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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Postponement of elections in line with Constitution, law

Belgrade, 14 December 2019

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today that she had personally asked President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic to postpone the holding of elections “to the maximum extent possible”, but in line with the Constitution and the law.

Brnabic said at a press conference at the Serbian government, at which she presented the results of the work of the Working Group for Cooperation with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on Improving the Election Process in the Republic of Serbia, that the President was against it.

But since we are working as a team, he trusted his team and accepted my request, although he felt it was better for the SNS that the elections be held as early as possible, the Prime Minister said.

She expressed her gratitude to the President of Serbia for accepting her request to meet the demands of a part of the opposition and European MPs.

Brnabic said that the president, in accordance with his competencies, will soon inform the public of the date of the election.

Responding to the question of whether it is possible to move the date by nine months, as required by part of the opposition, she stated that the deadlines are set by the Constitution and the law.

I asked the President to consider the maximum extension because I thought it was another way to show that we had no problem with the opposition getting extra time to present their plan and programme to the citizens. I think it's fair, even though they had four years to do so, the Prime Minister pointed out.

Brnabic rejected allegations that there are no fair conditions for holding parliamentary elections in Serbia today and said that 70 percent of the recommendations of European MPs have been met, with whom opposition parties also hold regular meetings.

The Serbian government, she recalled, has been continuously working to improve election conditions since June 2017.

Brnabic also announced that the Serbian government and the President of the Republic will present on 28 December the programme "Serbia 2025", which contains all strategically important investment projects and projects for improving the lives of citizens.

The Prime Minister congratulated the citizens of Serbia on the improvement of the credit rating of Serbia from BB to BB +, which means improving the quality of life of citizens, better earnings, more foreign and domestic investments, more favourable interest rates and more investments in infrastructure, schools and hospitals.