National Council for Minorities

The Serbian Republic Electoral Commission announced preliminary results for the elections of national minority councils held on November 8. For the Vlach national minority, 18,754 voters were registered, with 3,131 casting their votes; the only list received 3,077 votes. For the Roma national minority, out of 57,085 registered voters, 6,888 participated, with the only list receiving 5,881 votes.

Srđan Šajn, president of the Roma Party, criticized the recent elections for national minority councils, claiming they were rendered meaningless due to political pressures and discrimination, particularly against the Roma community. He highlighted that only one electoral list was submitted for the National Council of Roma, controlled by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), undermining the council’s purpose.

Šajn called for the new parliamentary majority to create a new law ensuring equal electoral conditions and to organize free and democratic elections for these councils in 2027.