Aleksandar Vucic claims landslide victory in Serbia's general election as the West puts pressure on the Balkan country over close ties with Russia
A former ultra-nationalist ally of strongman Slobodan Milosevic, Vucic has held power in some form or another since 2012.
Zdravko Ponos, a retired army general representing the pro-European and centrist Alliance for Victory coalition was set to come second with 17.1 percent of the votes. Vucic ran for the second five-year term on a promise of peace and stability just as Russia attacked Ukraine, which has put Serbia under pressure from the West to choose between its traditional ties with Moscow and aspirations to join the European Union .Serbia is almost entirely dependent on Russian gas, while its army maintains ties with Russia's military.
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