13 minutes agoGermany for elections in Serbia: Unacceptable irregularities for an EU candidate country
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(2 years ago)Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said irregularities in Serbia's elections, reported by international monitoring missions, are unacceptable “”, for a candidate state for membership in the European Union. Serbia has voted, but the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSBE) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights [...]
Germany's Foreign Affairs Ministry has said irregularities in Serbia's elections, reported by international monitoring missions, are <x0). Unacceptable”, for a candidate state for membership in the European Union.
“Serbia has voted, but the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSBE) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have reported abuses of public resources, voter intimidation and cases of vote buying. This is unacceptable for a state that has candidate status for membership”, the German Ministry said through an X post.
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has said elections in Serbia have been forwarded with serious irregularities, misuse of public funds, media dominance of the president of state, Aleksandar Vucic, negative campaigns and widespread fears, according to the state president. REL.
Kosovo Serbs line up at the Kosovo-Serbia border checkpoint in Merdara, Kosovo, December 17th, 2023. They traveled by bus and vehicles from different parts of Kosovo to vote for parliamentary elections in Serbia on Sunday.
These are serious problems that institutions must address and seriously investigate in order to create conditions for fair elections and stronger democracy in Serbia in the future”, He said O The SEU, at a media conference, held on December 18th.
As for irregularities on election day, O The DIHR has said voting in the group and violations of the vote's privacy have been observed.
“We have seen serious irregularities, including vote purchases”, representatives of international observers have said on December 18th.
Doubts of irregularities in the elections have echoed a part of the opposition as well.
Opposition coalition parties “Serbia against violence” have said there have been many irregularities in Belgrade, and that the results do not reflect the will of citizens.
At their invitation, some Belgrade residents have taken part in a protest on December 18th, seeking to cancel elections in the Serbian capital.
President Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has dismissed the accusations of results as different from the will of citizens, and other irregularities.
Several local surveillance missions in Serbia have also cast doubts about the outcome of parliamentary elections, saying drastic violations have been recorded.
On December 17th, Serbia has organised parliamentary, local and district elections. Vucic's party, the SNS, has declared victory at all levels.
