Presidential poll voting in Serbia

BELGRADE, DEC 7: Voters in Serbia began casting their ballots on Sunday in Presidential elections after an earlier race in October failed d...

BELGRADE, DEC 7: Voters in Serbia began casting their ballots on Sunday in Presidential elections after an earlier race in October failed due to low turnout.

Polling stations opened at 7 am and were due to close at 8 pm (1900 GMT) on Sunday.

The vote is being contested by seven candidates though only three are main contenders to replace Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic who vacated the Serbian presidency in July after serving a maximum two terms.

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Leading the field, according to the latest poll, is Yugoslav Foreign Minister MiLan Milutinovic, the candidate of Milosevic’s Socialist party.He is followed by far-right leader Vojislav Seselj. He finished the invalidated October 5 vote slightly ahead of Milosevic’s earlier preferred candidate, Zoran Li Lic, who stood down as Yugoslav President to make way for Milosevic.

The third main contender in Sunday’s vote is Vuk Draskovic, the nationalist Opposition leader, who was knocked out of the October presidential race. Although he has significant support, he would be a surprise victor.

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