Read the full speech of Rasa Nedeljkov, Crta Program Director and Chief of the Crta’s Election Observation Mission in front of the members of the Bundestag EU Affairs Committee. Respective Chair, respective members of the Committee, Once again, elections in Serbia were not conducted as a mechanism for potential change, but as a showcase of…
After the numerous irregularities and abuses that we, as the CRTA Election Observation Mission noted before, during and after Election Day, and which we presented to the public on several occasions, citizens have gotten in contact with us and shared information about manipulations related to elections. Investigating information obtained from citizens and cross-checking it with…
Based on the information gathered and the analyses conducted thus far, the CRTA Election Observation Mission expresses a well-founded suspicion that in the elections on December 17, organized voter migrations occurred to an extent that crucially influenced the outcome of the very close elections for the Belgrade City Assembly – this is the main conclusion…
Organized voter migration is a type of electoral engineering that includes coordinated behavior of voters that temporarily change their residence to another constituency to influence voting results. In Serbia, in the Elections 2023 it might have been used on a large scale to influence the outcomes of the local elections strategically called only in one…
01.38 – CRTA will announce the projection of the election results on Monday at 13.00h We will announce the projection of the election results at the Belgrade elections on Monday, December 18 at 13:00, along with the overall assessment of the election day. Problems that marked the election day on December 17 were particularly serious…
CRTA Election Observation Mission assesses that drastic abuses of voters’ rights, laws and institutions escalated on Election Day. We bring attention to serious concerns regarding the quality of Parliamentary elections, and their further departure from standards for free and fair elections. Considering the scope and diversity of electoral abuses in Belgrade we conclude that the…
On the basis of 95 percent of the processed sample, voters turnout in parliamentary elections amounted to 59,1 percent (margin of error 0.9 percent). Projection of election results on the basis of 95% of processed sample: Electoral List Percentage of votes ME 95 Aleksandar Vučić – Serbia Must Not Stop 46.9 1.4% Serbia Against…
A total of 55,5 percent of citizens voted in the presidential elections by 19:00 (margin of error 0.9 percent). In comparison, voter turnout by 19:00 at the 2022 parliamentary elections amounted to 55,1 percent. Voter turnout at parliamentary elections on the territory of Belgrade by 19:00 amounts to 54,8 percent (margin of error 0.4 percent), which is higher…
CRTA’s election observation mission expresses the highest concern regarding the large number of cases of organized transfer of voters from other communities and countries to vote in Belgrade, which were, among other incidents, recorded during the first half of the election day. Concentration of busses, pick-up vans and cars was observed on several spots in…
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