President of Serbia
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| President of Serbia | |
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| Incumbent: Boris Tadić |
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| Residence | Novi Dvor |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural | Slobodan Milošević |
| Formation | 8 May 1989 |
| Website | www.predsednik.yu |
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The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Republic of Serbia.
The current President of Serbia is Boris Tadić, who was reelected with 50.57% of the vote in the Serbian presidential election, 2008.
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[edit] Authority, legal and constitutional rights
The President can:
- preside in five-year mandate
- be elected for president twice
- have immunity granted by National Assembly
- disband National Assembly and Government
- declare state of emergency
- call for elections
- represent the country
- confer medals and awards
- veto a bill until the assembly have reconsidered it, and approved it a second time
The Speaker of the Parliament serves as interim president if the elected president resigns from office, or if his/her term expires and a new president is not elected.
[edit] Symbols
The President of Serbia has his own flag called Presidential Standard.
[edit] Office
The Presidential Office is located in Novi Dvor.
Current Advisors to the President are:
- Trivo Inđić, political issues
- Gordana Matković, general issues
- Nebojša Krstić, public relations
- Biserka Jevtimijević Drinjaković, economic affairs
- Jovan Ratković, EU and NATO
- Vladimir Cvijan, legal affairs
Secretary General of the Office is Branko Radujko.
Director of People's Office of the President is Tatjana Pašić.
[edit] Presidents of the Republic of Serbia
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[edit] Presidental election, 2008
| Candidates | Nominating parties | Votes 1st round | % | Votes 2nd round | % |
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| Boris Tadić | Democratic Party | 1,457,030 | 35.39 | 2,304,467 | 51.19 |
| Tomislav Nikolić | Serbian Radical Party | 1,646,172 | 39.99 | 2,197,155 | 48.81 |
| Velimir Ilić | New Serbia | 305,828 | 7.43 | ||
| Milutin Mrkonjić | Socialist Party of Serbia | 245,889 | 5.97 | ||
| Čedomir Jovanović | Liberal Democratic Party | 219,689 | 5.34 | ||
| Ištvan Pastor | Hungarian Coalition | 93,039 | 2.26 | ||
| Milanka Karić | Serbian Strength Movement – Bogoljub Karić | 40,332 | 0.98 | ||
| Marijan Rističević | Coalition People's Peasant Party–United Peasant Party | 18,500 | 0.45 | ||
| Jugoslav Dobričanin | Reformist Party | 11,894 | 0.29 | ||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Registered Voters | 6,708,697 | 100.0 | 6,723,762 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 4,116,844 | 61.25 | 4,580,428 | 68.12 | |
| Valid | 4,007,953 | 97.35 | 4,501,622 | 98.28 | |
| Invalid | 78,462 | 2.65 | 78,806 | 1.72 | |
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