Tagged: Serbia
Conrad Omodiagbe
Montenegro President Alleges Election Interference
The President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanović, has accused the country’s neighbour, Serbia, of interfering in the recently concluded August 30th parliamentary vote that saw the ruling party suffer a major setback with its inability to claim the required majority of 41 deputies in the 81-seat parliament. Speaking in a televised interview on Tuesday, Djukanović tied […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ruling Party in Serbia secures Landslide Victory
President of Serbia, Aleksander Vucic, has declared a landslide victory for his right-wing party on Sunday night, in controversial parliamentary elections held despite coronavirus concerns, and a boycott from a majority of the country’s opposition and people. President Vucic while addressing supporters of his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) which came into power in 2012, revealed […]
Farida Adamu
Serbia Suspends Elections Due to Coronavirus
Serbia will not be holding its elections scheduled for next month due to the coronavirus pandemic. The coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan-China and has now spread to more than 100 locations, globally, including in the United States. This pandemic has not only crippled economic activity, but we are also now seeing it cause countries […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Opposition in Serbia to Boycott April Polls
The voting community in Serbia has been informed of the country’s parliamentary elections scheduled to hold April 26, 2020. As Serbians prepare to cast their votes and fill in the 250 seat parliament, opposition parties are preparing to boycott the polls, accusing President Aleksandar Vučić of stifling free speech as a result of his firm […]