Referendum 2022: Observation Report – Summary

The referendum was organized within short deadlines, with changes of the law regulating the conduct of the referendum only several days before it was officially called, contrary to international democratic standards.1 The period of the referendum campaign was marked by growing socio-political tensions, as well as the timing of the referendum, that was organized just few months before the regular presidential and Belgrade elections, and extraordinary parliamentary elections, announced for April 2022.