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Serbia has a new draft law meant to separate public office from election campaigns - limiting the misuse of office and public resources. 🧵
July 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Serbia has a new draft law meant to separate public office from election campaigns - limiting the misuse of office and public resources. 🧵
And this is not imported interference - not FIMI. Roughly 7 in 10 of these manipulative claims come from Serbian media themselves - not Moscow, not Beijing. 4/5
July 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
And this is not imported interference - not FIMI. Roughly 7 in 10 of these manipulative claims come from Serbian media themselves - not Moscow, not Beijing. 4/5
The EU and Russia got mirror-image coverage - the EU pushed down by negative reporting, Russia lifted up by positive. Same channels, same months. 2/5
July 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The EU and Russia got mirror-image coverage - the EU pushed down by negative reporting, Russia lifted up by positive. Same channels, same months. 2/5
On Serbian prime-time TV the world comes pre-judged: Russia and China as friends, the EU as the threat, Trump's US as the desirable West. Six months of monitoring, one clear pattern. 1/5
July 10, 2026 at 11:39 AM
On Serbian prime-time TV the world comes pre-judged: Russia and China as friends, the EU as the threat, Trump's US as the desirable West. Six months of monitoring, one clear pattern. 1/5
The ceilings on political donations are falling - and enforcement rests on two institutions with a weak track record.
What Serbia’s amended political-financing law actually changes, read here:
crta.plus/updates/amen...
What Serbia’s amended political-financing law actually changes, read here:
crta.plus/updates/amen...
July 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
The ceilings on political donations are falling - and enforcement rests on two institutions with a weak track record.
What Serbia’s amended political-financing law actually changes, read here:
crta.plus/updates/amen...
What Serbia’s amended political-financing law actually changes, read here:
crta.plus/updates/amen...
The dominant narratives were, again, vilifying opponents (81 manipulations) and vilifying neighbours (49) - students and protesters cast as enemies of faith and state, neighbours as aggressors against Serbs.
July 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The dominant narratives were, again, vilifying opponents (81 manipulations) and vilifying neighbours (49) - students and protesters cast as enemies of faith and state, neighbours as aggressors against Serbs.
Over the same month, CRTA recorded 162 manipulations on the front pages of print media and in the headlines of central news broadcasts.
July 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Over the same month, CRTA recorded 162 manipulations on the front pages of print media and in the headlines of central news broadcasts.
In June 2026, President Vučić made 36 public addresses - and they reached almost every screen in Serbia. 444 TV channels carried them: 276 local plus 168 national and cable.
July 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
In June 2026, President Vučić made 36 public addresses - and they reached almost every screen in Serbia. 444 TV channels carried them: 276 local plus 168 national and cable.
July 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
You can also build your own. Drag each election - parliamentary, presidential, or local - onto any month, and every deadline is calculated for you.
July 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
You can also build your own. Drag each election - parliamentary, presidential, or local - onto any month, and every deadline is calculated for you.
This is just one of five scenarios CRTA.Plus identifies for the next elections - regular, early, and combined parliamentary and presidential votes.
Each scenario shows what must happen, and the deadlines that follow.
Each scenario shows what must happen, and the deadlines that follow.
July 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
This is just one of five scenarios CRTA.Plus identifies for the next elections - regular, early, and combined parliamentary and presidential votes.
Each scenario shows what must happen, and the deadlines that follow.
Each scenario shows what must happen, and the deadlines that follow.
First, the scenario in the headlines: an early presidential election.
If the president resigns, the Speaker of the Assembly calls the vote so it is held no later than 3 months from the end of the mandate. From calling to voting: 30 to 60 days.
If the president resigns, the Speaker of the Assembly calls the vote so it is held no later than 3 months from the end of the mandate. From calling to voting: 30 to 60 days.
July 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
First, the scenario in the headlines: an early presidential election.
If the president resigns, the Speaker of the Assembly calls the vote so it is held no later than 3 months from the end of the mandate. From calling to voting: 30 to 60 days.
If the president resigns, the Speaker of the Assembly calls the vote so it is held no later than 3 months from the end of the mandate. From calling to voting: 30 to 60 days.
SNS President Vučević announced today that we will have both parliamentary and presidential elections in the autumn. President Vučić recently announced he will submit his resignation soon.
So what happens to elections in Serbia - and when? CRTA.Plus maps out every scenario. A thread:
So what happens to elections in Serbia - and when? CRTA.Plus maps out every scenario. A thread:
July 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
SNS President Vučević announced today that we will have both parliamentary and presidential elections in the autumn. President Vučić recently announced he will submit his resignation soon.
So what happens to elections in Serbia - and when? CRTA.Plus maps out every scenario. A thread:
So what happens to elections in Serbia - and when? CRTA.Plus maps out every scenario. A thread:
The state of things, in figures. Key indicators, sourced and updated as the situation changes.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The state of things, in figures. Key indicators, sourced and updated as the situation changes.
Don't take our word for it - explore the evidence yourself. For example: only 4 of 69 planned voter-register audit checks can actually be performed under the access granted.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Don't take our word for it - explore the evidence yourself. For example: only 4 of 69 planned voter-register audit checks can actually be performed under the access granted.
Some stories need depth. Briefs give the full picture - and open with "this article in one minute" so you can get the gist before reading on.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Some stories need depth. Briefs give the full picture - and open with "this article in one minute" so you can get the gist before reading on.
Every development is logged on a timeline - dated, categorised and sourced. Scroll through the record and open any entry to read the full assessment.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Every development is logged on a timeline - dated, categorised and sourced. Scroll through the record and open any entry to read the full assessment.
We follow five key issues, continuously: elections and voting integrity, institutions and oversight, protests, the media and information space, and civil society resilience - each with its own sub-topics.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We follow five key issues, continuously: elections and voting integrity, institutions and oversight, protests, the media and information space, and civil society resilience - each with its own sub-topics.
CRTA.Plus is an independent platform documenting Serbia's democracy as it happens - elections, institutions, protests, media and civil society. Context and evidence, in one place. Here's what it does, and how to use it.
July 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
CRTA.Plus is an independent platform documenting Serbia's democracy as it happens - elections, institutions, protests, media and civil society. Context and evidence, in one place. Here's what it does, and how to use it.