In the announcement on the occasion of the victory of Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in yesterday’s elections, the Socialists and Democrats state that Belgrade must join the EU sanctions against Russia as soon as possible, and that Serbia’s opposite actions will have consequences for its European perspective.
“The return of a pluralistic parliament in Serbia with various options is a positive development. However, the Socialists and Democrats deplore the limited ability of voters to make informed choices, free from undue pressure from the ruling party,” the statement said.
Socialist and Democrat MP Thijs Reuten, head of the European Parliament delegation that observed the elections in Serbia, said that the “main success” in that process was the participation of the opposition, but that “unfortunately, apart from greater voter turnout, no nothing more positive “.
Despite some belated legal changes and the participation of various political options, the election was completely dominated by the ruling party. The SNS and its allies put pressure on voters, abused the media scene and reaffirmed our disappointment with events in Serbia. “There will also be extreme right-wing parties in Serbia,” Ruten said.
On je dodao da je “važno naglasiti da tri različita nivoa izbora održana u isto vreme ne bi trebalo da budu normalna praksa u krhkim demokratijama”, jer su “slabi izborni uslovi osnova za zloupotrebu sistema od vlasti”.
“Dokaz za to je sinoćno zatvaranje Republičke izborne komisije, koja nije objavila ni preliminarne rezultate ni izlaznost, dok je predsednik Vučić sebe proglasio pobednikom predsedničkih izbora”, kazao je Ruten.
Poslanik Socijalista i demokrata iz Hrvatske Tonino Picula, portparol te grupe za spoljnu politiku, rekao je da “ne gaji nikakve iluzije” i da ne bi trebalo ni Evropska komisija.
President Aleksandar Vucic and his SNS party, affiliated with the European People’s Party, will continue to ridicule democracy. a very clear choice for the Union or to face serious consequences, “Picula said.
Picula added that the Socialists and Democrats did not change their position and that the European Council should not open new chapters in the accession negotiations with Serbia until Vučić’s government makes a clear choice for the EU, ie “until it gives up deliberate destruction of the rule of law and introduces sanctions against Russia “.
