Serbian Parliament Speaker, Ivica Dacic, called presidential elections VIDEO

Serbian Parliament Speaker, Ivica Dacic, called presidential elections VIDEO

Dacic said that the term in office of the current President of the Republic lasts until the end of May.

"I have just called presidential elections, the decision to call the elections takes effect once it is published in the Official Gazette, which means that the election activities will start immediately," he stated.

Candidates for President can register for the elections by midnight on March 12.

"This year, the deadline for candidates for the parliamentary, presidential and local elections has been harmonized," Dacic said.

Unlike the government which has a so-called technical mandate prior to the elections and is limited in its activities, the president does not have any limits on his powers.

He said that there is no technical mandate of the President of the Republic, so he will be in a full mandate, regardless of the fact that the elections have been called. "Only the Government of Serbia is in the technical mandate, the parliament has been dissolved," Dacic said.

He called on all candidates to run in the presidential election, with the desire for the election to take place in a democratic and fair atmosphere. The elections will be held, as Dacic announced earlier, on April 3, the same day as the parliamentary and local ones.

Presidential elections, in accordance with the Constitution and the law, are called 90 days prior to the end of the current president’s term in office. Parliamentary and some local elections are scheduled for the same date.