CeSID

Dimitrijevi said that yesterday was a busy day for everyone in the REC and that they tried to respond promptly to all reported irregularities. He says that the problem was caused by the allegations on social networks and that they checked it immediately.

The polling stations were closed at 8:00 p.m., after which the counting of votes began.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vui pointed out that the "Serbia must not stop" list will have an absolute majority.

Both local and parliamentary elections will be held on the same date.
Secretary General of the President of Serbia Nikola Selakovic confirmed for Prva TV that the parliamentary and local elections in Serbia will be held on April 26th.
Vucic earlier said that potential dates for the forthcoming elections could be April 19 or 26, "Blic" recalls.

BELGRADE - CeSID Executive Director Bojan Klacar said Sunday he was not surprised by the low morning turnout in the Belgrade local elections.

He said prior research had indicated the turnout would not be on par with that in last year's presidential elections.

BELGRADE - According to figures released by IPSOS Strategic Marketing, the voter turnout in Sunday's elections for the Belgrade City Assembly was at 45 pct by 6 pm.

CeSID said the turnout was at 45.1 pct, while the Centre for Monitoring Elections and Electoral Procedures (CPI) put the figure at 45.3 pct of registered voters.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade City Election Commission has issued accreditations to local observers for the upcoming local elections in the capital, enabling them to monitor its work, the CRTA group announced on Thursday.

Ahead of the elections in the Serbian capital scheduled for March 4, Serbia's outdated voting system has one advantage: it is immune from potential hack attacks, experts say.

"The most susceptible system to hacking is the e-voting system, which Serbia doesn't have and will not have any time soon," Bojan Klacar, from the Center for Free Elections and Democracy, CeSid, told BIRN.

Turbulence inside the Movement of Free Citizens, PSG, led by Serbia's former Ombudsman and the runner-up in the April 2 presidential elections, Sasa Jankovic, will probably inflict serious damage on his campaign in the local elections in the Serbian capital next spring, experts are warning.

Serbian bookmakers rate Ivica Dacic, leader of the junior partner in the ruling coalition, as the most likely man to replace the current Prime Minister and soon-to-be President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, who won the presidential elections on April 2.

Dacic is the bookies' favourite by a wide advantage compared to the second-ranking Minister of Finance, Dusan Vujovic.  

Analysts giving instant reactions to Vucic's first-round poll win on Sunday suggested that his triumph puts the Progressive Party leader in an unprecedentedly strong position to take the country in his chosen direction for the next five years.