Serbia protests: How much trouble is Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ in?
As the biggest protests since Slobodan Miloลกeviฤโs regime rock Belgrade, POLITICO explains everything you need to know.
As the biggest protests since Slobodan Miloลกeviฤโs regime rock Belgrade, POLITICO explains everything you need to know.
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Serbia’s ruling nationalist party claimed victory in the capital Belgrade on Sunday (2 June) in a rerun of local elections, nearly six months after allegations of fraud in a previous poll sparked weeks of protests.
A bitterly fought election in Belgrade — a focus of widespread allegations of fraud during Serbia’s local and parliamentary polls in December — will be re-run, the acting city mayor said on Saturday (2 March).
Positive coverage of the ruling party by national broadcasters and the ‘central role’ of President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ tilted the electoral playing field.
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Thousands of people rallied in the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Tuesday (16 January) to protest alleged fraud committed by President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ’s governing party during parliamentary and local elections last month.
A Serbian opposition party formally lodged a complaint on Friday against alleged fraud by President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party during parliamentary and local elections last month.
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Election observers have condemned fraud and manipulation in the December 17 vote.
Serbia’s biggest opposition coalition said Tuesday (26 December) it will boycott election re-runs in parts of the country, after more than a week of protests against alleged electoral fraud.
Serbian police have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest over an election this month that international monitors said was unfair.Opposition group Serbia Against Violence has been protesting since the 17 December elections, alleging el…
Independent observers say parliamentary and local elections were tarnished by irregularities.
Russia said on Monda (25 December) foreign-backed forces were trying to foment trouble in Serbia, where protests continue for a second week after an election earlier this month that international monitors said was unfair.
Opposition group Serbia Against Violence staged protests over elections deemed irregular by international rights watchdogsSerbian police have detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest over an election earlier this month that international …
Serbian opposition demonstrators broke windows at Belgrade’s town hall Sunday (24 December) during protests over alleged electoral fraud, and police responded with pepper spray, an AFP reporter saw.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ on Thursday accused an “important country” of interfering in the country’s elections, following a torrent of international condemnation of alleged irregularities during the weekend’s contest.
Serbia announced Wednesday (20 December) that it will re-run its recent election in certain areas, according to state media, just days after nationwide voting triggered protests and international condemnation over alleged fraud.
Key opposition leaders protest what they call widespread electoral fraud in Sundayโs elections.
Thousands protest in Belgrade after President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ secures parliamentary majority
A team of international observers on Monday (18 December) slammed Serbian elections over a string of “irregularities”, including “vote buying” and “ballot box stuffing”, after the opposition accused the ruling party of committing voter fraud.
President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ declared victory in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday (17 December), after pollsters projected his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) was on track to easily win.
Government claims it has won sweeping victory, and slams accusations of electoral irregularities as lies.
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