Serbia’s ruling populist party claims sweeping victory in tense parliamentary polls

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Serbias governing populists claimed a sweeping victory on Sunday (local time) in the countrys parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day...

Acting Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said that with half the ballots counted, the governing Serbian Progressive Partys projections showed it won 47 per cent of the vote and expected to hold around 130 seats in the 250-member assembly..

The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections was between President Aleksandar Vucics Serbian Progressives and the centrist coalition that sought to undermine the populists who have ruled the troubled Balkan state since 2012...

The Serbia Against Violence opposition coalition was expected to mount its biggest challenge for the city council in Belgrade, with analysts saying an opposition victory in the capital would seriously dent Vucics hardline rule in the country...

The concentration of buses, minivans and cars was observed in several spots in Belgrade, transferring voters to polling stations across the city to vote, the group said.. CRTA also reported cases of voters being given money to vote for the governing party and the presence of unauthorised people at polling stations...

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