2004 Serbian presidential election Bogoljub Karić. Boris Tadić became the new President of Serbia. 2004 Serbian presidential election Serbia held the first round of its 2004 elections for President of Serbia on Sunday, 13 June 2004, and the second round on Sunday, 27 June 2004. Boris Tadić, the pro-western Democratic Party's candidate, was the eventual victor. The surprise of this election was the success shown by one of the wealthiest businessmen in Serbia, Bogoljub Karić. The Government's candidate, Dragan Maršićanin, finished in 4th place, which opened the question of new parliamentary elections in Serbia. In the second round, the democratic candidate Boris Tadić gained
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