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….
As a member of the Working Group for the Improvement of the Electoral Process, organized by the National Assembly of Serbia, CRTA has prepared and submitted its proposal for the Draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on the Unified Voters’ Register on May 13, 2024. Members of the Working Group received a…
Draft Law on Supplements to the Law on the Unified Voter Register, which CRTA submitted to the Working Group for the Improvement of the Electoral Process of the National Assembly of Serbia, on May 13, 2024. *The translation of the document is not available in English.
The elections for the members of the Assembly of the City of Belgrade, held on June 2, 2024, were marked by a decline in electoral integrity and quality, the rule of law, and the democratic capacity of society. Due to the boycott by a part of the opposition and a record low turnout, the lowest…
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…
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). The next regular media conference of the CRTA Election Observation Mission is scheduled for 18:00. You may follow…
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