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Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Consideration could be given to shortening the deadlines for submission of financial reports and ensuring their publication, including on the ACA website. Consideration could also be given to introducing mechanisms for public scrutiny of the accounts of electoral contestants during the election period and shortly after Election day. To increase the effectiveness of control mechanisms, legislation could require the contestants and the ACA to report to the public within a reasonable time frame and establish deadlines for the ACA to disclose information it receives from the political parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Campaign and Campaign Finance
Serbia
2014
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Legal deadlines for candidate list registration should be set before commencement of the official electoral campaign, in line with international good practice.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Registration of Candidate Lists
Serbia
2016
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The independence of the public Media could be further strengthened by setting up a mechanism that would provide for sufficient funding and reduce their dependency upon the state budget.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Serbia
2017
EAM
Presidential
Comprehensive steps should be taken to strengthen the financial and editorial independence of public broadcasters. Adequate funding mechanisms could be considered to reduce dependency on the state budget. Media laws should be fully implemented with the aim of ensuring greater transparency in ownership and funding of the Media.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Serbia
2020
SEAM
Parliamentary
elections
To increase the transparency of voter registration and confidence in the voter list, the authorities could consider periodical publishing of voter registration data, disaggregated by different types of updates, and the number of voters registered per municipality.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Voter Registration
Serbia
2022
Early election
EOM
Presidential
and Parliamentary
To promote a level playing field among contestants, consideration should be given to introducing a campaign expenditure limit. Legal deadlines for distributing public funding for election campaigns should be adjusted to allow meaningful possibilities for campaigning. Safeguards against misuse of public funds allocated for campaign should be introduced in the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Serbia
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty and campaign finance accountability, the legislation should be further reviewed to address gaps and prior ODIHR recommendations, including by explicit regulation of third-party campaigning. The Agency for the Prevention of Corruption should proactively investigate and sanction campaign spending by unauthorized entities.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Serbia
2024
EOM
Local
elections
To prevent abuse of public office and pressure on public employees and other voters, holders of senior management positions in public institutions and public companies should be required by law to temporarily resign from office in order to run as candidates, in line with international standards.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment
Serbia
2012
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
and Presidential
elections
Authorities could consider adopting legislation to support the principles of transparency of Media ownership, including ensuring public access to information regarding the extent and nature of involvement of individuals and of legal entities in the ownership structures of the Media, prevention of Media monopolies, and neutral financial assistance of the state to the Media, as also recommended by the CoE Committee of Ministers.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Media
Serbia
2014
Early election
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The legal framework should be amended to protect the gender quota requirement after the registration of candidate lists and to include relevant sanctions for non-compliance.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Registration of Candidate Lists
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