2004 Serbian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on Sunday, 13 June 2004. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on Sunday, 27 June. Boris Tadić, the pro-western Democratic Party's candidate, was the eventual victor with 54% of the vote.
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Turnout | 48.35 (![]() | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by district Tadić: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Nikolić 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
edit- Boris Tadić, Democratic Party (advanced to second round)
- Tomislav Nikolić, Serbian Radical Party (advanced to second round)
- Dragan Maršićanin, Democratic Party of Serbia
- Bogoljub Karić, Strength of Serbia Movement
- Ivica Dačić, Socialist Party of Serbia
- Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia
- Vladan Batić, Democratic Christian Party of Serbia
- Borislav Pelević, Party of Serbian Unity
- Branislav Ivković, Socialist People's Party
- Zoran Milinković, Patriots of Serbian Diaspora
- Marijan Rističević, People's Peasant Party
- Ljiljana Aranđelović, United Serbia
- Dragan Đorđević, Party of Serbian Citizens
- Milovan Drecun, Serbian Revival
- Mirko Jović, People's Radical Party
The surprise of this election was the success shown by one of the wealthiest businessmen in Serbia, Bogoljub Karić. The Government's candidate, Dragan Maršićanin, finished in 4th place, which opened the question of new parliamentary elections in Serbia.
In the second round, the democratic candidate Boris Tadić gained the support of every government party as well as of Bogoljub Karić.
Results
editCandidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Radical Party | 954,339 | 30.97 | 1,434,068 | 46.03 | |
Boris Tadić | Democratic Party | 853,584 | 27.70 | 1,681,528 | 53.97 | |
Bogoljub Karić | Citizens' Group[1] | 568,691 | 18.46 | |||
Dragan Maršićanin | DSS–G17 Plus–SPO–NS | 414,971 | 13.47 | |||
Ivica Dačić | Socialist Party of Serbia | 125,952 | 4.09 | |||
Jelisaveta Karađorđević | Citizens' Group: Initiative for a More Beautiful Serbia | 62,737 | 2.04 | |||
Milovan Drecun | Serbian Revival | 16,907 | 0.55 | |||
Vladan Batić | Christian Democratic Party | 16,795 | 0.55 | |||
Borislav Pelević | Party of Serbian Unity | 14,317 | 0.46 | |||
Branislav Ivković | Socialist People's Party | 13,980 | 0.45 | |||
Ljiljana Aranđelović | United Serbia | 11,796 | 0.38 | |||
Marijan Rističević | People's Peasant Party | 10,198 | 0.33 | |||
Dragan Đorđević | Party of Serbian Citizens | 5,785 | 0.19 | |||
Mirko Jović | People's Radical Party, Serbia and Diaspora, European Blok | 5,546 | 0.18 | |||
Zoran Milinković | Patriotic Party of Diaspora | 5,442 | 0.18 | |||
Total | 3,081,040 | 100.00 | 3,115,596 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 3,081,040 | 98.78 | 3,115,596 | 98.64 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 38,047 | 1.22 | 42,975 | 1.36 | ||
Total votes | 3,119,087 | 100.00 | 3,158,571 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 6,532,263 | 47.75 | 6,532,940 | 48.35 | ||
Source: RIK |
References
edit- ^ Karić was the leader of the Strength of Serbia Movement.