Serbian Expats Commence Voting In Four States
By Bratislav.Jeremic on May 10, 2008 in Belgrade, Featured
Belgrade: The Serbian expats, who are eligible to vote, are today casting their ballots in four states, one day ahead of the elections in the country.
The Serbians living in the United Kingdom, Canada, United States and Portugal are today voting to choose which party or coalition from the 22 tickets they believe will best lead Serbia.
According to the Electoral Commission, RIK, there are 51,211 Serbians living in 42 countries abroad. They will cast their ballots in 77 polling stations.
In Canada, polls will open at – the consulate-general in Toronto, the embassy in Ottawa, the honorary consulate in Vancouver and the Serb church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto,7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local times.
The polling stations in Portugal and the United Kingdom are at the Serbian embassies in Lisbon and London respectively.
Serbians with right to vote who live in the U.S. will be able to do so in five locations, which include the embassy in Washington, consulate-generals in Chicago and New York, Cultural Center St. Sava and the church of St. Sava in Boston.
On May 11, the voters in the country, 6,749,688 of them, will elect 250 lawmakers of the parliament, 120 deputies of the assembly of Vojvodina, and deputies in 24 city and 150 municipal assemblies.
