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2012 Serbian presidential election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Serbia |
| type | Presidential |
| previous_election | 2008 Serbian presidential election |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| next_election | 2017 Serbian presidential election |
| next_year | 2017 |
| election_date | 6 May 2012 (first round) |
| 20 May 2012 (second round) | |
| turnout | 46.26% ( 21.86 pp) |
| image1 | Tomislav Nikolić official portrait, headshot (cropped).jpg |
| candidate1 | Tomislav Nikolić |
| party1 | Serbian Progressive Party |
| popular_vote1 | 1,552,063 |
| percentage1 | 51.16% |
| alliance1 | Let's Get Serbia Moving |
| image2 | Boris Tadić tokom glasanja 2012 (cropped).jpg |
| candidate2 | Boris Tadić |
| party2 | Democratic Party (Serbia) |
| popular_vote2 | 1,481,952 |
| percentage2 | 48.84% |
| alliance2 | Choice for a Better Life |
| title | President |
| posttitle | Elected president |
| before_election | Slavica Đukić Dejanović |
| (acting) | |
| before_party | Socialist Party of Serbia |
| after_election | Tomislav Nikolić |
| after_party | Serbian Progressive Party |
| map_image | {{Switcher |
| default | 2 |
20 May 2012 (second round)
(acting) | [[File:2012 Serbian presidential election by municipality (First round).svg|300px]]
| First round results by municipality | [[File:2012 Serbian presidential election by municipality (Second round).svg|300px]]
| Second round results by municipality
Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 6 May 2012 alongside parliamentary elections. The elections were called following President Boris Tadić's early resignation in order to coincide with the parliamentary and local elections to be held on the same date. The Speaker of the Parliament, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, took over as the Acting President. As no candidate won a majority, a runoff was on 20 May, with incumbent Tadić facing Tomislav Nikolić of the Serbian Progressive Party.
According to preliminary results published by CeSID, Ipsos and RIK, Tomislav Nikolić had beaten his opponent Boris Tadić to become President of Serbia. Official results confirmed this, putting Nikolić at 51% against Tadić's 49%.
Candidates
Despite being elected president of Serbia in 2004 and 2008, Boris Tadić was allowed to run for president for a third time, despite the 2 term constitutional limit, as the Constitutional Law for the Implementation of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia from 2006 declared that the 2008 election would be considered the first election, following the break-up of Serbia and Montenegro.
First round of the elections was held on 6 May. Republic Electoral Commission has confirmed twelve candidates. Candidate numbers were decided using a random draw on 20 April.
| No. | Candidate | Party affiliation | Background | Proof of nomination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | [[File:Zoran Stanković MC crop.jpg | 100px]] | Zoran Stanković | United Regions of Serbia}};" | United Regions of Serbia | |
| 2. | [[File:Vladan Glišić 2017 (cropped).jpg | 113x113px]] | Vladan Glišić | Independent, supported by Dveri Organization. | ||
| 3. | [[File:Boris Tadić tokom glasanja 2012 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Boris Tadić | Democratic Party (Serbia)}};" | Democratic Party | |
| 4. | [[File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - EPP Congress Rome 2006 (68) (cropped 3).jpg | 138x138px]] | Vojislav Koštunica | Democratic Party of Serbia}};" | Democratic Party of Serbia | |
| 5. | [[File:Zoran Dragišić (cropped).jpg | 110x110px]] | Zoran Dragišić | Independent | ||
| 6. | Jadranka Šešelj | Serbian Radical Party}};" | Serbian Radical Party | |||
| 7. | [[File:Muamer Zukorlic i Dusan Janjic cropped (cropped).jpg | 101x101px]] | Muamer Zukorlić | Independent | ||
| 8. | [[File:Danica Grujičić (cropped).jpg | 115x115px]] | Danica Grujičić | Social Democratic Alliance | ||
| 9. | [[File:Ivica_Dacic_2013.jpg | 100px]] | Ivica Dačić | Socialist Party of Serbia}};" | Socialist Party of Serbia | |
| 10. | [[File:Čedomir Jovanović 2008.jpg | 100px]] | Čedomir Jovanović | Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005)}};" | Liberal Democratic Party | |
| 11. | [[File:Ištvan Pastor, jun 2012.JPG | 100px]] | István Pásztor | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians | ||
| 12. | [[File:Tomislav_Nikolić_2012_(cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Progressive Party}};" | Serbian Progressive Party |
Campaign
Both the SNS and the DS supported Serbia's candidature for the EU, with the SNS' Nikolić having sharply contrasted his stance in the past few years. A few hours before the voting centres opened, Tadić told Croatian television that "anything else [than a Democratic Party victory] would be a big risk and a big gamble for Serbia's European integration [and] for regional politics."
Shortly after the first round, a preliminary coalition agreement between the DS and the SPS was reached, which meant that the SPS would also endorse Tadić in the run-off. The DSS officially supported Nikolić in the run-off.
Monitors
The Center for Free Elections and Democracy were amongst the electoral observers.
Results
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About 6.7 million people were eligible to vote for the 12 candidates. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will undertake the organization of voting for the roughly 109,000 Serb voters in Kosovo. These results include the districts of the newly formed Republic of Kosovo, which at the same time has elections independent of the Serbian nation. Voting stations were open from 7:00 to 20:00 with no incidents reported across the country. Voter turnout by 18:00 was 46.34% in Belgrade, 48.37% in central Serbia and 47.89% in Vojvodina. The first round resulted in no clear victory for any candidate. With 25% of ballots counted, Boris Tadić was leading with 26.7% over Tomislav Nikolić who had 25.5% of the vote.
In the second round Nikolić received 51% of the vote to 49% for Tadić. The results were a surprise, as stated by Russian media, based on previous polls. "This was an electoral earthquake, a totally unexpected result," political analyst Slobodan Antonić said on Serbia's RTS state television.
References
References
- (6 May 2012). "A sada – vreme za pregovore". B92.net.
- Bojana Barlovac. "Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, Serbia's New Acting President". Balkaninsight.com.
- (7 May 2012). "Nikolić confident of winning in second round". B 92.
- "Preliminarni rezultati izbora". CeSID.
- "Uživo: Nikolić predsednik Srbije". B92.
- "Serbia's new president addresses reporters". B92.
- Zorić, Ognjen. (2012-01-04). "Da li Tadić ima pravo na treću kandidaturu". [[Radio slobodna Evropa]].
- "Ustavni zakon za sprovođenje Ustava Republike Srbije".
- (20 April 2012). "Stanković prvi na izbornom listiću". B92.net.
- (14 April 2012). "Potvrđena kandidatura Glišića". B92.net.
- "RIK proglasio Tadića za kandidata". Rts.rs.
- (9 April 2012). "RIK prihvatio kandidate DSS i URS". B92.net.
- (15 April 2012). "Potvrđena kandidatura Dragišića". B92.net.
- "'Potvrđeni' Jovanović i Šešelj". B92.net.
- (19 April 2012). "Danica Grujičić 12. kandidat". B92.net.
- (7 April 2012). "RIK-u predata Dačićeva kandidatura". B92.net.
- (15 April 2012). "Pastor i Zukorlić u izbornoj trci". B92.net.
- "RIK:Nikolić kandidat za predsednika". B92.net.
- (9 May 2012). "Serbia: Nikolic Progressive Party kept out of coalition". BBC.
- "Info – DSS and SNS sign agreement to support Nikolić". B92.
- Fairclough, Gordon. (6 May 2012). "Serbia Run-Off Will Pit EU Supporter Against Nationalist". The Wall Street Journal.
- "Polls close in Serbia's general election – Europe". Al Jazeera.
- "Info – Polling stations close across Serbia". B92.
- Bojana Barlovac. "Voting Finishes Without Incidents in Serbia". Balkan Insight.
- Nielsen, Nikolaj. (8 May 2012). "/ Enlargement / Pro-EU Serb leader fails to get clear victory". Euobserver.com.
- (2012-05-17). "Ruski mediji o pobedi Nikolića". B92.net.
- "Nationalist Nikolić wins Serbian presidential elections". France24.com.
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