“Either we have an authoritarian regime, or a democracy – there is no such thing as a hybrid regime. There is no compromise between repression and freedom”, was a key statement heard on the panel “How to Recognize Electoral Authoritarianism”. Francesco Ronchi, visiting professor at Columbia University and a representative of the Directorate for Democracy…
“The main method of Russian political election technology is war”, said Aleksandar Cherkasov from the Human Rights Defense Center Memorial. As a prominent peace activist and human rights advocate, he explained the mechanism of violence that, according to him, has been passed down for decades, resulting in today’s war in Ukraine. But it wasn’t just…
Read the full speech of Svetlana Slapšak, at the International Conference “In Effect, Do We Elect?” in Belgrade held on 23. October 2024. Ochlocracy is a Greek compound word meaning “rule of the mob,” first used by the ancient Greek historian Polybius. Here, I use it as an operational term to describe the current mode…
Read the full speech of Vukosava Crnjanski, Crta’s Director, at the International Conference “In Effect, Do We Elect?” in Belgrade held on 23. October 2024. Dear guests and allies, Thank you for being here and for joining us in trying to make this a good conference, to do something meaningful for elections – here,…
Super election year. Around 3.7 billion people will be voting in 2024. Do these numbers bring more fear or hope? The conference will address the issues of electoral processes and the crisis of electoral democracy, bringing together dozens of academic researchers, experts from various fields, engaged intellectuals, and activists from Serbia and around the world….
The elections for the Assembly of the City of Belgrade were devastating regarding the integrity and quality of the elections, the rule of law and the democratic capacity of society. Around 200,000 fewer voters got out to vote compared to December, and despite a convincing majority that will form the Belgrade government, its legitimacy will…
A total of 41,5 percent of citizens voted in elections for the Belgrade City Assembly by 19:00 (margin of error 0,4 percent). In comparison, voter turnout by 19:00 in Belgrade elections in December was 54,8 percent. Until the last report at 18:00 the CRTA Election Observation Mission submitted another complaint on account of electoral corruption, totaling the…
The number of reports of electoral corruption is increasing. CRTA’s Election Observation Mission has reported another case to the police on suspicion of vote buying in front of a polling station in Palilula. CRTA observers recorded the organized transportation of voters to the polling station and the distribution of money. CRTA has so far submitted…
