2020 Serbian parliamentary election

2020 Serbian parliamentary election
Serbia
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All 250 seats in the National Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.88% (Decrease7.19pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
SNS coalition Aleksandar Vučić 63.02 188 +57
SPSJSZSKP Ivica Dačić 10.78 32 +3
SPAS Aleksandar Šapić 3.98 11 New
Minority lists
VMSZ István Pásztor 2.32 9 +5
SPPDPM Muamer Zukorlić 1.04 4 +2
ADS Shaip Kamberi 0.85 3 +2
SDAS Sulejman Ugljanin 0.80 3 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Election results by municipality
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Ana Brnabić
SNS
Ana Brnabić
SNS

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 21 June 2020.[1] Initially organized for 26 April 2020,[2] they were postponed by a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.[3]

In the period before the elections, inter-party European Parliament–mediated dialogue was held and certain changes in election legislation were made. Numerous parliamentary and non-parliamentary political parties boycotted the elections, including the major opposition coalition Alliance for Serbia, which said that there were no conditions for free and fair elections. This resulted in the lowest turnout since the establishment of a multi-party system in 1990.[4]

The Serbian Progressive Party–led coalition won one of the largest parliamentary majorities in Europe. Election observer organizations declared that the elections were conducted efficiently according to minimum democratic standards, but noted some irregularities that affected turnout and results. The OSCE reported that many previous recommendations of the ODIHR were not adopted, at the same time criticizing the lack of freedom in the media.

  1. ^ "Vučić: Izbori 21. juna". Danas (in Serbian). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Godina 2020: Izbori na Zapadnom Balkanu". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Serbo-Croatian). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Serbia postpones April 26 elections due to coronavirus outbreak - state election commission". Reuters. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Serbian parliament left without clear opposition as the ruling party wins partially boycotted elections". European Western Balkans. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.