Photo: Tanjug/Vladimir ŠporčićParliamentary, provincial, and Belgrade elections are being held in Serbia today, as well as elections for councilors in more than 60 cities and municipalities.
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19.40
CeSID/Ipsos: Turnout by 19 p.m. 55,9 percent
According to CeSID/IPSOS estimates, the turnout by 19 p.m. was 55,9 percent, while in last year's elections it was 54,6 percent.
In Belgrade, the turnout by 19 p.m. was 54,3 percent, while in the last election it was 54,8 percent.
When it comes to turnout in the provincial elections, 56,3 percent of voters turned out so far, while last year by the 19th, 58,9 percent had turned out.
19.30
How the boxes were filled: Bringing and paying voters, attack on observers
Apart from the irregularities seen in previous elections, such as keeping double lists, election day was marked by attacks on members of observation missions, as well as the alleged organized bringing of voters from Republika Srpska.
Read more about this in a separate text.
At the sixth press conference at 19:18 p.m., the representatives of the REC announced that 51,93 percent of voters had voted by 3:2022 p.m. In the previous parliamentary and presidential elections, which were held on April 18, 50,82, the turnout by 58,6 p.m. was XNUMX percent, while the final turnout was XNUMX percent.
19.00
Prosecution: There is no evidence of criminal acts related to the election
The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade announced that, in cooperation with the basic prosecutor's offices in the territory of the city of Belgrade, it is closely monitoring the election process and informs the public that for now there is no evidence that any criminal offense was committed in connection with the election process.
18:20
Grenell: The world is watching you
"The world is watching. There should be no violence or destabilization by anyone. Let the democratic process take place peacefully," said X Richard Grenell, the former US special envoy for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
18: 10 '
POKS: In Futog, Roma were enabled to vote without marking their index finger with a spray
At polling station number 8 in Futog, 50 citizens of Roma nationality were brought by bus and were allowed to vote with incorrect documents, POKS said in a statement, referring to the data of its network of controllers.
As it is added, the fingers of Roma citizens at the aforementioned polling station in Futog are not marked with a spray, which may enable them to vote again at another polling station.
As reported by the POKS network of controllers, at numerous polling stations throughout Serbia
due to the high turnout, the presidents of the polling boards received an order from the SNS not to let more than three citizens into the voting hall in order to slow down the process and force citizens to give up voting due to waiting in line.
18:00
Cesid: By 17 p.m., 47,2 percent had voted
According to the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID), by 17 p.m. in Serbia, 47,2 percent of registered voters had turned out. In the elections two years ago, by 17 p.m. there were 45,1 percent of voters.
17:52
Prime Minister of Serbia: What is illegal about people from RS voting?
Ana Brnabić reacted on the X social network to the news that citizens from Republika Srpska are being brought to Belgrade starting this morning, that they park in front of the Arena in Belgrade, where the voter lists are located, and after the duty officers find them, they direct them to where they should vote . "Gentlemen from Šolak's media, what is irregular/illegal here," Brnabić wrote, among other things.
17:50
LINE: The arena is not the only gathering place for voters
Crta program director Raša Nedeljkov said that the observers determined that "Arena is not the only gathering place for voters".
"In relation to the observation up to this moment, the greatest concern is caused by the large number of recorded cases of systematic and organized bringing of voters to vote in Belgrade from other places in Serbia and from other countries. A concentration of buses, vans and ordinary vehicles was observed at several checkpoints in Belgrade, whose passengers are taken to polling stations in various parts of the city. Our observers have identified such points in several locations in the city. In New Belgrade, we determined that the gathering place for voters from BiH, mainly from the RS, was around the Arena, however, that is not the only place," he says.
17:26
ProGlas: That VJT reacts because of the voters from Republika Srpska
The initiators of the ProGlas initiative call on the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office to inform the public as soon as possible about the information they have obtained regarding the organized bringing of persons from Republika Srpska to vote in the Belgrade Arena.
17.19
RIK: 16 percent of voters voted by 42,36 p.m
The RIK announces that by 16 p.m., slightly more than 18.500 voters had voted in Kosovo, and 42,36 percent in the entire territory of Serbia. The correspondent of Danas from Niš reports that the GIK in Niš announced that by 16 pm in this city, 42,76 registered voters had gone to the extraordinary parliamentary elections.
17:10
Arena Director: I don't know what you're talking about
A little before 17 p.m., the events around the Belgrade Arena died down. The "Vremena" reporter no longer saw the gathering of people from Republika Srpska, nor the buses reported by the media and the opposition.
The job, it seems, is done. Because previously it was live in the Arena, although there was neither a big game nor a concert.
Representatives of the opposition and some citizens claim that there were mass gatherings of people transferred by buses from Republika Srpska, and then distributed according to lists to different polling stations in Belgrade.
"We have a basketball tournament here, I don't even know what it's about," Goran Grbović, director of the Belgrade Arena, once a famous basketball player, told Vreme.
Three members of the Republican Election Commission (REC) from the opposition went to the Arena, where they were stopped at the entrance by private security. "This is private property," a security guard can be heard shouting at the uninvited visitors, as someone shoves a camera phone at them.
The Belgrade Arena is a hall owned by the City of Belgrade.
Read more about this in a separate text.
16:38
THE LINE: By 16 p.m. in Belgrade, the turnout was three percent higher than in the last election
The turnout in the parliamentary elections at the level of Serbia by 16 pm was 42,1 percent (margin of error 0,8%), and in Belgrade 41,4 percent (margin of error 0,4%). For the sake of comparison, in the last elections, the turnout in this period was 42,4% in Serbia and 38% in Belgrade, CRTA announced.
16: 17
Belgrade: By 14 p.m., the turnout was 31,86 percent
The turnout in the elections in the territory of Belgrade was 14 percent today at 31,86 pm, announced the president of the City Election Commission, Zoran Lukić.
16: 04
Niš: by 14 p.m., 33,32 percent of voters had come out
According to data from the City Election Commission, 14.00 percent of registered voters went to the polls in the area of the city of Nis by 33,32:XNUMX p.m.
The city election commission still does not announce whether irregularities were observed at the polling stations, while representatives of the opposition state that there are irregularities.
15:38
RIK: By 14 p.m., 32,38 percent of voters had voted
Director of the Republic Institute of Statistics, Miladin Kovačević, announced that the turnout by 14 p.m. was 32,38 percent.
"32,62 percent voted in the region of Vojvodina, 32,13 percent in the region of Šumadija and western Serbia, 33,49 percent in the region of southern and eastern Serbia, and 31,86 percent in the Belgrade region," stated Miladin Kovačević at the fourth conference for RIK media.
Kovačević added that for the sake of comparison, in the previous parliamentary and presidential elections held on April 3, 2022, the turnout by 14.00:31,56 p.m. was 58,6 percent, while the final turnout was XNUMX percent.
15:28
CESID observer verbally attacked
At the polling station in the village of Palojce, number 187, near Leskovac, a CESID observer was verbally attacked bygod of reporting irregularities, announced CESID.
14:59
CeSID announced that based on information received from observers, from 11.00:14.00 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., a continuation of procedural errors was observed at the polling stations.
According to them, the irregularities are that at several polling stations, voters signed in the wrong place in the extract from the voter list, and at several polling stations, errors were observed in the implementation of the voting procedure by members of the polling board.
The latest cross-section of turnout: Ipsos/Cesid - By 14 p.m., 32,3 percent of Serbian citizens had voted
The total turnout in Serbia in the extraordinary parliamentary, provincial and local elections until 14 pm is 32,3 percent, according to the latest data from Ipsos/Cesid.
The total turnout in the last election at the same time was 30,4 percent.
14:53
President Dveri Boško Obradović voted in Čačak
Boško Obradović, one of the holders of the electoral list "National Gathering" and the president of the Serbian Movement Dveri, voted at 12.44:2 p.m. at polling station number XNUMX in the Fire House, in the settlement of Alvadžinica in Čačak.
He came to vote accompanied by his wife.
14:38
In Kragujevac, the turnout in the local and parliamentary elections by 14 p.m. was 31,6 percent
On the territory of the city of Kragujevac, the turnout in the local and parliamentary elections by 14 p.m. was 31,6 percent, announced the City Election Commission of Kragujevac.
14:27
Turnout in Valjevo by noon 20, 14 percent
In Valjevo, 12 percent of citizens registered in the voter's list went to vote by 20,14:XNUMX, according to data from the City Election Commission (GIK) based on the results from six polling stations, determined by the Republic Institute of Statistics, as a representative sample for Valjevo.
So far, no major irregularities in the election process have been reported.
14:15
Niš opposition: We stopped the "Bulgarian train", it was reported to the police that the headquarters in "Chair" are being used to buy votes
The "Serbia Against Violence" coalition filed a report to the police on suspicion of the crime of vote-buying, because they say they have evidence that part of the "Chair" hall, where the SNS call center was, was used to pay for votes on election day. Nišlija Đorđe Stanković also said that they stopped the so-called "Bulgarian train" at the polling place in the Elementary School "Ćele-kula".
More about this event read on Southern news.
14:08
MUP: Suspect detained for attack on Crte team
Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs identified and brought to the Police Station in Odzaci one person on the suspicion that he participated in the attack on the mobile team of Crta in this city today.
In cooperation with the competent prosecutor's office, further work is underway to establish all the circumstances and facts of this event.
"The members of the MUP are intensively monitoring all the activities of today and are taking all the measures and actions within their jurisdiction in order to preserve public order and peace during the election day in the Republic of Serbia." The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on all participants in the election process to behave in accordance with the election laws," the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.
14:00
Voters from Republika Srpska gather in the Arena
A large number of vehicles from Republika Srpska arrived in front of the Arena in Belgrade. Allegedly, there are voter lists in the Arena, and those on duty direct the voters from the RS to where they should vote, that is, at which polling station.
Members @PokretPreokret they discovered in "Arena" a place where voters from Republika Srpska are brought to vote in Belgrade. We have both video and pictures. pic.twitter.com/NoPJT5Nf0a
— Janko Veselinovic (@j_veselinovic) December 17, 2023
13:54
LINE: By 13:26,6 p.m., XNUMX percent of citizens had gone to the parliamentary elections
According to CRTE data dat 13 p.m., 26,6 percent of citizens with the right to vote went to the parliamentary elections (margin of error 0,6 percent).
For the sake of comparison, the turnout in the 2022 parliamentary elections by 13 p.m. was 26,7 percent.
13 percent of voters (margin of error 26,1 percent) turned out for the parliamentary elections at polling stations in Belgrade by 0.3 p.m., which is a higher turnout than in the 2022 elections, when the turnout in the capital was 23,3 percent in the same period.
13:48
In Lajkovac, ten percent of "immobile" voters vote publicly
As the opposition in Lajkovac claims for "Vreme", members of the Roma minority, who often vote publicly, are brought to vote there en masse.
More about this event read in a special news item.
13:30
The money is with Miletus: How votes are bought in Zemun
The People's Movement of Serbia posted videos on Twitter that show the buying of votes in Zemun.
More about this event read in a special news item.
Photo: Printskrin/X13:28
Elections in Vojvodina on the margins: Who can citizens vote for
The citizens of Vojvodina will choose from 13 lists, and the progressives and their coalition partners are in first place. The list is called "Aleksandar Vučić - Vojvodina must not stop".
The very composition of the list indicates that the current of Igor Mirović, the former prime minister, lost the intra-party battle with the team of the current president of the SNS, Miloš Vučević, who is close to the Vučić family.
More about this event read in a special news item.
12.57
Nedeljkov on the attack on the observers: We are shocked, we are looking for a sharp reaction from the authorities
The program director of the CRTA mission, Raša Nedeljkov, told "Vreme" that he was shocked by the fact that his observers' car was broken into in Odzaci, in the yard of the police station.
"This is something that is happening to us for the first time under very strange circumstances, in the yard of the police station," CRTE program director Raša Nedeljkov told Vreme. More about this event read in a special news item.
Photo: X/Screenshot12.41
RIK: No irregularities
The Republic Election Commission (REC) announced that the allegations that more ballots were inserted into the ballot box at polling station 187 in Leskovac are not true.
It is stated that the members of the electoral committee have verified that there are no irregularities and that the election process is proceeding in accordance with the law. "After the check carried out by members of the polling committee at polling station number 187 in Leskovac, it was established that there were no irregularities, such as the allegation that more ballots were inserted into the ballot boxes than intended, and that the election process is proceeding in accordance with the law." , the RIK stated in a statement.
11.55
CeSID/IPSOS: Turnout significantly higher than last year
According to CeSID/IPSOS estimates, the turnout by 11:15 a.m. was 14,1 percent, while in last year's elections it was 11 percent. In Belgrade, the turnout by 14,5 am was 12,6 percent, while in the last elections it was XNUMX percent.
When it comes to turnout in the provincial elections, 17,3 percent of voters turned out so far, while last year by the 11th, 19 percent had turned out.
11.45
Higher turnout in Belgrade: By 10 a.m., 9,8 percent of citizens had turned out
10 percent of voters turned out for the parliamentary elections at the polling stations in Belgrade by 9,6 a.m., which is more than the 2022 elections, when the turnout in Belgrade was 8,4 percent in that period. More about that read in a separate news.
11.30
From 9am to 11am CESID observers noticed more than 70 irregularities. Some of the irregularities are:
11.25
Marinika Tepić voted in Novi Sad. Holder of the list under serial no. 7 "Serbia must not stand still" Marinika Tepić voted in the MZ "Sonja Marinković" in Novi Sad.
11.17
Director of the Republic Institute of Statistics, Miladin Kovačević, announced at the second press conference that the turnout by 10:9,94 a.m. was XNUMX percent of registered voters.
In last year's elections, turnout by 10 a.m. was 9,59 percent.
11.03
The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, voted today in the Belgrade municipality of Savski venac, at a polling station in the School of Design.
Brnabić came to vote accompanied by her partner Milica Đurđić.
Photo. Tanjug/Nemanja Jovanović10.49
Serbia against violence "urgently" summoned to the MUP: Accused of preparing violence
Late on Saturday night, representatives of the "Serbia against violence" list were invited to an urgent meeting at the Ministry of Interior, the Freedom and Justice Party announced on the X platform. More in a separate news item.
10.28
In addition to 18 lists in the parliamentary elections, the people of Kragujevac also vote for councilors of the City Assembly of Kragujevac, where candidates were proposed by 12 parties and coalitions, but the two lists have a different number of voters, which is explained by the application for voting by place of residence.
10.19
Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski voted in Voždovac. Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski, first on the list of the National Gathering, which consists of the Serbian Party Zavetnici and the Serbian Movement Doors, voted at 10 a.m. in Voždovac.
Đurđević Stamenkovski voted at the polling station at the Elementary School "Janko Veselinović".
Photo: Tanjug/Strahinja Aćimović10.00
In the previous three days, three opposition activists were physically attacked in Vrbas, Novi Sad and Belgrade. According to what is known so far, the violence is directly related to their political involvement. More in separate news.
9.45
According to the first cross-section of Ipsos Serbia and Cesid, 9 percent of citizens in Serbia voted by 5,2 a.m., while in the 2022 elections, 9 percent of registered voters voted by 5,1 a.m.
9.40
The Prime Minister and Vice President of the SNS Main Board Ana Brnabić voted today at 9.20:XNUMX a.m. in the municipality of Savski Venac. Brnabić came to vote with her family.
9.30
In Ruski Krstur, municipality of Kula, at polling station 34, a member of the local election commission (LIK) was attacked in front of the coalition Serbia against violence, it was reported from that list. More in separate news.
9.25
Miloš Jovanović, one of the leaders of the Serbian coalition NADA and holder of the electoral list, voted today at the "Jovan Miodragović" Elementary School in the municipality of Voždovac. Jovanović voted at the polling station around 9.00:XNUMX am.
9.20
The President of the Provincial Election Commission (PIK) Rajko Marinković said that all polling stations in Vojvodina were opened at seven o'clock this morning and that for now, according to the Commission's knowledge, there are no irregularities.
Photo: FoNet/ Marko Dragoslavić9.05
The President of the City Election Commission (GIK) Zoran Lukić stated that all polling stations in Belgrade were opened on time this morning, at 7:00 AM. Lukić told Serbian Radio and Television that all 1.180 polling stations in Belgrade are open.
8.55
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, voted this morning at the DV "Tesla-Nauka za život" polling station in the Belleville neighborhood of New Belgrade. Vučić is waiting in line with other citizens to vote.
Photo: Tanjug/Tara Radovanović8.50
The holder of the list "It must be different" Čedomir Jovanović voted around 8.30:5 a.m. at the polling station of CMZ "Ušće" in the municipality of Novi Beograd. Jovanović came to polling station number XNUMX accompanied by his wife and son.
8.45
The deputy president of the Serbian Radical Party, Aleksandar Šešelj, voted this morning at 7.30:103 a.m. at polling station XNUMX in the "Svetislav Golubović Mitraljeta" Elementary School in Batajnica.
8.40
The Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and SNS official Goran Vesić voted this morning around 7.20:5 a.m. at polling station number XNUMX in the building of the Third Belgrade Gymnasium. Vesić was the first voter at the polling station, so in the presence of representatives of the EU observation mission, he signed the control sheet together with all the members of the polling committee.
Photo: Tanjug8.30
The President of the Republic Election Commission, Vladimir Dimitrijević, stated at the first press conference that all polling stations in Serbia were opened on time, at seven o'clock in the morning.
There were changes at three polling stations - in Žitoradja, the seat of the polling station was changed for polling station 27 because there was no electricity, as well as in Sombor at polling stations 31 and 33, which were moved to another room, considering that a pipe broke.
Answering questions from journalists, Dimitrijević said that no other irregularities were reported.
"In case there is an interruption of voting at a polling station for more than an hour, the time until which you can vote will be extended," said Dimtirijević.
8.25
Vladmir Obradović, candidate of the "Serbia Against Violence - Dobrica Veselinović - Vladimir Obradović" list for mayor of Belgrade, voted this morning at Zvezdara.
8.20
Minister of Finance and SNS Vice President Siniša Mali voted this morning at Zvezdara at 7.45:32 a.m. The Minister for Family Care and Demography, Darija Kisić, voted this morning at polling station number XNUMX, in the Elementary School "Ćirilo i Metodije" in Zvezdara. Usame Zukorlić, the president of the Justice and Reconciliation Party, voted in Novi Pazar.
8.00
Voters from Kosovo and Metohija will exercise their right to vote in central Serbia. As RTS reports, this morning organized buses and private cars set off for Raška, Kuršumlija, Vranje, Tutin, where polling stations were opened for Serbs living outside of Kosovo and Metohija. At the Merdare administrative crossing, a convoy of vehicles is waiting to cross into central Serbia.
7.45
The President of the Freedom and Justice Party, Dragan Đilas, voted today at 7:20 a.m. in the municipality of Vračar. He voted at the polling station in "Jovan Miodragović" primary school.
Photo: Tanjug/Marko Marković7.40
Since 2012, today's Belgrade elections are the fifth time that the citizens of Belgrade have elected representatives for the City Assembly, which has 110 councilor seats. More in separate news.
7.30
The parliamentary elections that are being held today are the 14th since the introduction of multi-party system in Serbia, even the tenth extraordinary and the fifth since 2012. More in separate news.
7.25
The President of the Socialist Party of Serbia Ivica Dacic and the holder of the "Ivica Dacic - Prime Minister of Serbia" list voted this morning around 7.00:XNUMX a.m. at the polling station in the local community "Dedinje", in the Belgrade municipality of Savski venac. Dacic came to the polling station accompanied by his wife and son.
Photo: Tanjug/Vladimir Šporčić7.20
One of the more common dilemmas among voters is what is a valid and what is an invalid ballot. More in separate news.
7.10
14 electoral lists are participating in the elections for councilors of the Belgrade City Assembly. More in separate news.
7.05
18 electoral lists compete in the elections for deputies of the Serbian Parliament. The threshold for entering the parliament is three percent, while the natural threshold applies to lists of minority parties. More in separate news.
7.00
Polling stations in Serbia are open. 6.500.666 voters have the right to vote in the extraordinary parliamentary elections. Voting takes place at 8.273 polling stations that are open until 20 p.m.
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