September–October 2002 Serbian presidential election

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September–October 2002 Serbian presidential election
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  1997 29 September 2002 (first round)
13 October 2002 (second round)
Dec 2002  
Turnout45.45% (Decrease2.svg 5.49 pp)
  Vojislav Kostunica 2004.jpg Miroljub Labus in 2004 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Vojislav Koštunica Miroljub Labus
Party DSS Independent
Popular vote1,991,947921,094
Percentage68.38%31.62%

President before election

Milan Milutinović
SPS

Elected President

Election results annulled
Milan Milutinović (acting)
SPS

Presidential elections were held in the Yugoslav province of Serbia on 29 September 2002, with a second round on 13 October. [1] However, the result was invalidated because turnout in the second round was less than 50%. Fresh elections were held in December.

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Vojislav Koštunica Democratic Party of Serbia 1,123,42031.561,991,94768.38
Miroljub Labus Citizens' Group: Best for Serbia – Miroljub Labus995,20027.96921,09431.62
Vojislav Šešelj Serbian Radical Party 845,30823.74
Vuk Drašković Serbian Renewal Movement 159,9594.49
Borislav Pelević Party of Serbian Unity 139,0473.91
Bata Živojinović Socialist Party of Serbia 119,0523.34
Nebojša Pavković Citizens' Group75,6622.13
Branislav-Bane Ivković Citizens' Group: Socialists for Return to the Basics42,8531.20
Vuk Obradović Social Democracy 26,0500.73
Tomislav LaloševićCitizens' Group25,1330.71
Dragan Radenović Citizens' Group: Society of Free Citizens8,2800.23
Total3,559,964100.002,913,041100.00
Valid votes3,559,96497.952,913,04197.80
Invalid/blank votes74,5342.0565,4272.20
Total votes3,634,498100.002,978,468100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,553,04255.466,553,04245.45
Source: RIK, RIK

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