1997 Serbian presidential election

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December 1997 Serbian presidential election
← Sept–Oct 1997 7 December 1997 (first round)
21 December 1997 (second round)		 2002 →
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Candidate Milan Milutinović Vojislav Šešelj
Party SPS SRS
Popular vote 2,181,808 1,383,868
Percentage 59.23% 37.57%
President before election

Dragan Tomić (acting)
SPS

Elected President

Milan Milutinović
SPS

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Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Serbia in December 1997, following the annulment of the results of the September–October elections due to low voter turnout. The result was a victory for Milan Milutinović of the Socialist Party of Serbia, who defeated Vojislav Šešelj in the second round.

Results[]

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Milan Milutinović Left Coalition 1,665,822 43.70 2,181,808 59.23
Vojislav Šešelj Serbian Radical Party 1,227,076 32.19 1,383,868 37.57
Vuk Drašković Serbian Renewal Movement 587,776 15.42
Vuk Obradović Social Democracy 115,850 3.04
Dragoljub Mićunović Democratic Center 86,583 2.27
Citizens' Group 29,180 0.77
Liberal-Democratic Party 21,353 0.56
Invalid/blank votes 76,911 – 115,319 –
Total 3,812,010 100 3,683,714 100
Registered voters/turnout 7,226,947 52.75 7,225,860 50.98
Source: RIK

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