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Presidential elections will be held in Serbia on 2 April 2017, with a possible second round on 16 April. They will be the eleventh since the office of President was introduced in 1990. Incumbent President Tomislav Nikolić is eligible to run for a second five year term, but has opted not to do so.
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Electoral system
The President of Serbia is elected for a five-year term using the two-round system.
Candidates
Electoral Commission has confirmed eleven candidates. Candidate numbers were decided using a random draw on 17 March.
Campaigns which ended before the electoral window
On 15 February 2017, news outlets announced that Tomislav Nikolić had decided to run for president, despite not being nominated by the SNS. However, five days later he publicly stated that he would not run for re-election. Likewise, Dušan Janjić from Active Serbia had announced his candidacy in May 2016, only to prematurely end his campaign on March 11, 2017. On March 12, 2017, independent candidate Vladimir Rajčić announced that he terminated his presidential campaign, but that he will be active in future elections. In March 2017 independent candidates Danijela Sremac, Saša Mirković and Andrej Fajgelj decided to end their campaigns.