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                Poll: Ruling Party Wins Big in Serbian Elections

   Serbia`s ruling center-right party has won an outright parliamentary
   majority in an election that will cement its grip on power.
   The independent Belgrade-based CeSID polling group says the Serbian
   Progressive Party won 157 seats in the country`s 250-seat parliament.
   Its coalition partner in the current Serbian government, the Serbian
   Socialist Party, came in second, with nearly 50 seats.
   Citing a partial vote count, CeSid said the Progressives had won "about
   50 percent`` of ballots cast.
   The election comes as Serbia is seeking entry into the European Union.
   The Progressives are expected to choose their leader, Aleksandar Vucic,
   a former pro-Russian nationalist who has become a pro-EU advocate, as
   prime minister.
   Vucic has promised painful reforms to help Serbia`s economy, which has
   been ravaged by wars and international sanctions.
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