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Near-final results confirm populist victory in Serbia while the opposition claims fraud

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An early official vote count of Serbia’s weekend election on Monday confirmed victory for the ruling populist party in a parliamentary vote in the Balkan country, but political tensions rose over reported irregularities in the capital, Belgrade.

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  1. The Republic

    Serbia's populists look to further tighten grip on power in tense election (opens The Republic)

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    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic is looking to further tighten his grip on power in an election on Sunday that has been marred by reports of major irregularities during a tense campaign.

  2. WOWK Charleston

    Serbia’s populists claim a sweeping victory in the country’s parliamentary election (opens WOWK Charleston)

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    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s governing populists claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in the country’s parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities both during…

  3. Bloomberg

    Serbia’s Populists Aim to Tighten Grip on Power in Tense Election (opens Bloomberg)

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    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic is looking to further tighten his grip on power in an election on Sunday that has been marred by reports of major irregularities during a tense campaign.

  4. The Guardian

    Serbia’s ruling populists claim sweeping victory in election amid vote-rigging accusations (opens The Guardian)

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    Serbia Against Violence opposition says it will not recognise results and will demand a rerun of the ballot

  5. The Republic

    Near-final results confirm populist victory in Serbia while the opposition claims fraud (opens The Republic)

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    BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An early official vote count of Serbia’s weekend election on Monday confirmed victory for the ruling populist party in a parliamentary vote in the Balkan country, but political tensions rose over reported irregularities in the capital, Belgrade.

  6. France 24

    Serbia's populists score sweeping victory in parliamentary election (opens France 24)

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    President Aleksandar Vucic declared victory in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, after pollsters projected his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was on track to easily win.

  7. Forbes

    Serbia’s Populists Declare Victory In Snap Elections Amid Reports Of Fraud (opens Forbes)

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    The opposition coalition has disputed the results citing electoral manipulation and called for protests.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Serbia's ruling populist party claims sweeping victory in tense parliamentary election (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections was between President Aleksandar Vucic’s governing Serbian Progressive Party and the centrist coalition that sought to undermine the populists who have ruled the troubled Balkan state since 2012.

  9. The Columbian

    Populists claim sweeping victory in Serbian election (opens The Columbian)

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    BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s governing populists claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense

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