Presidential Election In Serbia

BELGRADE, SERBIA - APRIL 02: Serbian voters head to the polls to choose the country's next president in Belgrade, Serbia on April 02, 2016.

Nearly seven million voters will decide the new president from among a total of 11 candidates, according to the State Election Commission (RIK).

Serbian citizens living in the UK, Canada and the United States already voted on Saturday. According to polls, Vucic -- nominated by an alliance led by the Serb Progressive Party (SNS) -- is expected to win the election in the first round with more than 50 per cent of the vote. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, former Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj and Serbian nationalist Dveri Movement leader Bosko Obradovic are running. Jankovic is the closest rival to Vucic with an estimated 12 percent support. According to polling data, the youngest candidate -- Luka Maksimovic -- is in third place having based his campaign on criticism of the current political system. Polls also suggest voter turnout will be higher than in 2016's general election. .