September 1997 Serbian Presidential Election
21 September 1997 (first round) 5 October 1997 (second round) · The Milošević years · two-round vote
Zoran Lilić led the first round on 37.12% and Vojislav Šešelj won the runoff on 50.62% against 49.38%, but the result was annulled because runoff turnout of 48.95% was below the 50% required.
Annulled: turnout in the runoff was 48.95%, below the 50% required.
President before
Dragan Tomić (acting)
SPS
Elected President
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Winning share
50.6%
second round
Turnout
49.0%
The result
Zoran Lilić
Left Coalition (SPS–JUL–ND) · 1,474,924 votes
49.38%
second round
Vojislav Šešelj
Serbian Radical Party · 1,126,940 votes
50.62%
second round
Vuk Drašković
Serbian Renewal Movement · 852,808 votes
21.46%
first round
Mile Isakov
Vojvodina Coalition · 111,166 votes
2.80%
first round
Vuk Obradović
Social Democracy · 100,523 votes
2.53%
first round
Nebojša Čović
Democratic Alternative–SSS · 93,133 votes
2.34%
first round
Sulejman Ugljanin
List for Sandžak (SDA S) · 68,446 votes
1.72%
first round
Milisav Banković
Workers' Party of Yugoslavia · 49,158 votes
1.24%
first round
Milan Paroški
People's Party · 27,100 votes
0.68%
first round
Miodrag Vidojković
Independent · 14,105 votes
0.36%
first round
Predrag Vuletić
Liberal Democratic Party · 11,463 votes
0.29%
first round
Dragan Đorđević
Party of Citizens of Serbia · 10,684 votes
0.27%
first round