CRTA+ Voter register audit: only 4 of 69 checks can be performed under current data access CRTA’s June 2026 assessment maps the full audit methodology against the data access actually granted to the Commission and finds that 95% of planned checks cannot be carried out. Full access, required by Article 22j of the UVR Law, […]

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Vučić’s addresses in May (34 addresses) In May, President Vučić made 34 public addresses. 235 local television channels broadcast events at which Vučić spoke, while 131 national and cable television channels carried the events. The most frequent topics were international affairs and the church, with the economy and protests as secondary themes. 34 addresses by […]

The UVR Commission is operational. It has adopted its rules of procedure, work plan, budget, and audit methodology, reaching consensus among its members, and has begun initial activities such as visits to local self-government units. By its own estimate, however, only the preparatory phase is complete; the substantive verification of the register has not yet […]

The Commission for the Revision, Verification and Control of the Accuracy and Updating of the Voter Register is intended to be a permanent and independent expert body, set up by the National Assembly under the amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register adopted in November 2025. It has 10 members and 10 deputy […]

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty visited Serbia from 18 to 21 May 2026 and issued an end-of-visit statement documenting a broad deterioration of the human rights situation. The Commissioner expressed concern over increasing violence and intimidation against journalists and civil society actors, noting that only five of approximately 200 documented attacks […]

CRTA assesses ODIHR’s recommendations in good faith and recognizes the importance of OSCE/ODIHR observation missions and support for democratic processes in Serbia. Nevertheless, CRTA reminds that risks for democracy and free and fair elections extend beyond ODIHR’s scope of observation (both time scope and topic-wise), and that new threats, risks and forms of attack on […]

How the process unfolded The legislative process began on 2 February 2026. The amendments were submitted to parliamentary procedure not by the government, but by a single member of parliament – a procedural choice that bypassed the standard process for government-sponsored legislation and the obligations it entails, including genuine inter-institutional consultation.The proposals were formally sent […]