President of Serbia

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President of the
Republic of Serbia
Standard of the President of Serbia.svg
Standard of the President of Serbia
Incumbent
Boris Tadić

since 15 February 2008
Residence Novi Dvor
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Boris Tadić
Formation 15 February 2008
Website www.predsednik.rs

The President of Serbia is the head of state of the Republic of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.

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[edit] Authority, legal and constitutional rights

  • 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 (President of the National Assembly) 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] Office

The Presidential Office at Novi Dvor
  • Presidential Office located in Novi Dvor.
  • Chief of Staff: Miodrag Rakić.
  • Secretary General of the Office: Branko Radujko.
  • Director of People's Office of the President: Tatjana Pašić.

[edit] Advisers

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Advisers to the President carry out the analytical, advisory and other corresponding tasks for the needs of the President of the Republic as well as other expert tasks in relations of the President with the Government and the Parliament.[1]

Advisor Portfolio
Gordana Matković General Affairs
Trivo Inđić Political Issues
Mlađan Đorđević Legal Issues
Nebojša Krstić Public Relations
Vojislav Brajović Culture
Jovan Ratković EU/NATO relations

Previous advisers who served from 2005 to 2008 are Biserka Jevtimijević Drinjaković (economic issues), Vladimir Cvijan (legal issues) and Dušan T. Bataković and Leon Cohen (political issues). Most of the former advisers are now serving as directors of public enterprises and ambassadors.

[edit] Presidents of Serbia

[edit] Latest election

e • d Summary of the 20 January and 3 February 2008 Serbian presidential election results
Candidates Nominating parties Votes 1st round % Votes 2nd round %
Boris Tadić Democratic Party 1,457,030 35.39 2,304,467 50.31
Tomislav Nikolić Serbian Radical Party 1,646,172 39.99 2,197,155 47.97
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
István Pásztor Hungarian Coalition 93,039 2.26
Milanka Karić Serbian Strength MovementBogoljub Karić 40,332 0.98
Marijan Rističević Coalition People's Peasant PartyUnited Peasant Party 18,500 0.45
Jugoslav Dobričanin Reformist Party 11,894 0.29
Total valid votes 98.09 98.28
Registered Voters 6,708,697 6,723,762
Total turnout 4,116,844 61.37 4,580,428 68.12
Valid 4,038,382 98.09 4,501,622 98.28
Invalid 78,462 1.91 78,806 1.72

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