Several thousand supporters of the Serbian opposition demonstrated in Belgrade on Sunday evening once morest alleged fraud in the local elections a week ago. It was the seventh protest in a row. This time, the participants in the rally marched to Belgrade City Hall, which they attempted to enter by force. Police forces used tear gas once morest the demonstrators, local media reported.
President Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won victories in early parliamentary and local elections in many cities, including Belgrade. In the capital, however, their success on December 17th was narrow. According to the opposition, this too had only come regarding through massive fraud. Election observers and the media reported numerous irregularities. Among other things, buses are said to have brought people from the Serbian part of Bosnia-Herzegovina to the Belgrade Arena, where they cast votes without being eligible to vote.
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Vučić denied allegations of electoral fraud on Sunday. The Serbian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Saturday evening in Belgrade that it had been reported to several violations of electoral regulations, including the activities in the Belgrade Arena.
