Djilas, Zelenovic And Albahari In Brussels: We Will Boycott Election In Serbia

Brussels

Representatives of the Serbian opposition who rallied around the idea of boycotting the election, reiterated in the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels that they remained united in the decision to boycott the forthcoming election, and both national and local levels.

The statement of the Alliance for Serbia reads that the president of the Alliance for Serbia, Dragan Djilas, Sabac Mayor Nebojsa Zelenovic and an official of the Movement of Free Citizens, Natan Albahari, met in Brussels with the EP vice-president, Klara Dobrev, and members of European parliament Tanja Fajon and Vladimir Bilcik – members of the EP's delegation in the dialogue about election conditions in Serbia.

Officials from the Alliance for Serbia explained the decision to boycott the election by claiming that pressure against the media in Serbia was intensifying, that Television N1 was being "banished" from the cable distribution network, that "demonizing in the media of those whose opinion is different from that of the regime is becoming even more brutal," and that there had been attempts to establish complete control over the judiciary and the electorate.

They assessed that "it is now clear to everyone" that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had deceived the EP representatives who participated in the dialogue about election conditions in Serbia, and that the authorities had fulfilled nothing of what they promised.