EARLY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS - 1 June 2008

- 12 April 2008, with the decision of the President of the Parliament, the early parliamentary elections were announced.

- 1 June 2008 – Election Day

- Polling stations will open from 07.00 to 19.00.

- 120 members of the Parliament are elected under the proportional method. The results are determined with the D’hondt formula.

- 20 Members of the Parliament are elected from each of the 6 election districts.

- 1.779.116 voters are registered in the Voters’ List, or 37.667 more compared to 2006.

• 1.929 persons are in detention or imprisoned
• 542 persons enjoy the status of internally displaced persons

- 18 list submitters – 77 submitted lists of candidates

• 2 lists of candidates submitted by group of voters
• 2 coalitions have submitted 12 lists of candidates
• 14 submitters of lists of candidates submitted are political parties

- 1540 candidates for members of Parliament

ED 1 – 16 submitted lists of candidates with 295.917 voters – 429 EB

ED 2 – 15 submitted lists of candidates with 303.120 voters – 381 EB

ED 3 – 11 submitted lists of candidates with 288.585 voters – 625 EB

ED 4 – 10 submitted lists of candidates with 289.664 voters – 558 EB

ED 5 – 12 submitted lists of candidates with 290.101 voters – 548 EB

ED 6 – 13 submitted lists of candidates with 311.729 voters – 435 EB
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Total number of registered voters 1.779.116

ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODIES

• State Election Commission
• 84 Municipal Election Commissions
• 2976 Electoral Boards

Parliamentary elections

• 1990 – regular parliamentary elections
• 1994 - regular parliamentary elections
• 1998 - regular parliamentary elections
• 2002 - regular parliamentary elections
• 2006 - regular parliamentary elections
• 2008 – early parliamentary elections