Corruption is the main problem of Serbia, according to 22 percent of citizens, while low income or poverty is the biggest problem for 10 percent of citizens, according to a survey, the results of which were presented by the organization Transparency Serbia
The research also estimates that the fight against corruption has worsened in many areas, reports FoNet.
70 percent of respondents believe that corruption is widespread.
Transparency program director Nemanja Nenadić said that when citizens were asked what they were doing to reduce corruption, 24 percent answered that they voted for the candidates they believed would fight against corruption.
"The answer of 41 percent of the research participants is that they would vote for the party that they think will fight against corruption," said Nenadić.
He stated that half of the citizens believe that corruption has increased, while 35 percent think that it has remained at the same level.
Citizens do not see the Government's moves as effective
After corruption, which was identified as the main problem for the first time, 12 percent of citizens believe that the main problem is crime and security, and 10 percent each think that it is the situation in Kosovo, low income and poverty.
Nine percent of respondents identified healthcare as the biggest problem, and eight percent identified street protests and a poor education system as the biggest problem. Unemployment is the biggest problem for seven percent of the survey participants.
The assessment of 34 percent of citizens is that the Government of Serbia is not at all effective in suppressing corruption, while in 2021, 23 percent of respondents had this opinion.
Nenadić pointed out that there has been a change among those who think that the government is not effective, with an increase in the worst ratings.
The expectation of 38 percent of citizens is that corruption will decrease, while 20 percent think it will increase.
More than half of citizens think that the prosecutor's office is not independent
Regarding the position of 71 percent of the participants that the prosecutor's office does not prosecute those who have political power or political protection, Transparency Board member Zlatko Minic said that there are still no investigations into hundreds of corruption cases in Serbia.
"The opinion of 56 percent of citizens is that the prosecutor's office does not have independence in its work. When we ask citizens if they gave bribes to any institution, out of 44 percent who were in contact with institutions, no one gave a bribe," said Minic.
He stated that regarding the giving of money or gifts to citizens in order to support a party or political candidate, 39 percent are aware of such a case, and 21 have personal experience.
To the statement in the questionnaire "I refrained from participating in corruption, even though it was to my detriment", 41 percent of the participants answered affirmatively.
"Given that Serbia is in a socio-political crisis, the organization Transparency again proposes significant changes to the regulations, in order to change the environment for the elections. We have one of the current requests, to publish the documentation on the specific contract of the state, and we advocated that all contracts concerning the spending of money from the budget be published", said Nenadić.
He states that three quarters of citizens think that there is no place for contract confidentiality, even if a foreign business partner demands it. The research on a nationally representative sample of Serbia without Kosovo was conducted on March 13 and 24.
Source: FoNet
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