European Parliament to debate controversial serbian elections
In a continuing effort, the "Serbia Against Violence" coalition persistently urges people to join protests. Opposition leaders announced their commitment to demonstrating until the results of last month's parliamentary and local elections are annulled.
Journalist Smiljan Banjac expressed, "Never in recent history have such forgeries and electoral engineering occurred, influencing election results in our cities."
Adding to the optimism among protesters, opposition leader Marinika Tepić stated, "What brought a smile to my face, besides your presence at the protest, is that our demonstrations have paid off. We have received good news from our European family that the European Parliament will begin debating the fraudulent elections in Serbia."
Opposition protests in Serbia, seeking the annulment of elections, commenced last December. People took to the streets after international observers declared the election flawed. Reported irregularities include falsified ballots found in several Belgrade polling stations.
The ruling populist party, the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), secured 46.72% of votes in the snap parliamentary and local elections. However, an international monitoring mission stated that the SNS gained an unfair advantage through media bias, President Aleksandar Vucic's undue influence, and voting irregularities, such as vote-buying.
Vucic and his allies maintain that the elections were fair.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
