Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the elections are a result of the campaign, of the past performance and of all that has been offered to the people, and noted that the citizens of Bosnia's Republika Srpska (RS) entity have the right to vote in Belgrade on the basis of the dual citizenship laws adopted “when those now criticizing this were in power.”

Responding to the criticism that Republika Srpska citizens cast their ballots in the Belgrade local elections, Vucic told the Serbian state TV (RTS) that they are entitled to this right.

They have this right based on the laws passed in this country by those who were in power before us, and now they are running a witch hunt against our people because I guess they don’t like these people’s political orientation, even though we are talking about a minor number of votes, said Vucic.

The President added that seriousness and responsibility in one’s work is what it takes to gain the people’s trust.

Vucic said his ticket scored victory in Belgrade, and that the results are always thrown into question by those who lose.

“I said 15 days ago that the (ruling) Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is in the lead in Belgrade because some pursued the wrong policy and campaign strategy. They were ahead (of the SNS) by five percent five months ago, we did surveys daily and saw that this changed, we won, as for who will form the government, that we don’t know,” said Vucic.