Tomislav Nikolic, President of Serbia addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mary Altaffer/Pool
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia will hold a snap parliamentary election in March as the co-ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) seeks to cash in on rising poll numbers, the Politika daily reported on Thursday.
A spokesman for the government declined to comment on the report, which follows weeks of mounting speculation that the Balkan country is heading for a second election in less than two years as the coalition tussles over the pace of economic reform and a battle to root out corruption.
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