The deadline for calling parliamentary and local elections expires Tuesday, March 13, when the voting date will be announced.

Under the Serbian Constitution, parliamentary elections are called by the president 90 days before the expiration of the current legislature's term, and the election must be held withing 60 days.

The current legislature's term ends June 11, which means elections need to be called by March 13.

The law on the election of MPs regulates that elections must be held inside 45 to 60 days, which means the voting will take place no later than April 29 or May 6.

When it comes to local elections, the law stipulates that elections must be held no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the current representatives' mandates.

The elections are called by the parliament speaker, and they must take place no earlier than 45 and no later than 60 days following the announcement.

According to statements made by Speaker Slavica Djukic Dejanovic, local elections will also be held in Kosovo, in all communities where the four-year term for representatives has run out.

The Serbian president has said the elections in Kosovo will be held in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and with the consent of UNMIK, whle Djukic Dejanovic has stated there will be no difference between municipalities in southern and northern Kosovo.

Provincial elections for the Vojvodina Assembly must be called no later than 90 days before the end of the current term, and held within 60 days of the announcement, and under the Vojvodina Statute, they are called by the Assembly speaker.

The last parliamentary and local elections were held on May 11 and the parliament was convened on June 11.

Serbia will also elect a new president by the end of the year, Serbian President Boris Tadic has announced.

Under the Constitution, the president is chosen in a direct election, called by the parliament speaker 90 days before the end of the incumbent's term and held within 60 days.

President Tadic was sworn in for his second term on February 15, 2008, while his first began in 2004.

The president is elected to a five-year term and the same person cannot be elected to the office more than twice.

Tadic is eligible to run again, since under the Constitution passed in 2006, his current term is his first.