Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 19th Dec. Serbia on Sunday held an extraordinary elections, as the polling stations opened for with citizens to vote in parliamentary and local levels to decide state leadership for the next four years, according to media reports .
The media reported that polling stations, numbered 8,273 both within Serbia and abroad, opened early Sunday morning. A total of 18 political parties or coalitions are running or 250 seats in the national parliament.
The political parties or coalitions securing the highest votes will engage in negotiations to shape the upcoming government.
The key requirement for entry into the parliament is to obtain a minimum of 3 per cent support.
Pre-election polls indicated that the coalition aligned with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, in power since 2012, is leading with 40 per cent support, while the pro-Western opposition coalition follows next with around 26 per cent.
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