Few of the voters bundled in heavy coats against the unwelcome return of a bitter winter chill on central Belgrade’s Gavrila Principa Street last Sunday doubted that President Aleksander Vučić would win the elections. “Of course the president will win,” said Marko, a lawyer, grinning grimly. “We have a system in which only he can win.  “He’ll be around for a good few years yet, however we vote.” “There’s no chance that anyone but Aleskander will be number one, but I will put my empty voice in the ballot box anyway,” agreed Milošh, a lorry driver.  “We are really doing…

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