A total of 31,2 percent of citizens voted in elections for the Belgrade City Assembly by 16:00 (margin of error 0,3 percent). In comparison, voter turnout by 16:00 in Belgrade elections in December was 41,4 percent (margin of error 0,1 percent).
At eight percent of polling stations, UV lamps and invisible spray were used inconsistently. Breaching of the secrecy of voting by photographing ballots behind the voting booths was recorded at 11 percent of polling stations. Cases where voters were restricted to vote, as they were not found in the Voter Registry, were recorded at seven percent of polling stations. Breaches of secrecy of voting were recorded at two percent of polling stations.
As election day progresses, the number of polling stations where the unauthorized presence of third persons was observed, without the reaction of polling boards, grows - there are currently two percent of such polls. Also, the percentage of polling stations where polling board members keep parallel records of voters who voted, outside the official records, increased from two to four percent. In addition, parallel records of voters were observed in the vicinity of several polling stations as well.
Late last night, the European Court of Human Rights requested that the Republic of Serbia provide answers to questions regarding the possible use of sonic weapons at the protest in Belgrade on March 15, 2025. The Government has been given until March 31 of this year to clarify whether prohibited means were used against the…
On March 13, CRTA filed a criminal complaint for unauthorized handling of information and documentation seized from CRTA during a raid conducted by members of the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) and for forwarding this information to the President of the Republic. The complaint states that the following criminal offenses were committed: Abuse of Office (Article…
Media reporting in Serbia during 2024 has been characterized by a biased portrayal of foreign actors, with the dominance of propaganda and manipulative narratives that favor Russia and China while portraying the West in a negative light. This trend has remained consistent for years. The United States and Russia were the most frequently covered actors…
Students’ protests have become a key driver of political and social change in Serbia, with the potential for further expansion and growing support, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by CRTA. Even after nearly three months, students’ protests are not fading — actually, they are gaining stronger support. Around 80% of Serbian citizens…
CRTA has submitted an initiative to the Constitutional Court of Serbia requesting a review of the constitutionality of 54 laws adopted during the Second Session of the Second Regular Sitting of the National Assembly, held from November 25 to 27, 2024. In the document numbering thousands of pages, that was submitted to the Constitutional Court,…
Significant hope in students, and increased concern about the direction in which the country is heading, accompanied by feelings of anger, rage, and fear caused by the Novi Sad tragedy, are main findings of CRTA’s latest public opinion survey. Results reveal that as many as 61% citizens of Serbia support the protests and blockades that…
Ongoing massive students’ protests across Serbia are the most articulated political demand regarding the snoozed Serbian EU agenda in a long time. They are precisely pointing to the crucial defects in the accession process – the rule of law, meaning institutions undermined by the power of President Vučić and his party. It would be of…
MPs from the Serbian Government’s pro-Russian coalition partner – Movement of Socialists, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vulin – submitted the Bill on the Special Registry of Agents of Foreign Influence to the Parliament on November 29, 2024. The proposal is substantially similar to the one submitted by the government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated…
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