Country: | Serbia |
Flag Year: | 1991 |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 2003 Serbian presidential election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2008 Serbian presidential election |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Election Date: | 13 June 2004 (first round) 27 June 2004 (second round) |
Turnout: | 48.35 (9.56 pp) |
Image1: | BorisTadic.jpg |
Candidate1: | Boris Tadić |
Party1: | Democratic Party (Serbia) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,681,528 |
Percentage1: | 53.97% |
Candidate2: | Tomislav Nikolić |
Party2: | Serbian Radical Party |
Popular Vote2: | 1,434,068 |
Percentage2: | 46.03% |
President | |
Before Election: | Predrag Marković (acting) |
Before Party: | G17 Plus |
After Election: | Boris Tadić |
After Party: | Democratic Party (Serbia) |
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on Sunday, 13 June 2004. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on Sunday, 27 June. Boris Tadić, the pro-western Democratic Party's candidate, was the eventual victor with 54% of the vote.
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The surprise of this election was the success shown by one of the wealthiest businessmen in Serbia, Bogoljub Karić. The Government's candidate, Dragan Maršićanin, finished in 4th place, which opened the question of new parliamentary elections in Serbia.
In the second round, the democratic candidate Boris Tadić gained the support of every government party as well as of Bogoljub Karić.