Tadić formally submits presidential candidacy

The DS has officially submitted the candidacy of its leader Boris Tadic to the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK). Tadic's candidacy, which is backed by the signatures of 18,903 voters, was handed over by the Democratic Party's authorized representative Boris Rankovic. Tadic formally submits presidential candidacy The incumbent president will hold his first election convention on December 22, in Novi Sad, the party announced on Thursday. The Serbian Electoral Commission (RIK) has confirmed two candidacies, those of Serb Radical Party (SRS) deputy leader Tomislav Nikolic and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Cedomir Jovanovic. The Radicals will hold their first big campaign rally on December 24, in Kragujevac, while the campaign slogan will be "From the heart," Radical general secretary Aleksandar Vucic said yesterday, Beta reported. Vucic told a news conference that the Radicals expected to win the presidential vote and that they would not settle for winning a large number of votes in the first round. Istvan Pastor, head of the League of Vojvodina Hungarians, and Milutin Mrkonjic, an official of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), have also announced they would run for president. New Serbia party leader Velimir Ilic had announced earlier that he would be a presidential candidate. However, yesterday, his party said its steering committee would meet on December 23, in Cacak, to decide whether to take part in the ballot. The deadline for submitting candidacies expires at midnight on December 30. Also on Thursday, the Electoral Commission ruled to allow observers from the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSid) to monitor the presidential election, to be held on January 20, 2008. Boris Tadic (FoNet, archive)

Tadić formally submits presidential candidacy

The incumbent president will hold his first election convention on December 22, in Novi Sad, the party announced on Thursday.

The Serbian Electoral Commission (RIK) has confirmed two candidacies, those of Serb Radical Party (SRS) deputy leader Tomislav Nikolić and Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Čedomir Jovanović.

The Radicals will hold their first big campaign rally on December 24, in Kragujevac, while the campaign slogan will be "From the heart," Radical general secretary Aleksandar Vučić said yesterday, Beta reported.

Vučić told a news conference that the Radicals expected to win the presidential vote and that they would not settle for winning a large number of votes in the first round.

Istvan Pastor, head of the League of Vojvodina Hungarians, and Milutin Mrkonjić, an official of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), have also announced they would run for president.

New Serbia party leader Velimir Ilić had announced earlier that he would be a presidential candidate. However, yesterday, his party said its steering committee would meet on December 23, in Čačak, to decide whether to take part in the ballot.

The deadline for submitting candidacies expires at midnight on December 30.

Also on Thursday, the Electoral Commission ruled to allow observers from the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSid) to monitor the presidential election, to be held on January 20, 2008.