SERBIA
Population
Total population in Serbia is 7,040,272 by 1st January 2017. The median age of Serbians is 38.38 which is less than the European average of 40.36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary election was held in April 2016. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (Wikipedia):
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
Serbia is Winning |
48.25 |
Conservative |
SPS–JS–ZS |
10.95 |
Social democracy |
Serbian Radical Party |
8.1 |
Nationalist |
Enough is Enough |
6.02 |
Liberal |
For a Just Serbia |
6.02 |
Liberal |
Dveri–DSS |
5.04 |
Conservative |
Electoral System
The system used in Serbia is List PR within a nationwide single constituency in which parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives (Wikipedia). The voter turnout in 2016 election was 56.07% (idea.int).
Quality of Democracy
Serbia is an improving parliamentary democracy. Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 2.5 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Serbia is ranked 77th least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 41 out of 100.
Gender Equality
34% of the parliamentarians are women currently. Serbian Electoral Law promotes at least 30% representation of both sexes (idea.int).