A Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (BetaPhoto/Milan Obradovic)
The opposition did not steal seats in the National Assembly on Dec. 17 and is not morally obligated to return them, despite claims that the vote had been carried out irregularly, leader of the opposition Free Citizens Movement Pavle Grbovic said on Jan. 10.
In a statement to daily Nova, he added that it would be "counterproductive to cede any space" to the Serbian Progressive Party.
Grbovic said he believed the opposition's actions in the Serbian parliament over the past 18 months had helped to strengthen it and that it should carry on in the same direction.
"Relative to the previous elections, the ruling parties won five seats less, whereas the parties of our coalition achieved a 30 percent better result, which is a clear and measurable indicator that the opposition has been doing a good job in parliament," said Grbovic.
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