McAllister to visit Serbia on election day

BELGRADE - European Parliament Rapporteur for Serbia David McAllister will visit the country on the day of the April 24 early parliamentary elections, his office has confirmed to Tanjug.

McAllister will be in Belgrade on election day, accompanied by the EU ambassador to Serbia, Michael Davenport, McAllister's spokesman Moritz Duetemeyer said.

McAllister will also visit a polling station, Duetemeyer said.

The visit is significant in terms of his post, because the impressions about the election process in Serbia, to be conveyed to Germany and the European Parliament, will depend on him, the Belgrade daily Blic reported Wednesday.

While in Serbia, McAllister will also meet with several state officials, including Minister for European Integration Jadranka Joksimovic, the paper reported.

Tanjug photo, M. Djokovic (archive)