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The present situation

The National Assembly rejected the opposition's no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Đuro Macut's government by 135 votes to 40 on July 29 - five months after it was filed, and only after the ruling majority supplied the quorum needed for the session to proceed. With the motion defeated, attention turns to elections: President Vučić has outlined a sequence of government resignation followed by parliamentary elections, with his most recent statements pointing to October or November. No date has been formally announced.

Following a Needs Assessment Mission in early July, ODIHR recommended a full Election Observation Mission for Serbia's anticipated early elections - with 32 long-term and 300 short-term observers, about 20% more than ODIHR deployed for Serbia's two most recent elections. The recommendation reflects concerns raised by the mission's interlocutors: many longstanding ODIHR recommendations on electoral reform remain unaddressed, the media regulator resumed work only in July after 20 months of paralysis and has since twice failed to elect a president, and the voter register audit still lacks the full data access the law requires.

July

Following ODIHR's 30 July 2026 needs assessment report, CRTA read its findings against its own monitoring and its June 2026 public opinion survey. On the electoral laws, the media regulator and the voter register, the ODIHR report independently confirms problems CRTA has documented throughout the 2026 reform cycle. The survey shows the same concerns among citizens: trust in the government, parliament and parties at or below a third, and 55% saying the March 2026 local elections were not free and fair.

On 30 July 2026, ODIHR published the report of its Needs Assessment Mission to Serbia and recommended deploying a full Election Observation Mission for the anticipated early elections, with a core team of analysts, 32 long-term observers and 300 short-term observers, plus media monitoring and an assessment of disinformation and foreign and domestic interference. It is the largest full-scale mission ODIHR has proposed for Serbia since 2012, larger than the missions deployed in 2022 and 2023, reflecting the concerns interlocutors raised about a highly polarised pre-election environment.

On 30 July 2026, at the continuation of its constitutive session, the REM Council again failed to elect a president. With seven of eight members present, Miloš Garić won four votes and Dubravka Valić Nedeljković three in each of two rounds - short of the two-thirds majority the law requires. Mileva Malešić had withdrawn her earlier candidacy, Garić's remained, and Rodoljub Šabić proposed Valić Nedeljković. Until a president is elected, the Council's oldest member chairs and it cannot begin its substantive work; the next session is set for the second half of August.

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In numbers

Rotating selection of numerical data drawn from CRTA+ monitoring. Quantitative indicators can often reveal patterns, scale, and change more clearly than narrative descriptions alone, helping to illustrate how political and institutional developments unfold over time. The figures shown here reflect different aspects of CRTA+ monitoring and are updated as new data becomes available.

TV channels broadcast Vučić's rally ahead of the 2026 local elections

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TV segments analyzed in CRTA's monitoring across four national channels, Jan–Jun 2026

of citizens think Kosovo is the biggest problem Serbia faces (CRTA, September 2025)

CRTA.Plus is part of CRTA’s work to document developments related to democracy, the rule of law, and accountability in Serbia.

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The present situation

CRTA sets the ODIHR needs assessment against its own monitoring and survey data, finding the same problems across laws, REM, the voter register and public trust.

ODIHR recommends a full observation mission with 32 long-term and 300 short-term observers for Serbia’s anticipated early elections.

REM Council again failed to elect a president, with neither candidate winning a majority after two rounds of voting.

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Civil Society Resilience

Protests in Serbia

Elections and Voting Integrity

Institutions and Oversight

Media and Information Space

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