According to data by the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy, the turnout has been the lowest since this organisation has been monitoring elections. A mere 16.4 percent of about 1.4 million eligible voters went to the polls in Belgrade by 2 pm.
The voter turnout in Serbia is expected to revolve around 30 percent, and it is certain that a second electoral round will have to be convened in a fortnight.
Local councils are elected under a proportional representation system, with parties having to win a minimum of three percent of the vote in order to win a seat.
Elections for the 120-seat Vojvodina Assembly are held under a combined system, with half of the deputies elected under a majority system and the other half under a proportional representation system. The minimum number of votes required is five per cent. The whole province is one constituency with 1.6 million voters.
All pre-election public opinion polls showed that the candidates on the list of the Democratic Party led by Boris Tadic and the Radical Party of Hague tribunal indictee Vojislav Seselj enjoyed the greatest support of the electorate. They were followed by Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica's Democratic Party of Serbia, and Bogoljub Karic's Power of Serbia Movement, a new party which many public opinion poll agencies estimate will join Serbia's authorities for the first time.