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BELGRADE, Serbia, June 25 (UPI) -- The people of Serbia vote in presidential elections this weekend to choose between a hard-line nationalist and a pro-Western reformist.
Opinion polls published this week suggest the reformist, Boris Tadic, should win the election by a margin of around 54 percent to 46 percent over the candidate of the Serbian Radical Party, Tomislav Nikolic.
The leader of Nikolic's party, Vojislav Seselj, is facing war crimes charges in the Netherlands and Nikolic is an open supporter of a Greater Serbia involving the appropriation of Croatian territory.
Nikolic came top in the first round of voting almost two weeks ago. However, reformists of the center-right and center-left are expected to rally round Tadic, tipping the vote in his favor.
Nikolic's best hope, analysts say, is a low voter turnout. His voters are thought to be more loyal and disciplined than Tadic's.
The vote takes place on Sunday between 7:00 a.m. and 8 p.m. Results are expected overnight between Sunday and Monday.
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