић), Serbian Radical Party
- Dragan Maršićanin (Драган Маршићанин), Democratic Party of Serbia
- Bogoljub Karić (Богољуб Карић), Serbian Strength Movement
- Ivica Dačić (Ивица Дачић), Socialist Party of Serbia
- Jelisaveta Karađorđević (Јелисавета Карађорђевић)
- Vladan Batić (Владан Батић), Democratic Christian Party of Serbia
- Borislav Pelević (Борислав Пелевић), Party of Serbian Unity
- Branislav Ivković (Бранислав Ивковић), Socialist People's Party
- Zoran Milinković (Зоран Милинковић), Patriots of Serbian Diaspora
- Marijan Rističević (Марјан Ристичевић), People's Peasant Party
- Ljiljana Aranđelović (Љиљана Аранђеловић), United Serbia
- Dragan Đorđević (Драган Ђорђевић), Party of Serbian Citizens
- Milovan Drecun (Милован Дрецун), Serbian Revival
- Mirko Jović (Мирко Јовић), People's Radical Party
The surprise of this election was the success shown by one of the wealthiest businessmen in Serbia, Bogoljub Karić. The Government's candidate, Dragan Maršićanin, finished in 4th place, which opened the question of new parliamentary elections in Serbia.
In the second round, the democratic candidate Boris Tadić gained the support of every government party as well as of Bogoljub Karić.
[edit] Results
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
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| Boris Tadić | Democratic Party | 853,584 | 27.37 | 1,681,528 | 53.97 |
| Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Radical Party | 954,339 | 30.6 | 1,434,068 | 46.03 |
| Bogoljub Karić | Political movement "Force of Serbia" | 568,691 | 18.23 | ||
| Dragan Maršićanin | Government (Democratic Party of Serbia, G17 Plus, Serbian Renewal Movement, New Serbia) | 414,971 | 13.3 | ||
| Ivica Dačić | Socialist Party of Serbia | 125,952 | 4.04 | ||
| Jelisaveta Karađorđević | Initiative for Prettier Serbia | 62,737 | 2.1 | ||
| Milovan Drecun | Serbian Revival | 16,907 | 0.54 | ||
| Vladan Batić | Democratic Christian Party of Serbia | 16,795 | 0.54 | ||
| Borislav Pelević | Party of Serbian Unity | 14,317 | 0.46 | ||
| Branislav Ivković | Socialist People's Party | 12,672 | 0.4 | ||
| Ljiljana Aranđelović | United Serbia | 11,796 | 0.38 | ||
| Marijan Rističević | People's Peasant Party | 10,198 | 0.33 | ||
| Dragan Đorđević | Party of Serbian Citizens | 5,785 | 0.19 | ||
| Mirko Jović | People's Radical Party, Serbia and Diaspora, European Bloc | 5,546 | 0.18 | ||
| Zoran Milinković | Patriotic Party of Diaspora | 5,442 | 0.17 | ||
| Total (turnout 47.75% and 48.7%) | 3,117,339 | 100.0 | 3,115,596 | 100.0 | |
| Registered Voters | 6,532,263 | 6,532,940 | |||
| Total | 3,119,087 | 3,159,194 | |||
| Valid | 3,081,040 | 3,115,596 | |||
| Invalid | 38,047 | 42,975 | |||
| Source: Cesid | |||||
Boris Tadić became the new President of Serbia.
[edit] External links
- Serbian Electoral Commission
- Centre for Free Elections and Democracy
- Boris Tadic campaign
- Tomislav Nikolic campaign
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