The US has called on Serbia to respond to concerns about the organization of parliamentary elections held on December 17, which the OSCE has pointed to as irregularities. "We would like Serbia to work with the OSCE to address these concerns," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, declared his Serbian Progressive Party the winner of the early parliamentary elections in the country
"Irregularities and violations reported by the OSCE and other election observers must be investigated, and violence against electoral authorities, journalists and accredited observers is unacceptable," Miller added. In his earlier statement on Serbia's election on Monday, Miller did not comment on allegations of election irregularities, saying the US looked forward to "continuing cooperation with the next government of Serbia to strengthen democratic governance and the rule of law and improve regional stability."
International observers representing the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Council of Europe and the European Parliament said in Belgrade on Monday that there had been election irregularities, including vote-buying, and that serious irregularities had been observed in the campaign. , which preceded them as the biased coverage in the media and the dominance of the head of state and the ruling party. Miller reiterated today that Washington "continues to urge" Serbia to "make sure that tensions" with Kosovo decrease./BGNES
