Serbia populists seek to cement power in poll re-run after vote-rigging claims

Voters in Serbia are casting ballots in a re-run election in the capital, Belgrade, and dozens of other cities and towns (Darko Vojinovic/AP)

Voters in Serbia are casting ballots in a re-run election in the capital, Belgrade, and dozens of other cities and towns, with ruling right-wing populists seeking to cement their already vast hold on power.

The vote in Belgrade is being repeated after reports of widespread irregularities last December triggered political tensions and accusations that President Aleksandar Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party rigged the vote.