Serbian Parliament debates voter register and special law on General Staff complex

The session, which began on Tuesday, saw the addition of a list of candidates for the appointment of Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) Council members to Wednesday’s agenda under an urgent procedure, following a proposal from the Culture and Information Committee.

During Tuesday’s debate, opposition MPs argued that the proposed amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register would not improve the electoral process but rather serve to cover up electoral fraud by the ruling coalition.

The proposed Lex Specialis for the General Staff complex, submitted by 110 MPs form the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), is seen by the opposition as yet another corrupt deal by the authorities. They contend it would facilitate the American President Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s acquisition of the prime downtown Belgrade location, enabling him to build a hotel and business complex on the site of the building damaged during the 1999 NATO bombing.