SNS victory in Kosjeric and Zajecar: REC data – BBC News in Serbian
The ruling Serbian advanced party (SNS) has won the local elections in the small municipality in the West of Serbia in a match in which a clerk was an opposition listed by students.
These are Official preliminary data of the main body for the implementation of the election Based on 100 percent counted votes.
According to the Republic Election Commission (RIK), SNS won Kosjeric for about 50 votes more than the opposition list supported by students, and the ratio of forces in the mandates is 14:13 in favor of the ruling party.
United for Kosjerić, which were supported by students, from the opposition list, they say Yes « do not accept results due to numerous irregularities. »
In Zajecar, she won the most votes « Don’t give Serbia – Aleksandar Vučić », and behind it are two opposition lists – « The change in which we believe » and « is united for Spas Zajecar ».
According to REC, the Socialist Party of Serbia, still crossed Census in Zajecar with 3.02 percent of votes.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić declared a ‘convincing victory « in the largest city in the east of Serbia in the evening.
The monitoring mission of the line also announced that it was in Zajecar, Sometimes city with a significant industryTriumph of Progressives Concincious.
These elections were considered a great test for SNS, ruling in Serbia since 2012, after multi-month protests of students and opposition – who continue to last – caused by tragedy in Novi Sad, when 1. November 2024. In the falling canopy at the train station 16 people were killedand another woman was severely injured.
Official data for both cities
The evening and night in Zajecar and Kosjeric were exciting and tense at times.
In the evening Sunday, opposition parties, which support students, declared victory in both places, but then did the SNS, or Vučić, formally only a party member.
In Kosjeric, the place in the West of Serbia, where there was a little less than 9,000 people, the list We don’t give Serbia Aleksandar Vučić She won 3,686 votes (49.23 percent) or 14 mandates.
The second place is the opposition sheet United for Kosjerić With 51 votes less, ie 3,635 votes or 48.54 percent, which is 13 seats, the Republic Election Commission was published.
« Our members of the Municipal Election Commission did not vote for preliminary election results. There are several polling stations where greater irregularities were observed, » says the list of the list United to Kosjerić to Official order online IX.
The Municipal Assembly of Kosjerić has 27 councilors.
See how election day in Kosjeric and Zajecar went
In the evening, Rick published officials for Zajecar on Monday – the list is « No Let Syrbia – Aleksandadr Vočić in the first place, and the second » change in which we believe « with 33.19 and » united for saving Zajecar « with 7.40 percent.
According to REC, the Socialist Party of Serbia, still crossed Census in Zajecar with 3.02 percent of votes.
According to the results, the SNS will have 27 seats, « the change I believe in » 18, « united for the saving of Zajecar » Four, and SPS one term.
In that city, there were about 47,000 people.
« I’m especially proud of the score in Zajecar. Got more than 48 percent of the votes, » Vucic said.
Observation mission Line She also said that in Zajecar, the list of SNS won.
Election day went in tensions and gatherings of citizens from all over Serbia in both places, reported BBC reporters.
« The elections were held in an unprecedented Linche atmosphere, » Vučić said, thanking everyone who helped « beat colored revolution ».
Vučić and other senior officials of government are calling ‘attempted by the attempt Colored revolutions‘.
According to unofficial results, students’ protest and citizens were held in Belgrade in front of Serbia’s presidency.
What happened during the day?
The turnout was extremely large – in Kosjeric, 84 percent of the registered voters, and in Zajecar 63 percent, the data is the monitoring organization.
After closing the leaf polling station, united to Kosjerić, which they supported students, published victory in Kosjeric.
A large group of people gathered in front of the municipality as the electoral material was introduced into the City Election Commission.
At the same time, the two opposition lists in Zajecar passed victory based on 33 percent of processed election material.
They called people to gather in the city square to ‘defend victory’.
They remained gathered late at night.
What are the irregularities reported?
At some polling stations in the Municipality of Kosjerić, there were an unlawful blockade of polling station and distractions of voting, the Ministry of the Interior announced.
The Organization of Lines noticed a large number of irregularities in both cities, more in Zajecar, but in Kosjeric.
We registered irregularities, such as the illegal presence of people, doubts for the purchase of votes and parallel voter lists, they said from the line.
At 17 percent of polling stations in Zajecar, the most difficult forms of irregularities were recorded, which means that these results are not maintained by the free electoral will of voters, They added.
Election day in Kosjeric
Reported by: Grujica Andrić, BBC journalist
Kosjeric is the first place in which the students officially called for the unification of the opposition and supported their list.
For a four-year term of new local authorities, three lists, the ruling Serbian advanced party (SNS), a unique opposition list « united to Kosjerić », as well as minority Russian party.
In the place of about 10,000 inhabitants in the Zlatibor district during the day, there was a great crowd, and the atmosphere boiled.
The tension was just a hundred meters from the municipality, where a private company is fenced, immediately to the city heating plant.
Due to the suspicion that there is a « COL Center » SNS for the purchase of votes in front of the protesters together.
From the entrance to the courtyard, the police separated them.
There were no conflicts, but there was a dozen guys dressed in black behind the fence.
They reported to the police that their observers received threats and provocations by phone calls.
During the hot day, there were a lot of cars in the streets, but not with Užice and Požega Tables, but arrived from Belgrade, Novi Sad, Despotovac, Zrenjanin.
« I’ve never seen this many people in Kosjeric, it came a lot from the side.
« But the comprehension response was also adequate with the help of people on the side and veterans, » Milovan Nikolic said.
Nikolic was from Belgrade, where he lived in his hometown, as to, as he said about the BBC in Serbian, « defended the election will of fellow citizens ».
Choices in Kosjeric: First Voting since Student Protests
What happened in Zajecar?
Reported by: Nemanja Mitrović, BBC Reporter
The weekly morning in the city of beer and guitariade probably did not conquer from so many people in central streets, but also EuroFies and tensions.
In the largest city in the east of Serbia, numerous observers, students, as well as bikers and war veterans, were shouted, while the streets of the crowd of Belgrade, Novi Sad and other Vojvodina cities.
It was lagging on the June sun and a political atmosphere in Zajecar, and some had to give the police to make statements.
In front of the Big SNS offices in the village of Great Source, there was a coastal and verbal discussion between Ugljesje Đuričković, a candidate for the mayor of the change in which we believe in Gavrila Kovačević, President of the Belgrade Municipality of Zemun.
« They threatened and harassed our controllers and when we came to see what the SNS seat was about, they headed to push us and insult us.
« They came from Zemun and go door to the door and make people go to vote, they entered yards, » says Djurickovic for the BBC in Serbian.
Kovacevic denied that there was physical billing, for the leaf Today.
« They are nonsense. There was no physical settlement. The group led by that candidate and Djorđe Stanković inflammation into the premises of the SNS in the Great Source, » he stated.
He also claims that the group was led by Đuričković from there, « Isained without the use of force ».
Some men who came in front of the elementary school « Đura Jakšić », at the invitation, as they say students, had to give statements to the police.
Among them are war veterans and motorcyclists who came from many places throughout Serbia.
« We stood across the street, because we called us students to come. We noticed some people circle cars, they film us and mocking us, » says Nenad Stanic, war veteran.
The police came and invited them to the conversation because of the application to interfere with the election actions, he added.
« In the end, I don’t know what they called us, » he says.
The cafes were full of people, at the liberation square stood Police Marica, while the sidewalks were also walking groups of men dressed in black.
« The shortest, Zajecar looks fashioned for me, » Slavoljub Gacović speaks, president of the Election Commission at the polling station number 5.
« There is no need for that, the people » is intimidated, adds.
In the village of Grljani, not far from Zajecar, there was no inhabitants.
« There was no problem here, but in Zajecar never more Belgrade and Novi Sad Tables.
« Generally, chaos is or is chaos. Everyone is in fear and I hope there will be no ugly events, » said Lazar Ristic from Grjana, for BBC in Serbian.
Unlike Kosjerić and three election lists there, there were eight options on the ballot in Zajecar.
In addition to the ruling progressions, the Socialist Party of Serbia also exits in a separate column, and there are a minority coalition for the eastern Serbia, a major party, « We strength » Branimir Nestorović and « Serbian Liberals – that the profession asks ».
The opposition lives coalition, a change in which we believe « and a group of citizens, united to Spas Zajecar », which also consists of members of several movements and parties.
« Let’s see the results first, so let’s decide whether we will be with a position or opposition, » said Aleksandar Dikovic Nandi, the holder of the list of Socialist Party of Serbia in Zajecar.
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