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Vucic declares 10-0 victory in Serbian local elections marred by incidents

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Serbia held local elections in 10 cities and municipalities, and President Aleksandar Vucic declared a "10-0" victory for the coalition led by the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).

The election process was marked by numerous incidents, physical altercations and irregularities. Opposition observers and the student movement reported voter intimidation, attacks on activists and journalists, as well as documented violations of the electoral process.

The tightest result was recorded in the municipality of Kula in Vojvodina, where the ruling coalition won by a margin of 530 votes. In other municipalities, SNS secured convincing majorities - from 52.96% in Arandjelovac to 71.98% in Kladovo.

During the vote count, police conducted a raid on the premises of the opposition National Movement of Serbia. About 250,000 citizens had the right to vote in these elections.