Election campaign and related expenses

21.October 2026 Jovana Gligorijevic

The ruling party in the state manger

The progressive campaign is financed not only from the party's coffers, but also from the payroll of public institutions, contracts with companies close to the party and wages for those who come to rallies by tractor. The bill for all that is coming - to the citizens

Extraordinary parliamentary elections

21.October 2026 Anja Mihic

The path of the ballot

"Oh, it will happen again", is a sentence that has been repeated in Serbia before the elections for almost 15 years. At the mention of electoral theft, many probably think of white sacks full of ballots. The same ones that, back in 2012, members of the Serbian Progressive Party allegedly pulled out of the container. It turns out, though, that stealing on election day requires a little more creativity. Before they reach the hands of the citizens, who will round up the list to which they vote on October 25, the ballots travel a long way. What does he look like? And can he go astray along the way

Elections 2026: Phantom lists and regime interests

21.October 2026 Aleksa Petrovski

Let a thousand flowers bloom.

A greater number of electoral lists in democratic countries represents the presence of political pluralism. In Serbia, they represent another form of cheating election rules, manipulating voters and making the election process meaningless

Interview: Balint Magyar

21.October 2026 Slobodan. Mr. Marković

State or mafia?

The new movement must sever all ties with compromised opposition parties. The second message is that it must unite the nation, instead of remaining trapped in traditional ideological divisions and arguments. If you want to rid your country of a mafia state, it doesn't matter if you support the left, the liberals, the conservatives or the Greens. It is important if you want to dismantle the state criminal organization - the mafia state. In this context, ideological divisions are of secondary importance

Interview: Ana Graovac, urban planner

21.October 2026 Viktor Radonjic

Dubai next to Morava, but on septic tanks

In the immediate vicinity of Ćuprija, the regime plans to build a new town. "We are talking about one million square meters for housing, which means more than 30.000 inhabitants," urban planner Ana Graovac tells Vreme. According to the latest census, the entire administrative territory of Ćuprija has 25.300 inhabitants, and the city itself has 16.500. Who are the people who should live in that space"