"Various bodies of the European Union are concerned and are closely monitoring the situation in Serbia after the parliamentary and local elections on December 17, in which both international and domestic observers documented numerous irregularities." says to Voice of America program director of CRTA organization Raša Nedeljkov.
He says that all his interlocutors share a great concern for what is happening in Serbia and a "great understanding of the circumstances", and that they are closely monitoring the events related to the protests and the way in which the institutions react, that is, do not react to serious allegations, both domestic and foreign. foreign observers about numerous irregularities, including criminal acts.
The EU institutions are on the move.
"One of the circumstances that will definitely influence the way the EU will react at different levels is the (final, new) report of the ODIHR observation mission." In the coming days and weeks, as our interlocutors informed us, we are expecting a series of reactions from European institutions, various visits to Belgrade are being prepared so that the representatives of the administration in Brussels can get to know the facts on the spot and talk with the actors in Belgrade about how to get out of of this political crisis," Nedeljkov says for Voice of America.
Shortly after the vote, CRTA announced that the results of the elections held on December 17 did not reflect the will of the citizens, pointed to the migration of voters from other cities who voted in the local elections in Belgrade, as well as to "voter cloning", i.e. the registration of voters at several polling stations at the same time .
The CRTA presented these findings to the domestic public and international actors, but so far no progress has been made in solving specific problems based on the presented evidence, writes the Voice of America.
Necessary international support
International observers led by the ODIHR also documented in a preliminary report irregularities on the day of the vote, as well as that the election conditions favored the authorities. The Government of Serbia then announced that it is ready to cooperate in clarifying the issues raised and improving the further election environment", but it is not clear whether anything has been done in that regard.
After the meetings in Brussels, Nedeljkov says that no one has a concrete proposal on how to get out of the political crisis after the elections, especially since the government denies any election irregularities. That is why CRTA emphasizes that the participation of international actors in finding some kind of solution is important, the support of international institutions and observers and the European administration to the citizens of Serbia in the request that the institutions wake up, to start the mechanisms that they are obliged by law to start, in order to get an answer to the question "who forged the will of the voters".
