<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Congress adopts Information Report on local and provincial elections in Serbia</font>
Congress adopts Information Report on local and provincial elections in Serbia
[21/10/2016]
A debate on the assessment of a vote at grassroots’ level held in Serbia this spring was organised in the framework of the 31st Session of the Congress. The local elections conducted in the whole country and provincial elections carried out in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina were held on the same day as early Parliamentary elections, namely on 24 April 2016. Congress Rapporteur Karim Van Overmeire (Belgium), underlined that “apart from isolated irregularities observed by the Congress delegation, the vote was organised in a calm and orderly manner, generally in line with the according legislation.” However, he made clear that “the crucial moment of vote counting proved to be difficult and a lack of clear regulations and instructions resulted in technical errors and procedural irregularities”. The Congress’ Information Report highlights several areas for improvement which should be addressed by the Serbian authorities, for example: to revise legislation with regard to voters’ and candidates’ registration, including measures to improve the accuracy of voters’ lists and clear criteria for the registration of candidates’ lists representing national minorities.
Le Congrès adopte un rapport d'information sur les élections locales et provinciales en Serbie
[21/10/2016]
Un débat sur l’évaluation du vote à l’échelle locale, tenu en Serbie au printemps 2016, a été organisé dans le cadre de la 31e session du Congrès. Les élections locales menées dans l'ensemble du pays et les élections provinciales organisées dans la province autonome de Voïvodine ont eu lieu le même jour que les élections législatives anticipées, à savoir le 24 avril 2016. Le rapporteur du Congrès, Karim Van Overmeire (Belgique), a souligné qu’« à l’exception de quelques irrégularités observées par la délégation, le scrutin s’est déroulé de manière calme et ordonnée, généralement en conformité avec la législation ». Toutefois, il a précisé que « le moment crucial du dépouillement des votes s’est avéré difficile : le manque de règles et d’instructions claires a donné lieu à des erreurs techniques et des irrégularités de procédure ». Le rapport d’information met en évidence plusieurs domaines d’améliorations qui pourraient être adressés aux autorités serbes, tels que la nécessité de réviser la législation relative à l'enregistrement des électeurs et des candidats afin d'améliorer l'exactitude des listes électorales et de fournir des critères clairs pour l'enregistrement des listes de candidats représentant les minorités nationales.
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A debate on the assessment of a vote at grassroots’ level held in Serbia this spring was organised in the framework of the 31st Session of the Congress. The local elections conducted in the whole country and provincial elections carried out in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina were held on the same day as early Parliamentary elections, namely on 24 April 2016. Congress Rapporteur Karim Van Overmeire (Belgium), underlined that “apart from isolated irregularities observed by the Congress delegation, the vote was organised in a calm and orderly manner, generally in line with the according legislation.” However, he made clear that “the crucial moment of vote counting proved to be difficult and a lack of clear regulations and instructions resulted in technical errors and procedural irregularities”. The Congress’ Information Report highlights several areas for improvement which should be addressed by the Serbian authorities, for example: to revise legislation with regard to voters’ and candidates’ registration, including measures to improve the accuracy of voters’ lists and clear criteria for the registration of candidates’ lists representing national minorities.