News
Arrested first on the list of "United Ashkali for Serbia", vote buying is suspected
The police in Novi Sad detained Aziz Emini on suspicion of buying votes in the elections for national councils of national minorities, the media reports
Local elections 2026.
Battle for Bor: "Roma sheriffs", buying votes, 3.000 new voters, local "informer-media
The opposition in Bor warns of buying votes, registration of new voters and various kinds of pressure before the local elections on March 29. The regime of Aleksandar Vučić is doing everything to keep the SNS in power
Election 2024.
ODIHR: Voting at seven percent of polling stations was evaluated negatively
The frequency of violations of the secrecy of voting, several examples of serious irregularities including cases of vote buying and pressure on voters, group voting and voting through intermediaries, distrust in the accuracy of the Unified Voters' List, are some of the shortcomings observed by the ODIHR in the elections yesterday
Overview of the week
The case of councilor Milan Ljutovac: The man who had no price
An old journalistic saying says that it's not news when a dog bites a man, but when a man bites a dog. In today's Serbia, everything is different, including this. The news here is that honor, public trust and personal integrity are not for sale
Interview: Raša Nedeljkov, program director of Crta
The great election conspiracy
"With a very conservative analysis, we can talk about several tens of thousands of new voters who we believe were illegitimately brought to Belgrade. The information we have indicates that many received money for this. Not only those who came to Belgrade to vote, but also those who received them at their addresses also received money. They sold their residence for money."
Election 2023.
How the boxes were filled: Bringing and paying voters, attack on observers
"We have the impression that there are more irregularities than before. Because for the first time we have such a large number of observers and that for the first time the opposition has a clear coverage of the polling stations with its controllers," political consultant Dušan Lj told "Vreme". Milenkovic
Personal attitude
Voter bribery and illegal campaign financing as crimes
Although the illegal financing of parties is a form of corruption, its prosecution is not carried out by special anti-corruption prosecution departments and the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime, but by general jurisdiction prosecutors. There is no possibility to apply special techniques in investigations
Topic of the issue: Elections 2023.
Elections on the other side of regularity
How legitimate are these elections or the pre-election campaign? What is controversial and what is society used to, and is it in opposition to democratic practices and the rule of law? What will happen to the fact that vote buying in favor of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party was recorded and documented? What is the role of the media and BIA in this campaign and what awaits us in the next ten days
Comment
Vučić will give us two and a half thousand to vote
The opposition knew that the power of God would not beg when it asked for early elections, that the government would oppose it with unpunished lawlessness, bribery and intimidation of citizens, abuse of all possible resources. Many voters see it as well. And yet, the question is whether they will, and if so, for whom they will vote
Election 2023.
Through high school students, Vučić buys the votes of their parents
All high school students in Serbia will be paid 10.000 dinars. In the next ten days, the money will be transferred to local self-government units, and then paid to the parents of high school students
Corruption Prevention Agency
What is forbidden to do in the election campaign?
Among the prohibited activities are the organization (and payment) of medical examinations, the distribution of medicines, medical equipment and devices, and the like, the Agency announced.
Politics
What do pensioners get, right before the elections?
Manipulation of the most vulnerable citizens continues. After the increase in pensions, pensioner cards, a bonus of 20.000 dinars, a certain category of the oldest fellow citizens will also receive an additional discount on the electricity bill
Politics
Vučić's measures: Scaring and buying the poor and pensioners
The last announcement of the increase in pensions and a one-time financial aid for pensioners of 20.000 dinars is just a continuation of the constant manipulation of the most vulnerable citizens. For now, the opposition has no answer to such a campaign