The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption issued a decision confirming that the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) acted contrary to the provisions of the Law on the Financing of Political Activities, in that during the pre-election campaign it carried out activities that do not represent an election campaign, because on November 6, at its on the official page of the social network Instagram (sns_cacak) published a video showing the activities of the official of this political party, Milun Todorović, the president of the SNS Čačak City Board, in the form of distribution of aid packages to families in Čačak.
Therefore, based on Article 39 of the Law on the Financing of Political Activities, the Agency issued a warning measure to SNS, with which that party undertakes to comply with the provisions of the Law on the Financing of Political Activities, and not to publish videos on its Instagram account during the election campaign. in connection with the activities of its officials in the form of distribution of aid packages, as if within three days from the day of receipt of this decision to remove from its Instagram account the post from November 6 about the activities of SNS members and officials.
On the same day, the Agency issued a decision confirming that SNS violated the provisions of the Law on Financing Political Activities, because it published a statement on its official Facebook page on November 6, 2023, in which it was stated that activists of the Health Council, during a visit to fellow citizens of Paljina , distributed packages with food and household chemicals to socially disadvantaged families, which were provided from the officials' personal funds.
With the issued warning measure, SNS undertakes not to act contrary to the provisions of the Law on the Financing of Political Activities in the future, and not to publish any announcements on its Facebook account in connection with the activities of the Health Council on the distribution of food packages and household chemicals financed by its officials, as if within the within three days of receiving the decision, remove the video in question from your Facebook page.
On the other hand, the complaint against the SNS was rejected due to the statement of the Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government, Aleksandar Martinović, that the opposition "wants civil war", with the explanation that the official statement of the Ministry does not mention the SNS anywhere, so it cannot be considered as such with an invitation to vote for that party.
SPS reprimanded for sharing coffee and chocolate
The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption issued a warning measure to the Socialist Party of Serbia.
The agency issued a decision establishing that the SPS acted contrary to the provisions of the Law on the Financing of Political Activities, in that during the election campaign it carried out activities that did not represent an election campaign, i.e. that on November 19, it published news on its Instagram account (sps_vlasotince) about activities of its official Aleksandra (Ana) Grozdanović in the form of distribution of 2.000 coffees and 2.000 chocolates to citizens.
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