Three opposition politicians from the Freedom and Justice Party (SSP), who started a hunger strike after the extraordinary elections in Serbia, have suspended the strike, Radio Free Europe (RSE) confirmed in that party.
Marinika Tepić, Jelena Milošević and Branko Miljuš went on hunger strike demanding the annulment of the elections due to allegations that the regime of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) carried out vote theft and brought citizens from neighboring countries to Belgrade to vote in local elections in the capital.
The three of them went on strike in the building of the Republican Electoral Commission, and were hospitalized after their health was threatened due to starvation.
SSP president Dragan Đilas told the Fonet agency on December 31 that the party's vice-president Marinika Tepić, who has been on hunger strike for 12 days, is feeling well and has started taking minimal amounts of food.
On Saturday, December 30, Tepić briefly addressed the crowd at a protest against election theft in the center of Belgrade, after which she went to the hospital.
The Južne vesti portal announced that Jelena Milošević ended her hunger strike after the doctors at the Clinical Center in Niš concluded, based on the results of the examination, that the continuation of the strike could lead to organ damage.
Branko Miljuš confirmed for RSE that he has stopped the hunger strike. He has been released from the hospital and is currently receiving treatment at home.
Along with Marinika Tepić, Jelena Milošević and Branko Miljuš, opposition politicians Janko Veselinović and Danijela Grujić were on hunger strike. The two ended their hunger strike on December 28 on the advice of a doctor.
The day before, the president of the United Trade Unions "Sloga" Željko Veselinović also called off the strike.
Part of the opposition has been protesting since the elections on December 17, accusing the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of election theft, including fictitiously registering its voters from Serbia and abroad to addresses in Belgrade.
The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) also expressed doubts about the regularity of the elections, which announced on December 18 that the elections were marked by serious irregularities, misuse of public funds, media dominance by President Aleksandar Vučić, negative campaigning and the spread of fear.
The CRTA observation mission announced that on the day of the elections, organized migration took place, which affected the outcome of the Belgrade elections.
Testimonies about the organized bringing of people to vote in the local elections in Belgrade were also recorded by Radio Free Europe.
Also, part of the MEPs called for an independent investigation of all reported irregularities during the elections held in Serbia on December 17.
The United States of America also called on the authorities in Serbia to investigate the allegations of international observers.
See more:
Download the app and follow the news
FOLLOW US ON
