View of Belgrade, SerbiaBELGRADE, Apr 3The elections of the President and deputies of the Assembly (Parliament) of Serbia were held on Sunday in a democratic atmosphere in compliance with the legislation of the country and all international norms for organizing the electoral process, the group of observers of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly said. «The group of international observers came to the conclusion that the presidential and parliamentary elections in the Republic Serbia passed in a democratic atmosphere, fully complied with national legislation and international standards on elections, which confirms the state's compliance with its international obligations to hold democratic elections, ensure the electoral rights and freedoms of all participants in the electoral process,» the CSTO PA observer group said in an official conclusion. Serbia on Sunday held regular presidential elections, early elections of 250 deputies of the Assembly, as well as elections to local governments in the cities of Belgrade, Bor and a dozen other municipalities. Over 6.5 million citizens have the right to vote. The will was expressed at more than 8,000 polling stations in the country and 77 polling stations in 34 countries. The Serbian Electoral Commission had previously registered 19 blocs of political parties and coalitions that are running for 250 seats in the Assembly. They need to overcome the threshold of 3% of the vote to enter the new convocation of parliament. Eight presidential candidates are running for the post of head of state, supported by one or more electoral blocs. The Electoral Commission has accredited 3,500 observers from Serbian and international organizations. The Federation Council of the Russian Federation also formed a delegation to monitor the presidential and parliamentary elections in Serbia. Senators worked as part of the missions of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member States (IPA CIS) and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO PA. Observers from the CSTO PA are representatives of the parliaments of the CSTO states: Armenia, Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Federation Council and the State Duma RF.
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