European Greens call for international investigation into elections

“The European Green Party insists that the irregularities around the elections have to be investigated at the international level, a press release said, recalling that international observers noted serious irregularities in their report.

The press release quoted European Greens co-chair Thomas Waitz MEP as saying that “this is yet another example of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS, an associated member of the European People’s Party EPP) of Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic using all the means, including the capture of the media and the institutions, to stay in power”. Waitz also called European Union member states not to accept the election results before the investigation is completed.

“The European Green Party (EGP) has earlier condemned the manipulation of the electoral will of the citizens of Serbia. EGP continues to stand in full solidarity and support to the people in Serbia protesting as their government failed them in delivering on basic democratic standards - the organization of the free and fair elections,” it said.