The President of the National Movement of Serbia (NPS) and one of the leaders of the "Serbia Against Violence" coalition, Miroslav Aleksić, said today that in 2024 Serbia will face great instability and deepening divisions in society if the election theft is not canceled and the elections are not repeated.
In an interview with the Beta agency, Aleksić said that repeating the elections under equal and fair conditions is the only way to normalize political life in Serbia.
"In the past ten years, political life in Serbia has been completely destroyed due to the abuse of institutions and the media and the trampling of political dissidents in an autocratic manner. The sooner the government realizes that the elections must be repeated, the easier it will be to overcome the problems and crises that await us," he said.
When asked what message was sent to the international community from the ProGlas protest held on Saturday, Aleksić said that it was said that there is awareness among the citizens of Serbia about the theft of elections.
"Citizens of Serbia have sent a message to the world that they will not give up the fight for free and fair elections, regardless of how the international community will react. If the European Union (EU) really wants Serbia as a member, it will have to declare that it will no longer support undemocratic and the violent rule of (Aleksandar) Vučić. For twelve years, the EU supported Vučić's regime, now it is time to support the citizens of Serbia," he pointed out.
Commenting on the assessments of certain Western governments, politicians and organizations that the elections in Serbia were not regular, Aleksić said that he expects that after the New Year holidays, these warnings will be raised to a higher level.
"The EU should make a statement about the evident electoral irregularity and the violence carried out by the regime. The regime is trying to create a false image that the opposition wants to overthrow the constitutional order and come to power through violence, which is absolutely not true. We just want normal elections and fight against breaking the electoral will," he emphasized.
According to him, Vučić knew that he did not have the support of the citizens of Belgrade and that is why he resorted to "unprecedented theft of votes".
"Vučić imported tens of thousands of voters from Republika Srpska and from the interior of Serbia to Belgrade. If he had the support of the citizens of Belgrade and Serbia, he would not have had to buy votes and intimidate voters. Vučić has been holding the citizens of Serbia in slavery for 12 years, but these shackles have already started to loosen," Aleksic assessed.
He added that after the election, Vučić and Siniša Mali "mocked" the citizens by sending them a message with a song announcing four years of sadness and pain.
"Their arrogance knows no bounds," he said.
When asked whether EU representatives will submit an official request to Serbia to enable them to conduct an independent investigation into irregularities in the election process, Aleksić said that the request has already been submitted and that on this occasion the President of the Council of Europe Congress, Mark Kulls, will come to Belgrade by the end of January.
"Electoral irregularities will also be dealt with by international actors, because, unfortunately, state institutions do not function in Serbia," said the NPS president.
Asked whether the EU and the US will recognize the results of the December elections, Aleksić said that "no country that upholds democracy and the rule of law should recognize election theft in Serbia."
"Apart from Orban and Erdogan, no one congratulated Vučić on his 'election victory,'" he said.
When asked by Beta whether and to what extent the government in Serbia has lost credibility in the international community after the claims of their representatives that the elections were irregular, Aleksić said that international observers "caught the government in brutal vote-stealing".
"European observers announced that they had never seen such a theft of votes anywhere as on December 17 in Serbia. The government in Serbia has lost all democratic credibility in the world, and today Serbia is seen throughout the world as a country where basic human rights are threatened. "Serbia is the only country in the world where citizens fight for political rights on the street, and politicians go on hunger strike," emphasized one of the leaders of the "Serbia against violence" coalition.
Asked whether the election irregularities will affect the solution to the Kosovo and Metohija issue, Aleksić said that the message of the American ambassador Christopher Hill that he "looks forward to cooperation with the future Serbian government" was in direct correlation (mutual connection) with Aleksandar Vučić and the recognition of the RKS plates by Serbia.
"The recognition of license plates of the so-called Republic of Kosovo is a direct unconstitutional action of Vučić. He completely dispossessed Serbia in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija and handed over all Serbian institutions from the north of Kosovo to Priština. It is certain that certain international factors will now have an easier job of forcing Vučić to implement everything he promised them by accepting the Brussels and Ohrid agreements. Vučić has already shown his willingness to trade with all Serbian national interests just to preserve himself and his criminal environment in power. Nothing is sacred to him, neither people, nor mineral wealth, nor Kosovo. He will sell everything just to stay in power," Aleksić pointed out.
Commenting on the different positions of the American government, which condemned the election irregularities, and on the other hand, American Ambassador Hill, who "looks forward to cooperation with the future government", Aleksic said that Hill and his wife have built "privately friendly" relations with Aleksandar Vučić.
Asked to evaluate the government's behavior on allegations that the elections were irregular, the NPS leader said that the government is ruling by replacing theses.
"After 11 years of rule, they behave as if they are the opposition, and the opposition is the government. Through the regime's media, they bombard the citizens with lies every day, as if they did not steal the elections, but that the opposition wants to come to power by force. This aggression and hatred of Vučić is destroying the future of Serbia . His tools for questioning political dissidents are the prosecutor's office, the police and the courts. The institutions serve him, not the people, and therefore they can do and say whatever they want without any punishment or responsibility," he explained.
According to him, the reign of Aleksandar Vučić will be remembered as a time of lies, corruption and crime.
He said that the coalition "Serbia against violence" in the coming period will be dedicated to canceling the elections and creating conditions for holding elections in which the electoral will of the citizens will not be stolen.
"We have no right to give up this fight," he emphasized.
When asked how irrefutable is the evidence of electoral irregularities that will be submitted to the Constitutional Court, Aleksić said that the evidence of electoral fraud is so strong that the Constitutional Court would have to annul the elections at all levels.
"If Serbia was a state governed by the rule of law, the Constitutional Court would not have a dilemma in the face of evident electoral theft, and other institutions would initiate criminal liability against all those who in any way participated in altering the electoral will of the citizens. The main organizers of electoral theft are in the MUP, "To the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government, to the Prosecutor's Office, which is not doing its job, and to other state structures," he pointed out.
Asked whether the coalition "Serbia against violence" will accept the mandates won if the elections are not annulled, Aleksić said that it will be decided later.
"We haven't made that decision yet, because we are committed to the fight for the annulment and repetition of the election. We will certainly decide accordingly what will be best for the continuation of the fight against the dictatorial regime of Aleksandar Vučić," concluded Aleksić.
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