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Voter turnout in Novi Sad reaches 68.97% by 6 p.m.

At 20 designated polling stations across Novi Sad, 20,967 voters had cast their ballots by 6 p.m., representing a voter turnout of 68.97%, Siniša Ljubičić, a member of the City Election Commission (GIK), said this evening.

At a press conference, Ljubičić stated that this was the commission’s final voter turnout report of the day and that the next press conference would be held after the polling stations closed.

Commenting on potential irregularities during the voting process, Ljubičić said that the City Election Commission had no information about any new irregularities at this time, while the circumstances surrounding previously reported incidents had yet to be established.

He explained that the commission had not yet reviewed the official records of the polling station committees and that the public would be informed in a timely manner once the facts had been established.

Ljubičić also noted that, according to voter turnout figures recorded throughout the morning, a decline in the number of people going to the polls had been observed since around 4 p.m.

Užice records the highest voter turnout in Western Serbia; 75% by 6 p.m.

Voter turnout at polling stations in several municipalities and cities across Western Serbia exceeded 75% by 6 p.m., with the highest turnout recorded in Užice, where 76.05% of registered voters had cast their ballots.

According to the data provided, 75.54% of registered voters had voted in Požega, while turnout in Bajina Bašta stood at 75.76%.

In Lučani, 73% of eligible voters had cast their ballots, compared with 72.18% in Arilje and 72.11% in Čačak. In Gornji Milanovac, turnout reached 71% by 6 p.m., while Nova Varoš recorded 69.3% and Ljig 69.7%.

In Ivanjica, 69% of registered voters had voted. Turnout in Priboj stood at 54%, while 53.1% of voters had cast their ballots in Prijepolje.

The figures reflect voter turnout as of 6 p.m. Voting continues until the polling stations close at 8 p.m.

IPSOS/CeSID: 60.9% of voters had cast their ballots by 5 p.m.

According to estimates by IPSOS and the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID), 60.9% of voters had cast their ballots in Serbia’s parliamentary elections by 5 p.m., according to a post published on CeSID’s official account on the social media platform X.

By comparison, 47.2% of voters had cast their ballots by 5 p.m. during the early parliamentary elections held in 2023.

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