Opposition leader says decision to boycott elections is final

Jeremic, leader of the People’s Party, told a news conference that the efforts by European Parliament officials did not yield results. He said the situation is getting worse and that any hope that free and fair elections are possible is gone.

“We definitely decided (not to run in the elections) long ago and I think that our friends in the European Union will give up if they haven’t already. The situation is getting worse every day. (Serbian President) Aleksandar Vucic is not prepared to make any concession and we have taken our final decision,” he said.  

He said that events in the past year showed that the protests can’t be stopped and added that he believes that next year will bring the start of fundamental changes in Serbia.