Latest results leave Radicals without parliament seats

BELGRADE -- Preliminary results of the Serbian parliamentary elections suggest that the Serb Radical Party (SRS) has won less than 5% of the vote.

The counting of the ballots (Beta)

These results are based on 78.8 percent of the counted ballots.

This means that the party headed by Hague indictee Vojislav Šešelj will not have any MPs in the new parliament.

At the same time, the SRS offshoot formed in 2008 - the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) - won the most votes - 24.1 percent, which translates to 73 seats in the new parliament.

The Democratic Party (DS) received 22.4 percent (68 seats), followed by the Socialist Party (SPS) with 14.4 percent (44 seats), the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and the Liberal-Democratis (DS) with 6.9 and 6.6 percent, or 21 and 20 seats respectively.

The United Regions of Serbia (URS) will have 16 MPs in Serbia's parliament, while the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) will have five. Other minority parties - the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), None of the Above (NOPO), and a coalition dubbed "All Together" - will each have one seat.

As for the presidential elections, SNS and DS leaders Tomislav Nikolić will decide on the winner in the runoff on May 20, having won 25.5 and 25.4 percent of votes today.

Other candidates fared as follows: Zoran Stanković: 6.6%; Vladan Glišić: 2.7%; Vojislav Koštunica: 7.2%; Zoran Dragišić: 1.7%; Jadranka Šešelj: 3.9%; Muamer Zukorlić: 1.3%; Danica Grujičić: 0.7%; Ivica Dačić: 14.2%; Čedomir Jovanović: 5.2%; Ištvan Pastor: 1.7%.

The turnout in the elections was at about 61 percent.

The preliminary results of local elections and those held for the Vojvodina provincial assembly will be announced during the day.