Overview
- With 99.72% of ballots counted, the election commission reports Siniša Karan at 50.3% with 217,324 votes, ahead of Branko Blanuša on 48.37% with 208,955.
- The margin is roughly 8,369 votes in a race that proceeded without major incidents.
- Official turnout was 35.78%, pointing to low participation across the entity.
- Several polling stations opened late due to snowfall, and one site in Kneževo will vote on 30 November.
- The ruling SNSD declared Karan’s win after more than 95% was tallied, a claim now broadly consistent with the commission’s near-final results.