Incidents and fraud punctuate the elections in Serbia

In a polling station in Belgrade, this Sunday, April 3.

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The elections of this Sunday, April 3 in Serbia took place in an increasingly tense climate as the day progressed.

Several incidents have been noted and numerous purchases of votes have been confirmed.

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With our correspondent in Belgrade

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, a video made the rounds of social networks at the end of the afternoon.

The scene takes place in Apatin, in the north of the country.

It shows a voter complaining about having received only 3,000 dinars, around 20 euros, in exchange for his vote, when others would have received almost double that.

CRTA independent observers have noted dozens of similar cases of vote buying across Serbia and complaints have already been filed with the police.

Incidents also broke out in several polling stations.

Thus, Pavle Grbovic, the leader of the small opposition movement of free citizens, was violently attacked in Belgrade by several unidentified individuals.

A candidate from the red-green coalition Moramo was also physically assaulted in the capital.

However, the Electoral Commission assures that the ballot would have taken place in a democratic atmosphere.

According to official figures, turnout is significantly higher than in previous elections, which could work in favor of the opposition.

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