Final report by the CSTO PA observer team

CSTO PA observers at the regular presidential and early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Serbia reviewed the final report on election monitoring.
The observers agreed that the election of the President of the Republic of Serbia and deputies to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia was organized and conducted in full compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Serbia.
A total of 8,267 polling stations were organized for the presidential and early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Serbia. In addition, on election day 77 polling stations were opened in more than 30 countries.
The observers were present at different stages of the election, from the opening of polling stations to the tabulation of results by polling station commissions. Polling stations opened on time and had all the necessary documents, equipment and information materials. There were no complaints registered regarding the condition of the voter lists, procedure of issuing ballot papers or the voting procedure.
The observers particularly noted the calm and peaceful nature of the preparation and conduct of the election, which had a favourable effect on its atmosphere, contributing to the free expression of the voters’ will.
During the voting, observers noted isolated organizational shortcomings that could not affect the outcome of the election.
“The presidential and parliamentary election in the Republic of Serbia took place in a democratic environment and in full compliance with the national legislation and international election standards, which confirms that the state complied with its international obligations to hold democratic elections and to ensure the electoral rights and freedoms of all participants in the electoral process.”
On April 3, 2022, international observers from the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly led by their coordinator Vladimir Novikov, a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, attended the opening of polling stations in Belgrade (Republic of Serbia) to monitor the regular election of the President of the Republic of Serbia and early election of deputies to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
The polling stations opened on time: exactly at 7:00 a.m. Belgrade time.
Throughout April 3 until the closing of polling stations, international observers from the CSTO PA were monitoring the voting at polling stations in Belgrade and its suburbs.
On April 1 and 2, the CSTO PA international observers led by their coordinator Vladimir Novikov studied the electoral legislation of the Republic of Serbia, specifics of the current election and pre-election political climate and predetermined the routes to the polling stations on the election day.
As you may recall, the international observers from the CSTO PA were invited by Ivica Dačić, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, to monitor the preparation and conduct of the election of the President of the Republic of Serbia and early election of deputies to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.
The CSTO PA international observers are representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO Member States: National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic, Federation Council and State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Since 2013, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has been an observer to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.