2003 Serbian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 16 November 2003,[1] a month before the December 2003 parliamentary election.[2] Although Tomislav Nikolić of the Serbian Radical Party received the most votes, the elections were invalidated as voter turnout was just 39%, less than the 50% threshold required by electoral law. As a result, fresh elections were held in June 2004.

2003 Serbian presidential election

← December 2002 16 November 2003 2004 →
Turnout38.79% (Decrease 6.37 pp)
 
Candidate Tomislav Nikolić Dragoljub Mićunović
Party SRS DC
Alliance DOS
Popular vote 1,166,896 893,906
Percentage 47.87% 36.67%

President before election

Nataša Mićić (acting)
GSS

Elected President

Election results annulled
Nataša Mićić (acting)
GSS

Two days after the election, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia coalition was dissolved.[3]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Tomislav NikolićSerbian Radical Party1,166,89647.87
Dragoljub MićunovićDemocratic Opposition of Serbia893,90636.67
Velimir IlićNew Serbia229,2299.40
Marijan RističevićPeople's Peasant Party72,1052.96
Dragan TomićSocialist Party of Serbia54,7032.24
Radoslav AvlijašDemocratic Fatherland Party20,7820.85
Total2,437,621100.00
Valid votes2,437,62196.58
Invalid/blank votes86,2683.42
Total votes2,523,889100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,506,50538.79
Source: Psephos

References

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  1. ^ "Republic of Serbia: Election for Serbian Presidency". IFES Election Guide.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1715 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ "DOS prestao da postoji - 2003-11-18". Glas Amerike (in Serbian). 18 November 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2023.