RIK: Nikolić won 49.51, Tadić 47.35 percent

The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) stated on Monday that Tomislav Nikolic won 49.51 and Boris Tadic won 47.35 percent of the vote. This is according to preliminary results from 99.07 polling stations that have been processed so far. RIK: Nikolic won 49.51, Tadic 47.35 percent 46.32 voters cast their ballots in the second round of the presidential election, or 3,120,379 out of 6,736,028 eligible voters. 1,544,259 citizens voted for Nikolic and 1,476,868 for Tadic. According to RIK, there were 3.15 percent of invalid ballots or 98,215. RIK Spokesman Miodrag Petrovic told Beta news agency that ballots from 90 polling stations in Kosovo, which were transferred to the southern Serbian towns of Raska and Vranje, should be delivered to RIK after 18:00 CET on Monday. RIK will announce the final results of the presidential run-off 96 hours after the closing of the polls, on May 19 at 20:00 at the latest. According to the Center for Free Elections (CeSID) final estimate of the presidential run-off results, Nikolic won 49.8 and Boris Tadic 47 percent. The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) stated last night that Nikolic won 49.76 percent of the vote, while Tadic won 47.15 percent. CeSID Program Director Marko Blagojevic told a press conference that a total voter turnout had been 46.3 percent, which is less than in any elections since 2004. According to preliminary results, Nikolic won 48.9 percent of the votes in Belgrade, while Tadic won 47.4 percent. As far as central Serbia is concerned, Nikolic won 53.2 percent and Tadic 44 percent. Tadic won more votes only in Vojvodina – 52.2 percent, while Nikolic got 44.2 percent of the vote. Blagojevic explained that the results from Kosovo could not affect the election result. He also pointed out that the number of spoiled votes was 3.2 percent and that the usual number had so far been 2.5 percent. (Beta) Beta Tanjug

RIK: Nikolić won 49.51, Tadić 47.35 percent

46.32 voters cast their ballots in the second round of the presidential election, or 3,120,379 out of 6,736,028 eligible voters.

1,544,259 citizens voted for Nikolić and 1,476,868 for Tadić.

According to RIK, there were 3.15 percent of invalid ballots or 98,215.

RIK Spokesman Miodrag Petrović told Beta news agency that ballots from 90 polling stations in Kosovo, which were transferred to the southern Serbian towns of Raška and Vranje, should be delivered to RIK after 18:00 CET on Monday.

RIK will announce the final results of the presidential run-off 96 hours after the closing of the polls, on May 19 at 20:00 at the latest.

According to the Center for Free Elections (CeSID) final estimate of the presidential run-off results, Nikolić won 49.8 and Boris Tadić 47 percent.

The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) stated last night that Nikolić won 49.76 percent of the vote, while Tadić won 47.15 percent.

CeSID Program Director Marko Blagojević told a press conference that a total voter turnout had been 46.3 percent, which is less than in any elections since 2004.

According to preliminary results, Nikolić won 48.9 percent of the votes in Belgrade, while Tadić won 47.4 percent.

As far as central Serbia is concerned, Nikolić won 53.2 percent and Tadić 44 percent.

Tadić won more votes only in Vojvodina – 52.2 percent, while Nikolić got 44.2 percent of the vote.

Blagojević explained that the results from Kosovo could not affect the election result.

He also pointed out that the number of spoiled votes was 3.2 percent and that the usual number had so far been 2.5 percent.