After the local elections and the political crisis that occurred in Zaječar, the Minister of State Administration and Local Self-Government Snežana Paunović says that there is no basis for repeating the elections
The basis for the introduction of the Temporary Authority in Zajecaru no, there is no reason to block the City Assembly, nor to repeat it local elections, said Snežana Paunović, Minister of State Administration and local governments for NewsMax Balkans television, commenting on the events in Zajecar.
"Two members of the Verification Commission from the ranks of the opposition asked the Ministry to supervise the process, and we asked the City Assembly for precise information about what exactly happened. Based on everything we have, we will give a suggestion, that is, an order to continue the constitutive session, confirm the mandates and continue the functioning of the city," the minister added.
The higher court annulled the constitutive session
The elections in Zaječar were held on June 8, a the constitutive session was held at the beginning of August, with opposition from the opposition and the presence of members of private security.
High Court in Zajecaru he brought it at the end of August the decision accepting the appeal of the opposition coalition "Change in which we believe" submitted on the occasion of the constitutive session and local governments held in early August.
The leader of that coalition Ugljesa Djurickovic he said then for "Vreme" that according to this decision, "Zaječar currently has no government, no mayor, no president of the assembly".
"Now we have to see what they will come up with. If we are going to strictly follow the law, I don't see anything else but to introduce a temporary body and that all this leads to new elections. The municipal assembly has not been constituted", said Đuričković at the time.
Nevertheless, a few days later, on September 3, a new session of the Zaječar Municipal Assembly was held.
LINE: The session held on September 3 is disputed
Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (THE LINE) announced that session of the Zaječar Municipality Assembly held on September 3 is disputed because it was held with multiple violations of laws and procedures.
On the X network, this organization reminded that its observation mission assessed that the results of the local elections of June 8 did not reflect the will of the citizens. Namely, at 19 percent of polling stations, serious forms of irregularities were registered, including voting by persons without the right to vote.
"Because of this, our observer filed a constitutional complaint on August 4 and asked to prevent the confirmation of the disputed mandates. Today, she also filed an amendment to the constitutional complaint due to the further violation of the integrity of the election and the illegal confirmation of mandates, which was also confirmed by the decision of the High Court in Zaječar," states CRTA.
The period of two months during which, according to the Law on local government it is mandatory that the assembly of a local self-government be constituted in the case Zaječara it expired on Thursday, September 4, so it would have been earlier explained political scientist Boban Stojanović new elections in Zaječar had to be called by October 4.
What happened during the elections and after them?
The elections in Zaječar were held on June 8, 2025. On the same day, voting was also held in Kosjerić.
These were the first elections for local governments amid the political crisis that has been going on for 10 months in Serbia.
In both places, election day, as well as the days that preceded and followed it, were chaotic.
The opposition in Zaječar appeared on two lists, as did the previous representatives of the local government and the opposition they declared victory after counting the votes.
However, in the end, somewhat different official results were published, so the Serbian Progressive Party was the one that still took the most mandates.
In Zaječar, during the election day, the most serious forms of irregularities were recorded at 17 polling stations, which means that the elections do not reflect the free will of the voters, CRTA announced.
Previous appeals rejected
Representatives of the opposition filed dozens of appeals against the election results, but they all appeals rejected in the meantime.
Constitutive session it was held on August 5 and 6, and in addition to local politicians, members of private security, the police, and citizens were also present in the hall and in front of it.
Nevertheless, the municipal assembly was finally constituted and the local leadership was elected.
Twenty days later, on August 25, the High Court in Zaječar accepted a complaint filed by an opposition list regarding irregularities in the session.
Source: Newsmax Balkans/Za media/Vreme
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