Serbian elections marred by President’s involvement, vote buying – observers
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters Serbia’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) gained an unfair advantage in snap parliamentary elections through media bias, the improper influence of President Aleksandar Vucic and voting irregularities such as vote buying, an international monitoring mission said on Monday. The populist SNS won 46.72 per cent of the votes in Sunday’s elections, according to […]
Serbia’s ruling SNS leads in parliamentary vote, preliminary results show
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters The ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic is in the lead in a snap election on Sunday with 46.6 per cent of votes, according to a projection by pollsters Ipsos and CeSID. The opposition Serbia Against Violence (SPN) alliance is set to come second with 23 per cent, while the […]
Tens of thousands in Serbia protest mass shootings, government policies
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to permeate society. On 3rd May a teenage boy killed nine pupils and a security guard […]
Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people. Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years solemnly marched through the centre of the capital Belgrade behind […]