Serbia’s Vucic admits projections point to change of government

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has acknowledged that preliminary projections from Sunday’s parliamentary elections point to a change of government, with the student-led protest movement expected to secure substantially more seats than his party.Serbia is voting for its next government and Vucic is running for prime minister.No official vote count had been released at the time of his remarks, with the figures apparently based on preliminary projections rather than confirmed results. Vucic did not specify the source of the estimates, referring only to a stratified sample.The election also saw high voter turnout, although the final participation rate had yet to be confirmed.“There will be between 135 and 140 mandates, we have 105,” Vucic said, referring to the projected number of parliamentary seats won by the student-led list and his party, respectively.He stressed, however, that the final election results were not yet available.Vucic added that no other major parties had secured seats in parliament, apart from several minority parties.Vucic resigned on September 27 following two years of protests, saying he wanted to participate in the election as an ordinary citizen. Ant...