REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2002 =================================================================== Source: Novosti news agency website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------- * DSS - Demokratske Stranke Srbije (Democratic Party of Serbia) * NzS - Najbolje za Srbiju (Best for Serbia) * SPS - Socijalisticke Partije Srbije (Socialist Party of Serbia) * SRS - Srpske Radikalne Stranke (Serbian Radical Party) FIRST ROUND: 29 SEPTEMBER 2002 =================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Voters: 6,553,042 Votes cast: 3,637,062 (55.5%) Invalid votes: 77,098 (02.1%) Valid votes: 3,559,964 (97.9%) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Velimir Bata-Zivojinovic SPS 119,052 03.3 Vuk Draskovic 159,959 04.5 Branislavu Ivkovicu 42,853 01.2 Vojislav Kostunica DSS 1,123,420 31.5 Miroljub Labus NzS 995,200 27.9 Tomislav Lalosevic 25,133 00.7 Vuk Obradovic 26,050 00.7 Nebojsi Pavkovicu 75,662 02.1 Borislav Pelevic 139,047 03.9 Dragan Radenovic 8,280 00.2 Vojislav Seselj SRS 845,308 23.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,559,964 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Although Bata-Zivojinovic was the official SPS candidate, the party's leader, Slobodan Milosevic, who is on trial for war crimes at The Hague, urged his supporters to vote for Seselj. SECOND ROUND: 13 OCTOBER 2002 =================================================================== NATIONAL SUMMARY =================================================================== Voters: 6,553,042 Valid votes: 2,886,017 (44.0%) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------- Vojislav KOSTUNICA DSS 1,974,450 68.4 Miroljub Labus NzS 911,567 31.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,886,017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Since Serbian law requires a 50% turnout for a valid election, this election has been declared invalid. The election will be held again on 1 December.