Early parliamentary elections are held in Serbia Polling stations have opened in Serbia to advance the elections to the assembly. The REC registered 6.45 million voters, voting takes place in approximately 8,400 polling stations, including 93 in 37 countries. About 115,000 Serbs from Kosovo are voting in the cities of Varanja, Raska, Koršumlije and Tutin. The sites are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Committee members check voters' fingers with an ultraviolet lamp, then issue a ballot after confirming their identity. 19 political forces compete for 250 seats. Vucic resigned as president to lead the United Serbia coalition campaign around the SPP. Public opinion polls call "The Student List" its main competitor. Among the nine lists of national minorities are three Bosnians, as well as Albanians, Greeks, Hungarians and Slovaks. Two parties are registered as Russian minority parties.