Brnabić: During May, parliamentary discussion on amendments to four electoral laws
Serbian Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabić said today that amendments to four laws, based on the recommendations of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Observation Mission, will be on the parliamentary agenda during May.
TL;DR
- Amendments to four laws based on OSCE/ODIHR recommendations will be discussed in the Serbian parliament during May.
- Public discussions on the proposed amendments will take place in Belgrade, Niš, Kragujevac, and Novi Sad after the May Day holidays.
- The laws cover elections for national deputies, the president, local elections, and the Constitutional Court.
- The amendments are expected to be adopted by the end of May.
- The ruling coalition has been working on improving electoral conditions and implementing ODIHR recommendations since 2019.
- A key change involves the Law on Financing Political Activities, which sets limits on campaign spending.
- Miroslav Petrašinović of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is the formal proponent of the amendments.