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ODIHR report gives positive assessment to Serbian national electoral commission
BELGRADE - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially released its final report on the December 17 Serbian elections, giving a positive assessment of the work of the national electoral commission and issuing recommendations for legislative and procedural changes before the next elections.
Orlic calls constitutive session of new parliament for February 6
BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Orlic on Tuesday called the constitutive session of the new parliament for February 6.
Ten out of the 18 electoral lists that ran in the December 17 parliamentary elections made it into the new parliament.
Serbia Must Not Stop list has won 46.75 pct of votes - commission
BELGRADE - Based on votes from all polling stations, the Aleksandar Vucic-led Serbia Must Not Stop electoral list has won 46.75 pct of votes in the Serbian parliamentary elections, the national electoral commission has announced on its website following Tuesday's repeat elections at eight polling stations.
Repeat parliamentary elections to be held at eight polling stations Tuesday
BELGRADE - Repeat parliamentary elections will be held at eight polling stations in five Serbian municipalities on Tuesday.
The national electoral commission has said 5,352 people were eligible to vote and that the repeat elections would take place at two polling stations in Backi Petrovac, three in Bela Palanka and one each in Beocin, Mionica and Petrovac na Mlavi.
Higher Court in Belgrade upholds decision by city electoral commission
BELGRADE - The Higher Court in Belgrade has rejected another complaint filed by the opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition, upholding a decision by the City of Belgrade electoral commission whereby it declared itself not competent to decide on annulment and a repeat of parliamentary elections, the city electoral commission said.
Brnabic: Opposition, CRTA and other NGOs trying to destabilise Serbia
BELGRADE - At an extraordinary press conference, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said opposition parties and NGOs including CRTA were directly trying to destabilise Serbia and erode its constitutional order.
There is no normal and democratic country where that happens, Brnabic said.
Opposition: Ghost voters accounted for 30 pct of ballots in elections
BELGRADE - A Serbia Against Violence member of the national electoral commission said on Friday the opposition coalition's legal team had determined that ghost voters accounted for 30 pct of ballots cast in the December 17 elections.
Belgrade electoral commission says is not competent to order full repeat vote
BELGRADE, - In response to a complaint by the opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition, the City of Belgrade electoral commission on Thursday declared itself not competent to order a repeat vote at all polling stations in its territory, its President Zoran Lukic told Tanjug.
Serbia Against Violence coalition stages new protest
BELGRADE - Supporters of the opposition Serbia Against Violence coalition staged another protest over electoral results outside the building of the national electoral commission in central Belgrade on Tuesday evening.
The protest was initially peaceful but dozens of eggs were pelted at the building from the crowd towards the end of the gathering.
Two arrested on suspicion of attacking statistical office chief
BELGRADE - Two people have been arrested on suspicion of physically attacking the head of the national statistical office, Miladin Kovacevic, outside the building of the national electoral commission in downtown Belgrade on Monday evening.