Voter turnout in Serbia's snap parliamentary elections reached 46.4 percent by 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, according to estimates by Ipsos and CeSID. The figure represents a significant increase compared to the previous parliamentary elections in December 2023, when 32.2 percent of registered voters had cast their ballots by the same time.
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Large crowds and long queues have been reported at polling stations across Serbia since voting began at 7 a.m. The higher turnout has also been reflected in estimates released by election monitoring organizations and the Republic Electoral Commission (RIK).
According to the latest estimates from the election monitoring organization CRTA, turnout had reached 41.1 percent by 1 p.m., with a margin of error of ±0.9 percentage points. By comparison, turnout at the same time during the December 2023 parliamentary elections stood at 26.6 percent.
Official figures released by the Republic Electoral Commission showed that 34.55 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots by noon. In December 2023, the corresponding figure was 21.33 percent.
Turnout more than doubled in the early hours
Ipsos estimates, based on a sample of 750 polling stations, indicated that 27.2 percent of registered voters had voted by 11 a.m., compared to 15.1 percent in the previous parliamentary elections.
According to the Republic Electoral Commission, turnout had reached 19.72 percent by 10 a.m.
CRTA reported a similar figure of 19.8 percent by 10 a.m., with a margin of error of ±0.6 percentage points. This was more than double the 9.8 percent recorded at the same time in the 2023 elections.
Earlier estimates from Ipsos and CeSID showed that 12 percent of eligible voters had cast their ballots by 9 a.m., more than twice the 5.2 percent recorded in December 2023.
Despite a voter mobilization campaign organized by the ProGlas initiative in 2023, early turnout in that election remained broadly consistent with previous electoral cycles.
According to historical CeSID data, turnout by 9 a.m. stood at 5.1 percent in the 2020 elections and 5.2 percent in 2022.
The latest figures indicate substantially stronger voter participation throughout the first seven hours of voting compared to previous parliamentary elections in Serbia.
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