Elections in Zajecar and Kosjeric – a turning point or « just » test? – Politics

In the election in Zajecar, there will be two opposition lists in the city, and the students from this city are currently in favor of citizens who do not vote for the current local government, the SNS, SPS and Doctor’s group Nenad Ristović.

In Kosjerić, regular elections are the same day in Zajecar, and there will be an opposition list, coalition of opposition parties and citizens’ groups, which were deprived of their party identities and perform as a group of citizens. They did this at the request of students from the local, and they have their direct support.

Ivkovic: Elections can be a turning point

Political policy Aleksandar Ivković, from the Center for Contemporary Policies, considers these local elections before a turning point, but in case the opposition beats on them.

« It could really count as a mini political earthquake, because the opposition would compensate for the remaining 20 percent difference in SNS, » he stated that the difference between the overall parliamentary elections in December 2023. years in these two places.

They are actually, notes, in both municipalities is very close to a similar result and it was 60-40 in favor of all lists of ruling sets.

« So in normal conditions, it has been a great deal of the election cycle as possible from these elections, but it is not to make such differences of compensation because it is a little different, so people do not fully decide the same as in parliamentary elections, » he said, adding That the problem can be a list in Zajecar Dr. Nenad Ristovic.

We remind Ristovic, at the last Zajecar elections, after it refused to receive the Order from President Vučić, so that after the election he entered the coalition with local Progressives, and then became the MP SNS. Nevertheless, in public, certain local portals are trying to present it as an alternative between two opposing campsites – authorities and oppositions.

Ivkovic believes that Ristovic can be a problem, because some SNS voters who are dissatisfied with their local work, can vote for Ristović, who would enter coalition with Progressives after the election.

« It could happen, but if the opposition happened in one of these two local parliaments, it could be a very good idea, but I don’t say that it is certain. It could also reduce this difference, but to win again power, but yes It is not more than 60-40, but is 53-47 or some such relationship in the sense that the opposition managed to reduce the difference that she had in relation to the government in these municipalities, « he says.

It indicates that Zajecar and Kosjerić « Good municipalities per SNS », ie that the ruling party has won the above-average better result than at the level of the Republic.

« It is not that elections in Belgrade or Novi Sad or Nis now, the opposition is expected, if the opposition is to reduce this difference, though, even though, of course, turnout is so small that can be an illusion, due to Voter list that has too many people on it, that it still has room to determine the campaign to eliminate the election, and if they manage the turnout, if successful to reduce the difference in relation to SNS, compared to previous election Matches, it’s still, I think needs the opposition to look like a very positive trend that goes for us. This would then mean that it was less likely to take place at the republic level, for the difference, and in that sense then it would not be a turning point, but I would say, a litmus test that would give a positive result, « he explains.

The negative result would be to simply not change the ratio of forces in relation to what was in that December 2023, Ivković points out.

It estimates that the government could not increase its number of votes in relation to December elections, except through, as it says, somewhat a lot of obvious. Therefore, the worst of the opposition, whether it remains at that level that was a year ago, because it would mean, that the energy that students woke up failed to manifest at the election level.

Asked if that would be an indicator for these extraordinary parliamentary elections, Ivkovic, would be ready to go to protest on student invitation, but that they may not be ready to vote on the lists, and that this could be seen in these two municipalities 8. June.

« I honestly believe that it is still the most likely scenario in these environments, not the opposition, but that the difference between the authorities and the opposition, » he states.

Ivković adds that these local elections will be a test to see potential electoral mechanical machinations, ie whether they are ready to bring some voters out of these municipalities in election day. It does not expect that number of voters to be large, but notes that in Kosjerić and a difference of 100 votes, it can affect the change, and these elections can show in which the « SNS machine » condition is.

« When the election day ends and confirmation, we will be able to make a more precise assessment of the election result. And whether they were slightly weaker than before, which would then mean that it should be borne in the next parliamentary elections, » he says.

Pajic: Key – Common Front

The PSG MP, Vladimir Pajić, says it is crucial that there was a common front of all social groups and oppositions in Kosjaric and the opposition was now the most important election that we have one of the most important events.

« That’s why we also invited me as a party to participate in these elections, to support these elections, to support the lists made on the basis of that common front, » he states this Prophet.

He adds that this party continues to believe that the future will depend on that, on the one part, they will be announced at some point, they were parliamentary, presidential, especially local. « Also, it will be an indicator of the front of the front that was made, » Pajic names.