Turnout by 10am 9,9 percent

A total of 9,9 percent of citizens voted in elections for the Belgrade City Assembly by 10:00 (margin of error 0,2 percent). In comparison, voter turnout by 10:00 in Belgrade elections in December was 9,6 percent.

A total of 1.602.150 citizens registered in the Voter Registry have the right to vote in Belgrade elections.

All polling stations in Belgrade were opened on time. Delays were recorded at four percent of polling stations.

All members of the polling board were not present at the opening of polls at the one quarter (25 percent) of polling stations. Also, all procedures for the organization of the voting process were not followed at three percent of polling stations: the voting booths were not set up to guarantee the secrecy of voting; tasks were not divided among the members of the polling board, nor were the materials distributed in accordance with established procedures.

At one percent of polling stations the bags with voting materials were not sealed with a security seal with a serial number, and the ballot box was not presented to the first voter at one percent of polling stations.

Parallel records of voters who voted were observed at two percent of polling stations. At one percent of polling stations the presence of individuals not authorized to be present at the polling station was recorded.

CRTA Election Observation Mission submitted two complaints to the police – one on suspicion of vote buying in Novi Beograd and the other on suspicion of carousel voting in Rakovica.

CRTA Election Observation Mission has more than 1.000 observers, trained in accordance with the highest international standards, who monitor the election day. Observers are deployed at polling stations from the very preparation of polls for opening at 6:00, until the official announcement of election results by polling boards, ensuring the complete overview of developments at polling stations. Mobile teams of observers are deployed to monitor developments in front of polling stations across Belgrade.

CRTA reports on the conduct of Belgrade elections on the basis of a random and representative sample of 450 polling stations.

The regular media conference of the CRTA election observation mission is scheduled for 14:00. You may follow the conference live at the CRTA’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.