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Students in blockade urge Serbia’s opposition to prevent wasted votes

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Students in blockade urged Serbia’s opposition parties to coordinate responsibly so votes are not split in the expected October 25 parliamentary elections.
  • Several opposition parties have backed a student electoral list, while other groups are still deciding whether to run together or in separate blocs.
  • The students said post-election coalitions could be considered only by lists that clear the electoral threshold.

Serbia’s Students in Blockade are warning opposition parties that the format of their election campaigns could determine whether votes are wasted.

Snap parliamentary elections have not yet been formally called, but state officials have said they should take place on October 25. The students plan to enter the contest with their own list, while some opposition parties have chosen not to run and instead urged supporters to vote for the student slate.

All opposition actors are obliged to act responsibly toward the election result through their decisions, so that votes are not scattered in elections in which the choice is between Serbia and the mafia and every percentage point matters.

· Students in BlockadeThey urged opposition groups to avoid arrangements that could split the vote.

Asked by N1 about possible cooperation after the election, the students said such coalitions could be considered only if a list passed the electoral threshold. “All opposition actors are obliged to act responsibly toward the election result through their decisions, so that votes are not scattered in elections in which the choice is between Serbia and the mafia and every percentage point matters,” they said.

The group said it was not interfering in other organizations’ decisions, but warned that a wrong choice could damage both individual parties and what it called a historic opportunity for society. It said its 250-name electoral list had been complete for months and would be published only after the election was called, in line with legal deadlines and its strategy.

A wrong decision at this moment could have a devastating effect, not only on those parties, but also on the historic opportunity that we as a society have.

· Students in BlockadeThey warned opposition parties about the consequences of their electoral decisions.

The Democratic Party, the Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia and several independent lawmakers have backed the student list. The Green-Left Front has also supported it, while saying the support is not unconditional. The Social Democratic Party of Boris Tadić and the Dveri movement have also endorsed the list.

Other opposition arrangements remain unsettled. The New Democratic Party of Serbia and the Monarchists are expected to run together as Authentic Right. Pro-European parties appear set to run in two groups, one centered on the Platform for a European Serbia and another called the People’s Serbia alliance.

We will continue this way until victory, because students win.

· Students in BlockadeThey reaffirmed their campaign’s aims and determination.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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