Towards trusted and inclusive electoral processes: the role of observers (Paris, 28-29 april) The participants in the high-level event “Towards trusted and inclusive electoral processes: the role of observers”, co-organised by the Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in Paris on 28-29 April…
Today marks 10 years since the first elections we observed. Is that a short or a long time? In some ways, it feels short because few, if any, of the key problems in the electoral process have been resolved. Long – because many of those problems have deepened or, (if you will forgive the immodesty)…
On April 21, 2026, proposals to amend four laws entered parliamentary procedure: the Law on the Election of Members of Parliament, the Law on Local Elections, the Law on the Constitutional Court, and the Law on the Election of the President of the Republic. The Law on Prevention of Corruption and the Law on Financing…
CRTA deployed 10 limited-capacity observation missions, applying a methodology grounded in international principles and standards for citizen election observation. The observation was organised through mobile teams, in line with short-term observation practices, which are based on wide territorial coverage and direct monitoring of election day proceedings, but without continuous presence at all polling stations. Throughout…
Local elections scheduled for 29 March 2026, in 10 local self-government units (LSGs) are taking place in an environment of prolonged political polarization, heightened tensions, and practices that undermine the equality of electoral participants. On election day, CRTA will observe voting in all 10 LSGs. Observation missions will be organised according to a unified methodology…
Serbia today is increasingly described by citizens as Ćaciland. What is Ćaciland – this impossible-to-translate word? It refers to the space between the Presidency and the National Assembly, in the very centre of the capital, where individuals with serious criminal records, including war crimes, camp and operate openly. They physically and verbally attack journalists, activists,…
Since the safety of our observers has been seriously endangered, we have decided to abolish the CRTA’s Observation Mission in Mionica and withdraw our observers from all polling stations and mobile teams. We made this decision after a mobile team of CRTA’s female observers in Mionica was attacked by a group of unidentified men. They…
CRTA will be among the citizens voting on November 30 – in Mionica and Negotin at regular local elections, and in Sečanj at extraordinary local elections. In addition to observers, CRTA’s legal teams will also be present, ready to support citizens in cases of pressure or any other violation of their voting rights. In Mionica,…
Honourable Members of the Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. Serbia today stands at a decisive point in its modern history. The country that once symbolised democratic transition in the Western Balkans has become a warning sign of how quickly institutions can erode. From stagnation to duplicity…
