Serbia election: Volunteers ready to monitor poll closely

As Serbia prepares for parliamentary elections on October 25, concerns over electoral irregularities are mounting. How vulnerable is the election process to manipulation? And what are citizens planning to do about it?

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After almost two years of student-led, anti-government protests, Serbia will elect a new parliament on October 25.

Ensuring that the vote is conducted fairly and is monitored properly is now a key part of the students’ bid to challenge former President Aleksandar Vucic’s decade-long grip on power.

Reports of electoral irregularities and fraud are nothing new in Serbia, and many citizens have decided to become more actively involved in this election as citizen observers.

DW spoke to one Serbian student who is training people to monitor this key vote.
 

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