Serbia: Landslide Victory for Vucic

People ♦ Published: March 17, 2014; 14:24 ♦ (Vindobona)

After Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s party saw an overwhelming victory in the early parliamentary elections the new government is facing a hard road ahead.

Vucic is facing a hard way ahead of him as Serbia is supposed to undergo major reforms. / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to Belgrade-based national NGO Centre for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID), the Progress Party (SNS) under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, won a landslide victory as around 50 percent of the votes were in their favor. SNS was able to double their votes as in 2012 the party gained more than 24 percent.

The Socialist Party under current Prime…