Nationalist Faces Runoff With Reformer
From Times Wire Reports
Hard-line nationalist Tomislav Nikolic won the most votes in the election for the republic of Serbia’s president but is expected to face an uphill challenge to defeat popular reformer Boris Tadic in a runoff this month.
Nikolic, whose Radical Party is led by war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj, now detained in The Hague, finished first in the field of 15 with 30.1% against 27.3% for Tadic, according to projections.
Tadic was considered likely to pick up the lion’s share of votes from the defeated candidates.
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