How Suspicious Voter Numbers Resulted in Violence, Destruction in Serbia

The Dec. 17 election revealed the existence of a major fracture in Serbian society caused by the impossibility of having more votes cast than there are voters.

A voter casts his ballot in a ballot box at a polling station during parliamentary and local elections in Belgrade, Serbia, on Dec. 17, 2023. Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images

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On Dec. 17, 2023, Serbia held an election for members of Parliament and local governments.