Pro-EU Serb leader fails to get clear victory

Serbian president Boris Tadic and his challenger Tomislav Nikolic were heading for a run-off with initial results showing Mr Tadic and his Democratic Party slightly ahead in presidential and parliamentary elections held in Serbia on the 6 May 2012.

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ESO: Background information: Serbian parliamentary / presidential election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbian-parliamentary-presidential-election-2012/

EurActiv, 7.5.12: Former ultranationalists lead in Serbia election http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/ultranationalists-lead-serbia-election-news-512522

BBC News, 6.5.12: Serbia elections: Tadic and Nikolic 'to face run-off' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17978121

Deutsche Welle, 6.5.12: Serbian presidential rivals face election runoff http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15933137,00.html

France24, 7.5.12: Incumbent Tadic to face opposition leader in run-off http://www.france24.com/en/20120506-serbia-goes-polls-general-elections-boris-tadic-tomislav-nicolic

EurActiv, 8.5.12: Serbian Socialist leader eyes premiership http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/serbian-socialist-leader-eyes-premiership-news-512541

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