Miroslav Aleksić, one of the leading people of the "I choose the fight" coalition, talks to "Vreme" about the "matchmaking of the regime", the overthrown and then returned lists and why he still thinks there are chances of victory.
The leader of the list "Dr. Savo Manojlović - I'm a Vračar - Go-Change" accused Dragan Đilas, the leader of the Party of Freedom and Justice, of defeating his list. Đilas replied that he "lies like Vučić"
The Higher Court in Belgrade overturned the Kreni-Promeni list for the municipality of Vračar, "Vreme" learns. One of the reasons is that there are fewer male candidates on the list than prescribed.
The government has fulfilled the conditions of the ultimatum and declared the list "Kreni-permeni" in the municipality of Vračar, and this movement will not block the elections, said Savo Manojlović. In addition to this list, four more "Biramo Beograd" coalitions were announced.
"Obviously, it is not possible to avoid the critical tones that the parties that decided for the boycott and the parties that are going to the elections send to each other. This results in an absurd situation in which the opposition parties direct a large part of their energy to the delegitimization of yesterday's allies instead of devoting themselves to criticizing the current government. It should not be emphasized to what extent all this has a demotivating effect on the electorate, especially on the "softer" part that does not vote for the ruling party, but is not among the sure voters of the opposition.
The electoral list of the movement "Kreni-Promeni" in Vračar was rejected because it violated the rule on gender equality. However, the lists of the Serbian Progressive Party for Surčin and Rakovica were accepted despite the fact that they contain the same irregularity
"In addition to this immoral act, the Serbian Progressive Party organized that the entire city, all sidewalks and pedestrian crossings be vandalized and defaced with the inscriptions 'Boycott 02.06.2024', so that the citizens would think that there is a part of the opposition that calls for non-appearance in the elections," the Party states. freedom and justice, commenting on the announcement of the list at the last moment
A total of 14 lists were submitted to the City Election Commission (GIK) in Belgrade. Elections for the Belgrade City Assembly are scheduled for June 2, and elections for 17 city municipalities will also be held then. Three last-minute submissions awaiting verification
Late last night, the City Election Commission in Novi Sad rejected the list of the "United for a Free Novi Sad" coalition, which consists of 12 opposition parties, and if the irregularities are not corrected by midnight, the opposition will not participate in the Novi Sad elections.
It was agreed that the restriction applies to citizens who changed their residence in the period from July 3, 2023 to June 3, 2024.
Maja Stojanović, representative of Civic Initiatives, sent an open letter to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučuč, regarding the upcoming local elections. We are streaming it in its entirety
We can dwell endlessly on what would have been. The political reality, however, is that the idea of a boycott has failed. The worst thing now would be if its supporters undermine the campaign of those who go to the elections, just to prove that they were right. In Belgrade. Because in the rest of Serbia, even the boycotters are not calling for a boycott
The former president of the municipality of Preševo was not overthrown by Kurti or Vučić, but he himself lost his majority in the local parliament, journalist from Preševo Belgzim Kamberi tells "Vreme" and adds that the topic of the next local elections will probably be whether people close to Aljbina Kuti will come to the power
President of the Novi Sad Committee of the Freedom and Justice Party, Vladimir Vrsajkov, told "Vreme" that they will try to preserve unity in Novi Sad, and that the boycott only benefits the progressives.
Most of the parties in the "Serbia against violence" coalition are explicitly in favor of going to the elections and hope that in the end they will all go to the party together on June 2. Otherwise, it could be the end of the coalition, say "Vremena" sources.
The phrases "there will be no election" or "active boycott" are good for fiddles in like-minded social media groups, but they are not politics. It is fought tirelessly for every vote in every town and village. There is no other way
In the 2019 local elections in Albania, the opposition boycotted the local elections with similar arguments that we hear today in Serbia. The turnout, according to official data, was slightly less than 23 percent. And what were the results of the boycott? None, Edi Rama and his compatriots "rocked" the bar until the end as they wanted. Has the international community been shaken? It's not. The more natural learning is imposed by itself
Ana Brnabić announced the Belgrade elections for June 2. There is still a theoretical chance that Vučić will "interfere" and for the sake of "stability" perform a legal acrobatics so that the Belgrade and other local elections will be held on the same day. If that does not happen, the opposition will either go to the elections or try an "active" boycott. But not everyone is of the same opinion
After the failed negotiations between the government and the opposition, the Speaker of the Assembly, Ana Brnabić, said that the only request they could not make private was that the Belgrade and the rest of the local elections be held on the same day, and that she regretted that they did not reach an agreement.
Negotiations between the government and the opposition regarding the change in election conditions ended without an agreement. The coalitions Serbia against violence and NADA will not participate in the regular local and repeated extraordinary elections in Belgrade. They say that the government has proven that it wants to continue where it left off: dealing with phantom voters and electoral migration
In the first round of negotiations between the opposition coalitions Serbia against Violence and NADA and the ruling parties in the Serbian Parliament, no agreement was reached on improving election conditions. Continued on Wednesday. Maybe
If the conditions do not change, the opposition would have to be ready for a united boycott and call on the citizens to prevent the holding of the elections, several politicians told "Vreme". However, they are not revealing how exactly they want to prevent voting
While the party in power often uses door-to-door promotion - which, it should be emphasized, is allowed only with the consent of the voters - opposition activists opt for this kind of action somewhat less often. Professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences and sociologist Zoran Stojiljković explains that the main reason for this is of a monetary nature: "It is a financial factor and a type of pressure. All levers and resources of power are concentrated in the hands of the ruling apparatus, which keeps us in a sandwich between the top and the bottom of the social pyramid"
The coalitions Serbia against violence and NADA signed a document on the conditions that the government should fulfill before the next elections. It all boils down to ensuring a fair and honest election process. If the parties in power agreed to this, they would at least hand Belgrade over to the opposition
The word spread by the opposition representatives that it is certain that the Belgrade elections will be repeated cannot find a positive response in the electorate to which they are addressing. It sounds defeatist and demoralizing
Even in the upcoming elections in Serbia, the starting position of the participants will not be fair. The government camp will no doubt use state resources and media dominance again. In addition, the divided opposition lacks a charismatic figure to present as an alternative to the omnipresent Vučić
Regime Agitprop in defense of the First Family of Serbia spreads the most obscure gossip about it, knowingly or not. What does this have to do with the spring local elections
