In Serbia at 7 (same Italian time) voting began for the parliamentary and administrative elections, which see the Serbian Progress Party (SNS, conservative) led by President Aleksandar Vucic widely favored. A final survey a few days ago gave it to 58.2% of the consensus, followed at a huge distance by the Socialist Party (SPS) of foreign minister Ivica Dacic, government ally, credited with 12.5%. The opposition, which initially intended to face united against Vucic, eventually split, with the toughest and most radical components boycotting the consultation in protest against the president's 'authoritarian' policy, while other small formations on more moderate positions participate in the vote, albeit with little chance of exceeding the 3% barrier.
According to the polls, with Sns and Sps four other forces close to the opposition could access the unicameral parliament, consisting of 250 seats and which is elected for four years. The slightly more than 6.5 million voters will be able to vote until 8pm in over 8,300 seats across the country. Among them also about 100 thousand Serbs from Kosovo, who will have 90 seats set up in their municipalities. Voting operations will be monitored by a mission of OSCE observers (Odihr) and by over 3,000 local observers.