Vucic's Sns party triumphs in Belgrade, from early data

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 02 GIU - The conservative Serbian Progress Party (Sns), led by Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and headed by President Aleksandar Vucic, reportedly won by a wide margin in local elections held today in Belgrade and 66 other municipalities. According to preliminary data released by the Cesid/Ipsos Demographic Research Institute, the Sns in Belgrade would have won 53 percent of the vote, followed at a great distance by two opposition-aligned formations -- 'I am also Belgrade' and 'Choose Belgrade' -- given 17 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively. The Sns, again according to the first data released by Cesid/Ipsos, would also triumph in Novi Sad, Serbia's second largest city, with 52.7 percent, and in Nis with 45.2 percent. A wide success, that of the conservative party and majority force in the country, confirmed by Sns leader Premier Vucevic and President Vucic himself.According to Vucevic, the Sns would win in all municipalities where voting took place in Serbia today, with the exception of four localities-Tutin, Backa Topola, Senta, and Kanjiza. For President Vucic, today's Sns result in Belgrade was higher than in the previous local government elections on December 17.
    Speaking at party headquarters, along with Premier Vucevic and other party leaders, Vucic said the Sns will have 62 or 63 mandates out of the total of 110 in the Belgrade Municipal Assembly, up from the 54 it won in December. The Sns, he added, also achieved wide success in Novi Sad and Nis, Serbia's second and third largest cities, respectively. (ANSA).