In their statements after voting in the parliamentary, provincial, and Belgrade elections, as well as elections for councilors in more than 60 cities and municipalities, Serbian politicians referred more to the election process itself than to the main messages of their programs.
Aleksandar Vučić: I will be president of Serbia for four more years
Thus, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, emphasized that he hopes that all actors of the election game will behave in a rational, serious and responsible manner, stressing that he is "not sure".
He also told the journalists present that they have reason to be nervous, because he will be the president of Serbia for another four years.
Vučić added that it is an important task and an important condition for Serbia to continue on the path of prosperity and success, that the same "Serbia must not stop" be close or have an absolute majority.
Ana Brnabić: Hope to beat normal Serbia
Prime Minister Ana Brnabić said that she expects the election day to pass in order and peace, because the elections are a holiday of democracy.
She added that she hopes to win and that decent and normal Serbia will win, and that people will vote for results, a plan, a program and a clear vision, and against hatred.
Aleksandar Šapić: Vote according to your conscience
The candidate of the list "Aleksandar Vučić - Serbia must not stop" for the mayor of Belgrade, Aleksandar Šapić, today called on fellow citizens to vote "according to their conscience" in the Belgrade and parliamentary elections.
"It is a chance for all of us to maintain normalcy in difficult times for the whole world, stability and economic development of Serbia as before," Šapić said.
Ivica Dacic: Decisive period
Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia Ivica Dacic said that he expects the elections to take place in a peaceful and democratic atmosphere and assessed that the elections are "very important because Serbia is in a decisive period".
Miloš Jovanović: No tricks
The president of the New Democratic Party and the holder of the electoral list of the "Hope" coalition Miloš Jovanović said that he expects that there will be no tricks and that we will not defend the will of the citizens on the street.
Boško Obradović: Ecological and economic patriotism
The leader of Dveri and the holder of the list of the National Gathering coalition, Boško Obradović, expressed his gratitude to all those who "recognized the importance of a new European wave that is winning all over Europe today" in today's elections.
He did not comment on the regularity of the election process, but emphasized that "in the future convocation of the National Assembly, there will be a vote for the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija as part of Serbia, against sanctions against Russia and against membership in NATO, for family policy, environmental policy and for economic and environmental patriotism".
Serbia against violence: Peaceful transition of power, without fraud
The candidate of the "Serbia Against Violence" list for mayor of Belgrade, Vladimir Obradović, said today that he hopes that the election day will pass in the best order and called on all citizens to go to the polls and use their votes by voting for the lists that they believe will bring positive changes in society.
Photo: FoNetDobrica Veselinović, the holder of the "Serbia against violence" list in the elections for the Belgrade Assembly councilors, said today that he hopes that the exact results of the elections will be known tonight and that there will be a peaceful transition of power.
After voting, he said that he hoped the day would pass without violence and irregularities, although he pointed out that since early in the morning, pressure had been exerted on the voters and they were voting on orders. Veselinović expects a large turnout and predicts that on election night he will quickly have accurate data and a peaceful transition of power.
"We expect a victory in Belgrade, while at the republican level we believe in a result that will make it impossible for the ruling parties to form the government again, said the holder of the Serbia against violence list in the elections for the Serbian Parliament, Marinika Tepić, who voted in the local community "Sonja Marinković" in Novi Sadu.
With these elections, the changes really begin, said Tepić, who also expects big surprises for Vojvodina at all levels. "We expect excellent results and victory in Kruševac, Kragujevac and Kraljevo, because the list of Serbia against violence in those places comes out with top candidates for mayors," said Tepic.
SSP: People against uncertainty
The President of the Freedom and Justice Party Dragan Đilas (SSP) said that "the strength of the people who do not want to live in uncertainty will be shown."
Speaking about his expectations, the SSP leader emphasized that he expects citizens to go to the polls en masse and show their will to vote. "We, as the largest opposition list, will defend their will with all possible democratic means", he said.
SDS: Things can change
The President of the Social Democratic Party (SDS), Boris Tadić, today called on citizens to go to the elections full of optimism because things can change.
Tadić cited the Franco-German plan for Kosovo, the preservation of territorial integrity, the fight against crime, corruption and inflation as the biggest challenges.
SRS: Everything will go well
The deputy president of the Serbian Radical Party, Aleksandar Šešelj, said today that the will of the people is sacred and that the government should confirm its legitimacy or be changed only in elections.
After voting at the polling station in the "Svetislav Golubović Mitraljeta" Elementary School, he told the journalists that he believes that today will pass in a democratic atmosphere and that citizens will turn out in large numbers for the parliamentary, provincial and local elections throughout Serbia.
"For 33 years of our existence, we have been known as a political party that has always absolutely respected the will of the people, and that will be the case today," Seselj said. He added that the parliamentary elections are a democratic achievement and that they insist that they pass in the best order.
Dodik voted publicly
The President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, voted in the parliamentary elections in Serbia today at the Consulate General of Serbia in Banja Luka.
Dodik did not enter the designated polling station, but voted publicly in front of journalists.
Representatives of the opposition and some citizens claimed during the election day that they voters from Republika Srpska gathered en masse in the Belgrade Arena, after which they were distributed according to lists to different polling stations in Belgrade.
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