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• What is at stake in Serbia's election?

Ana Milosavljevic
in Belgrade

Tired eyes and smiles adorned the faces of thousands of Serbians who woke up early this morning to cast their vote, breaking all turnout records of early voting.

What hasn't motivated me? There isn't a single reason I could give that would keep me from showing up at my polling station at 6:20 in the morning."

I can't remember seeing crowds like this at around 8 in the morning in at least the last 15 years."