COOPERATION WITH MOSCOW BENEFITS BELGRADE FIRST

MOSCOW, OCTOBER 26 /SRNA - RIA Novosti/ - Russia hopes that Serbia will continue to seek constructive relations with Moscow following the victory of the "Student List" in Serbia's parliamentary elections, because constructive relations with Russia are in Serbia's interest, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"As for the new political force that will come to power as a result of the elections, we would like to express hope that their actions will also be constructively aimed at the further development of relations," Peskov said.

He stressed that Russia values the contribution of Serbia's former President Aleksandar Vučić to the development of relations between Belgrade and Moscow.

"Cooperation with Russia is in Serbia's interest because it benefits Serbia first and foremost," Peskov said.

He added that Moscow intends to continue contributing to the development of relations with Serbia in every possible way.

The Republic Electoral Commission /REC/ earlier released the results of the parliamentary elections in Serbia based on 8,077 processed polling stations, according to which the "Student List" won 2,211,400 votes, or 52.54 percent, while the "Aleksandar Vučić - United Serbia" list won 1,653,868 votes, or 39.29 percent.

The "Ivica Dačić - Factor of Stability" list won 91,673 votes, or 2.18 percent.

Other lists received less than one percent of the vote