CRTA’s proposals on the further implementation of ODIHR recommendations, submitted to the National Assembly.

Responsibility of institutions, accurate voter registry, professional media work, and protection of citizens from political pressures – these are the four priority areas we’ve defined for further work on implementing ODIHR’s electoral recommendations, in the proposal we’ve submitted to the President of the National Assembly within a deadline of less than 24 hours.

For the responsibility of institutions, combating impunity, which protects those who commit criminal and misdemeanor acts in the electoral process, often under the auspices of institutions responsible for ensuring the integrity of elections, is crucial. It’s necessary to identify those responsible within the prosecutorial ranks for lack of action, as well as the necessity for prosecutorial proactivity regarding violations of election-related laws.

Without an accurate and uncompromised voter registry, conducting democratic elections is impossible. We’ve specified the objectives, authority, and composition of the voter registry review commission whose establishment we propose.

To combat pronounced media inequality among election participants and the dramatic disappearance of political pluralism from the media, it’s necessary, first and foremost, to improve professional standards in the work of public broadcasters, Radio-television of Serbia and Radio-television of Vojvodina, and to open them up to various political options.

We’ve also demanded the dismissal of all members of the REM (Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media), as well as the general directors and chief editors of news programs of public media services.

It’s a priority to investigate reported cases of voter pressure, as well as to improve legal provisions prohibiting pressure on public sector employees. The government is responsible for preventing all forms of political pressure on citizens.

It’s the responsibility of the state to ensure that the continuation of the process, unlike the past, is transparent, inclusive, and in line with democratic standards.

You can read all the proposals on how to further implement ODIHR’s recommendations, which we’ve submitted to the National Assembly, here.