Election Cycles
2022
ELECTIONS
Elections on multiple levels were called for April 3, 2022
2022
REFERENDUM
The Referendum to Change the Constitution in the area of judiciary was held on January 16, 2022
2020
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The Elections for Members of Parliament were held on June 21, 2020
2018
BELGRADE ELECTIONS
The Elections for the Belgrade City Assembly were held on March 4, 2018
2017
PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS
The Elections for the President of the Republic were held on April 2, 2017, across Serbia
2016
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The Elections for Members of Parliament were held on April 24, 2016, along with provincial and local elections
2022
ELECTIONS
Elections on multiple levels were called for April 3, 2022
Elections 2022 – Preliminary Report on Observing the Election Day
The election of members of the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia, the presidential election, and local elections in 13 local self-government units, including Belgrade, were held simultaneously on April 3, 2022. The parliamentary and presidential elections were organized with the Republic of Serbia as one constituency. The parliamentary and local elections were conducted using a proportional electoral system, and parliamentary mandates are distributed by the system of the highest quotient between candidate lists that have crossed the electoral threshold of 3 percent of all valid votes. The presidential elections were conducted using the majority electoral system, through direct voting for presidential candidates.
Second Preliminary Long-Term Observation Report; February 15th – March 25th
The preliminary report of the Observation Mission on the quality of the election campaign for the presidential, parliamentary, and Belgrade city elections, which will be held on April 3, 2022, shows that the institutions responsible for law enforcement and protection of voting rights have not sufficiently contributed to protecting the public interest or achieving higher standards for free and democratic elections. Those institutions that did react to violations of the law during the campaign, did not have an impact on changing the behaviour of those election actors who abused their institutional advantages in the election race. Measures to improve election conditions, stemming from two inter-party dialogues, have resulted in a more complex legislative and institutional framework for conducting elections. But, in practice, they have not contributed to addressing the burning issues with elections in Serbia: media inequality of election participants, misuse of public resources, clientelist practices, and pressure being put on voters.
Preliminary long-term observation report: Pressures and electoral corruption outlast the election campaign; February 15th – March 4th
Citizens from socially vulnerable categories, as well as public sector employees, are daily and continuously pressured to give their support or enforce support among other people for a political party. This is one of the main findings of the CRTA Observation Mission during the first part of the election campaign. Findings also show that, although present outside of the pre-electoral period, the practice of illegally influencing the will of the voters is more intensive during the official campaign.
Results of the Presidential, Parliamentary and Belgrade elections 2022
On the basis of processed data from 99 percent of polling stations, voter turnout in presidential elections elections is 58,6 percent (margin of error 1 percent). On the basis of processed data from 99 percent of polling stations, voter turnout in parliamentary elections elections is 58,7 percent (margin of error 1 percent). On the basis of processed data from 99 percent of polling stations, voter turnout in Belgrade elections is 57,2 percent (margin of error 0,5 percent).
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Chaotic Election Day As Result of the Poor Electoral Process
Election day went in an atmosphere full of tensions that on several occasions escalated into physical violence, manifesting the unpreparedness of election administration and the lack of citizens’ trust in institutions. Extremely poor organization of the voting process and tensions on the election day were the expected outcome of the continuous degradation of the integrity of the electoral process in its entirety, which was marked by strengthening and sophistication of mechanisms of electoral corruption, and endangerment of citizens’ voting rights.
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Voter turnout by 19:00 slightly higher than in previous elections
A total of 55,1 percent of citizens voted in the presidential elections by 19:00 (margin of error 1 percent). In comparison, voter turnout by 19:00 in the 2016 parliamentary elections amounted to 53,1 percent, and 45,5 percent in 2020. On the territory of Belgrade, voter turnout by 19:00 in parliamentary elections is 52,2 (margin of error 0,6 percent), which is 4 percent points higher than in the 2018 Belgrade elections.
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REFERENDUM
The Referendum to Change the Constitution in the area of judiciary was held on January 16, 2022
The Report on the Observation of the Referendum to Change the Constitution 2022
A referendum in which the citizens of Serbia voted to confirm the Act amending the part of the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia related to justice was called on November 30, 2021, and held on January 16, 2022, at 8,189 polling stations. 6,510,323 citizens of Serbia were registered to vote. The referendum was organized at short notice, with changes made to the law on its implementation just a few days before its announcement, which is not in line with international democratic standards. The campaign period for the referendum 1 was marked by growing socio-political tensions, and by the fact that the referendum was organized in the wake of the regular presidential, early parliamentary, and Belgrade city elections announced for April 3, 2022.
Turnout in the referendum 29,6 percent, majority of citizens voted “for” constitutional changes
On the basis of 98 percent of processed sample, a total of 57,4 percent of citizens who voted “for” the confirmation of the act on changing the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia, while a total of 41,6 percent of voters voted “against” constitutional changes, the CRTA’s observation mission reported. Margin of error with confidence interval of 95% was +/- 2,4 percent. Invalid ballots numbered a total of 1 percent of ballots.
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A total of 27,6 percent of citizens voted in referendum by 7pm
A total of 27,6 percent of voters registered in the voters registry voted in referendum on constitutional changes in the part related to the judiciary by 7 pm, the CRTA’s observation mission stated. Margin of error with confidence interval of 95% was +/- 1,3 percent.
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Inadequate preparedness of bodies authorized to conduct the voting process
CRTA’s observation mission assesses the poor quality in the conduct of the voting process in the first part of the day, reflecting in inadequate preparation of polling stations (8%) and breaches of voting procedures outside of polling stations (6%). On significant number of polling stations – almost 30%, all members of polling boards were not present at the polls opening, representing the inadequate preparedness of bodies authorized to conduct the voting process.
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The Elections for Members of Parliament were held on June 21, 2020
Parliamentary Elections 2020: Final report with Recommendations
Elections for MPs of the 12th convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia were held on June 21st, 2020. In addition to the regular parliamentary elections, regular provincial elections were held on the same day, as well as elections for local assemblies in 154 cities and municipalities in Serbia. The CRTA observation mission, as a non-partisan and independent national observer, monitored the entire course of the parliamentary elections, pre-election period, the Election Day and post-election period, until the announcement of the final election results, while local and provincial elections were not observed.
Elections 2020: Summary and Recommendations – Final Report
Elections for MPs of the 12th convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia were held on June 21st, 2020. In addition to the regular parliamentary elections, regular provincial elections were held on the same day, as well as elections for local assemblies in 154 cities and municipalities in Serbia. The CRTA observation mission, as a non-partisan and independent national observer, monitored the entire course of the parliamentary elections, pre-election period, the Election Day and post-election period, until the announcement of the final election results, while local and provincial elections were not observed.
Elections 2020: Preliminary report on the Election Day, June 21st 2020
The preliminary report on the Election Day of the CRTA observation mission refers primarily to the quality of the process on the Election Day and is based on information collected from more than 1,700 accredited and trained short-term observers, who were deployed on a random and representative sample of 500 polling stations1. Our observers monitored the Election Day from the preparation and opening of polling stations to their closure and the announcement of election results at the observed polling stations. In addition to observing the elections inside polling stations, some observers deployed in 150 mobile teams monitored events in front of and around polling stations, while specially trained teams of our observers
Elections 2020: Long term observation report for the period May 25th – June 14th
The second preliminary report of the CRTA observation mission refers to the period from May 25th to June 14th, before the proclamation of the election silence in the eve of the general and local elections scheduled for June 21st, 2020. During this period, different activities of the institutions in charge of conducting the elections was noted. The work of the Republic Election Commission underwent in accordance with the competencies and the existing legal framework, with increased educational and informative activity in comparison to previous years
Elections 2020: Long term observation report for the period March 4th – March 16th and May 12th – May 24th
The election process and all election activities had been suspended for almost two months because of the
declaration of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. These are important factors influencing
the elections in Serbia in 2020. The pause and the state of emergency were reflected in the dynamics of the election
campaign, conditioned by the ongoing measures of social distancing and further monitoring of the coronavirus
epidemic in the country. Apart from the dynamics in the way that political actors communicate with voters, the ban
on public gatherings and examples of testing virtual rallies in this reporting period, the feasibility of collecting and
verifying the signatures of those candidates who did not submit their lists before the break in the election process
was also a challenge.
Elections 2020: Summary – CRTA Long term observation report
The election process and all election activities had been suspended for almost two months because of the declaration of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. These are important factors influencing the elections in Serbia in 2020. The pause and the state of emergency were reflected in the dynamics of the election campaign, conditioned by the ongoing measures of social distancing and further monitoring of the coronavirus epidemic in the country. Apart from the dynamics in the way that political actors communicate with voters, the ban on public gatherings and examples of testing virtual rallies in this reporting period, the feasibility of collecting and verifying the signatures of those candidates who did not submit their lists before the break in the election process was also a challenge.
Elections 2020: Campaign before the Campaign – Full Report
The CRTA Observation Mission has begun long-term monitoring of the pre-election period in Serbia, in accordance with international standards for independent civic election observation. Since mid-October 2019, the monitoring team has been systematically gathering information about reporting on all political actors by media with national frequencies in the extended prime-time. Since February 10th, 2020, 120 long-term CRTA observers have been deployed to monitor key elements of the election campaign for MPs, including the period before the calling of the elections, in the territory of the entire country.
CRTA aborts the Observation of the Re-Voting Process on July 1 Due to Epidemiological Situation
CRTA’s election observation mission has made the decision not to observe the re-vote at 234 polling stations due to the current epidemiological situation. With full responsibility for a large number of citizens, members of our civic election observation mission, who should be deployed to polling stations, and considering the accelerating number of infected persons evidenced in the past days, we have decided to abort the monitoring of re-election on July 1. CRTA has requested yesterday from the Government of the Republic of Serbia, the COVID-19 Infection Disease Crisis Response Team and the Republic Electoral Commission to urgently and unequivocally clarify…
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Minimal Standards Fulfilled, Democracy Endangered
In terms of the quality of the election day conduct and, more significantly, the entire election process, 2020 parliamentary elections are the worst among the elections that CRTA observed thus far – the CRTA’s election observation mission concluded. CRTA’s mission monitored the election day in parliamentary elections at the random representative sample of 500 polls, which ensured the assessment and reporting on regularity of the election conduct for all polling stations.
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Voter Turnout in Parliamentary Elections Lower than in 2016
Considering the still ongoing assessment of the quality of the election process, as well as the currently processed 87 percent of the monitoring sample, CRTA unequivocally concludes that only three electoral lists passed the census:
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BELGRADE ELECTIONS
The Elections for the Belgrade City Assembly were held on March 4, 2018
Belgrade elections 2018 – Final report
Ordinary Belgrade elections were held in Serbia on March 4th 2018. CRTA observation mission monitored overall process of elections. This report presents detail findings and provide recommendations for improvement of the quality of electoral process.
Belgrade Elections 2018 – Preliminary Statement on the election Day
The quality of election process on the Election Day was not in line with international standards for free and fair elections. Serious breaches of electoral procedures were recorded at eight percent of polling stations. In comparison with 2017 presidential and 2016 parliamentary elections, the percentage of recorded irregularities at polling stations is higher.
Until 1 pm, 23,2 percent of citizens have voted at the Belgrade City Council elections
According to the CRTA election observation mission, a total of 23,2 percent of citizens registered in the voters list have voted at the Belgrade City Council elections until 1 pm. Margin of error was +/- 0,3 percent.
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Irregularities recorded at six percent of polling stations until 1 pm
Until 1 pm, individual incidents outside of polling stations were also recorded. These included cases where groups of voters were brought collectively to cast a vote and parallel lists of voters in front of polling stations handled by unidentified persons, which all happened in coordination with members of polling boards.
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Two cases of endangering safety of CRTA observers recorded
Within the last two hours, the safety of CRTA observers was endangered in two recorded cases. One occurred outside of the polling station at Novi Beograd and the other at the polling station in Zvezdara municipality.
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2017
PRESIDENTAL ELECTIONS
The Elections for the President of the Republic were held on April 2, 2017, across Serbia
Final report – Presidential elections 2017
Serbia held regular presidential elections on April 2nd 2017. The CRTA observation mission “Citizens on Watch”, monitored the entire electoral process (pre-election period, Election Day and post-election period) on the territory of Serbia, as a local independent non-partisan observer. Please find full report regarding presidential elections 2017.
Amid political tensions, CRTA’s PVT confirms preliminary results
Taken from: www.gndem.org Serbians turned out to vote on April 2, 2017 to elect their next president. With elections called only a month before the date, the political stakes were high between then Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and a number of opposition candidates. The election was seen by many as a referendum on the policies and actions of Vucic, whose Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) represents the largest party in the ruling coalition in parliament after retaining their majority in the 2016 parliamentary elections. With a limited amount of time for candidates to campaign and amid a partisan political environment, Serbian citizen…
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CRTA files the Request for access to polling board records
According to the analysis of information on the quality of electoral processes received from the representative and random sample of 450 polling stations, and the review of polling board records compiled after closing of polling stations, the CRTA election observation mission „Citizens on Watch“ assessed that the Election Day went mainly in accordance with established procedures, and that the information about voters’ turnout and voting results for individual election candidates corresponded to the official results of the Republic Electoral Commission (on the basis of 99,9 percent of processed material). The CRTA election observation mission „Citizens on Watch“ stands behind its preliminary election monitoring findings regarding the quality of the elections conduct prior to and during the Election Day.
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Polling stations are open-Presidential elections 2017
Opening of the polling stations for the presidential elections in Serbia went mainly in accordance with the valid procedures, CRTA election observation mission ‘Citizens on Watch’ stated. All observers were granted the access to the polling stations.
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
The Elections for Members of Parliament were held on April 24, 2016, along with provincial and local elections
Parliamentary elections 2016. – Final report
Early Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on March 28th 2016. CRTA observation mission monitored overall process of elections. This report presents detail findings and provide recommendations for improvement of the quality of electoral process.
Parliamentary Elections 2016 – Preliminary report on the election day observation
This is a report from the election day on the 28. of the april 2016.
Parliamentary Elections 2016 – Second interim report for the period from april 4 to april 18
From April 4 to 18, was marked with counterfeit signatures of eligible voters, conflicting positions of the Republic Election Commission (RIK) and the Administrative Court on the rights of parties to obtain the status of an ethnic party, as well as report.
Parliamentary Elections 2016: Long term monitoring First interim report
CRTA, within election observation mission “Citizens on Watch”, is monitoring the entire electoral process, covering the pre-election period, election day and postelection period. The first interim report covers the period from March 24 to April 3, 2016.
