Election silence is in force in Serbia ahead of Sunday's election

Photo: Tanjug/Dragan Kujundzic

Election silence is in force in Serbia since last midnight, and will last until the polls close in early the parliamentary elections on Sunday at 20:00 hours.

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During election silence, any kind of election campaigning or attempts to influence the will of the voters is not allowed.

According to the Law on Election of People's Deputies, 48 hours before the day of the vote and on the day of the vote until the polling stations close it is forbidden to publish predictions of election results in the media and at public gatherings, to publicly present the candidates and their election programs, or to urge voters to vote or not to vote for certain electoral lists.

Violations of these provisions means fines for legal entities, responsible persons in legal entities, and individuals.

The law stipulates that a legal entity will be fined from 100,000 to 600,000 dinars, 50,000 to 150,000 dinars is imposed for the responsible person in the media, while for the same offense, the fine for an individual ranges from 10,000 to 40,000 dinars.

6,450,523 voters have the right to vote in the early parliamentary elections on October 25, and voting will take place at 8,392 polling stations.

18 election lists will compete for 250 seats in the Serbian National Assembly. Nine lists represent national minorities.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)