International Monitors Raise Concerns over Fairness and Safety of Serbia’s Election
Monitors cited violence, intimidation and surveillance risks as they warned the vote could undermine a level playing field for contestants.
- On October 25, Serbia will hold early parliamentary elections pitting former President Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party against the Student List, a contest viewed as a referendum on his 14-year rule.
- Student-Led protests emerged following a November 2024 train station tragedy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, attracting nearly 300,000 people to mass rallies demanding early elections.
- The European Union and international monitors have raised concerns about the fairness of the vote, citing "hostile and aggressive rhetoric targeting activists" and "persistent and credible allegations of surveillance."
- Candidates like machine technician Milovanovic are campaigning on judicial independence and media freedom, with Milovanovic criticizing agency employment as "modern-day slaves" due to precarious contracts and low pay.
- Former President Vucic resigned last month to lead his party's campaign, framing the election as a referendum on his leadership while promising economic stability and close ties with China, Russia, and the United States.
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Izaslanstvo od sedam zastupnika Europskog parlamenta, među njima dvoje iz Hrvatske, bit će dio međunarodne promatračke misije u Srbiji na parlamentarnim izborima 25. listopada, priopćeno je u petak iz Europskog parlamenta. Izaslanstvo Europskog parlamenta će boraviti od 22. […] Objava Sunčana Glavak i Gordan Bosanac nadzirat će izbore u Srbiji pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union and international monitors have raised concerns about the fairness of Serbia ’s early parliamentary election on Oct. 25 as political tensions run high in the country.
This is the 12th OSCE Parliamentary Assembly election observation mission in Serbia.
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