The Serbian opposition is losing its nerve - ordinary members are against an election boycott
The Serbian opposition may reconsider its decision to boycott the parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for the end of April. The Serbian Monitor website writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Primary cells are unhappy with the party leadership's decision to boycott parliamentary and local elections. About 60 representatives of the primary elections gathered at an event organized by the Serbia-21 organization to discuss the possibilities of participating in the elections.
“As serious and responsible politicians, we refuse to leave our current and potential voters across Serbia without political representation and want to firmly defend their interests in local authorities and the national parliament,” the event participants said.
The European Parliament is also concerned about a possible boycott of the elections by the Serbian opposition. A delegation of European deputies recently once again visited Belgrade to persuade the boycotters.
“We will have an international observation mission that will monitor the elections, and the European Parliament will be part of this mission. We have made some progress, but the boycott is still there, concerns about media freedom are very present,” said Tanja Fajon, chair of the EU-Serbia parliamentary committee, in an interview with European Western Balkans.
Previously, parliamentary elections in Serbia were postponed from March to April 26. This was done in order to make amendments to the country’s electoral system in additional time, including taking into account some of the opposition’s claims.
The Serbian authorities carried out all the necessary reforms. Thus, deputies of the Assembly passed laws that relate to the misuse of municipal buildings, state vehicles, websites and other resources during the campaign to promote one party.
Therefore, independent experts believe that the opposition is insisting on boycotting the elections in order to hide the lack of electoral support among its parties.
As the latest opinion poll shows, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party maintained a convincing advantage in January and enjoys the support of 53,6% of citizens, while the rating of the Union for Serbia has decreased compared to December. Only 10,3% of voters are ready to vote for him, according to a study by FactorPlus.
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic's Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) is in third place with 9,5% support.
The “1 in 5 Million” movement, which recently decided to abandon the boycott and go to the polls, does not yet have significant support among the electorate.
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