What does Coalition 381 say about ODIHR recommendations?

Coalition 381 announced today that the recommendations of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) formalize discrimination against minority lists.

What does Coalition 381 say about ODIHR recommendations?

TL;DR

  • Coalition 381 criticizes ODIHR recommendations for allegedly institutionalizing discrimination against minority lists.
  • The coalition argues that allowing citizen groups to be recognized as minority lists undermines authentic representation of national minorities in Serbia.
  • They express concern that removing the requirement for candidates to be registered in a specific minority voters list facilitates political engineering and manipulation.
  • Coalition 381 proposes removing inactive minority parties from the register if they haven't participated in elections for two electoral cycles (eight years).