According to official results, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, which has been in power since 2012, won more than 47.36% of the vote, while the pro-Western opposition bloc Serbia Against Violence won 22.7%.
Opposition supporters reported massive irregularities and fraud in the voting and refused to recognize the election results. Tepić and Aleksić claimed that the authorities brought some 40,000 voters from other cities as well as from Republika Srpska (citizens of another state) to Belgrade to participate in the election. There were also reports of throw-ins, "carousels" and attacks on independent observers.
The rallies began late in the evening of December 18 in front of the administrative buildings in Belgrade, from where the demonstrators moved to the election commission building. Protesters threw eggs, tomatoes and toilet paper at the building. Miladin Kovačević, director of the Republican Election Commission, was attacked. According to RTC, about 1.6 thousand people took part in the protest.
Aleksandar Vucic said after the announcement of the preliminary results that the country will "continue the European path" and that Serbs will face difficult negotiations with Kosovo and "unfair concessions." He also added that Kosovo will always be part of Serbia.
