Belgrade, 13 November 2022 (MIA) - Serbia held Sunday regular elections for members of the national councils of 23 national minorities, including the Macedonian, MIA's Belgrade correspondent reports. Members of the Macedonian minority cast their votes in Belgrade's National Assembly through electoral assembly because not enough voters were registered voluntarily in the single voters' list. Of 59, 57 registered voters voted for only one list, the Borche Velichkovski List, which was ultimately elected by a majority of votes, 56. Also, 23 members of the new Macedonian national councils were elected. Electoral assembly elections enable members of the national councils to be elected in an indirect vote because all members of the national minority are not eligible to cast their votes. Only those that have applied to be voters are eligible to do so. The national councils are considered key institutions for the national minorities in Serbia, which are authorized to take part in decision-making processes or decide independently about issues in the field of culture, education and official use of the language. A total of 456,199 people voted in this year's elections, held every four years, at 949 polling stations to elect members of the national councils of 23 national minorities, recognized in Serbia. Direct elections were held for 19 minorities and electoral assemblies were held for four minorities, including the Macedonian, Croatian, Montenegrin and the Gorani people. According to Serbia's 2011 census, 22,755 members of the Macedonian minority live in Serbia, a drop compared to previous years. According to unofficial estimation, more than 100,000 Macedonians live in Serbia.