Post by radovic on May 9, 2008 9:48:54 GMT -5
SNP alleges vote irregularities
Friday, 02 May 2008 23:17
!The Socialist People’s Party (SNP) is alleging that voting irregularities took place during the April 6 Presidential election and is seeking criminal charges against the suspected offenders.
SNP official Velizar Kaluðeroviæ told reporters that certain international institutions have asked for evidence of the allegations. “SNP is still intensively working on finding out if there were any more irregularities (in addition to ones the party had previously brought forward) and there shall most probably be more criminal charges in next couple of days”, Kaludjerovic said
The State Electoral Commission proclaimed polling results final and observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) concurred that the election was conducted according to the country’s electoral legislation. Kaluðeroviæ doubts that the SNP allegations will result in the election being overturned but said, “The fact that the President of Montenegro was elected this way has made the legitimacy of his election disputable.”
One specific allegation brought by the SNP is that Cazim Dukoviæ, the President of the Electoral Board in polling station 116 (Tuzi), allowed an anonymous individual to vote.
Representatives of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), whose incumbent candidate, Filip Vujanoviæ, was returned to the Presidency in the election, deny the SNP’s allegations. DPS spokesman, Rajko Kovaèeviæ, further stated that SNP representatives at the polling stations where the illegalities are alleged to have taken place signed declarations that the election was held in accordance with the law.
“Now, the SNP central body, in an attempt to justify the failure of its Presidential candidate, made different decisions about those polling stations and it also decided that representatives of DPS were responsible for the electoral boards were not acting in line with the law, even though the minutes and the opposition representative from those polling stations were denying it by their signatures,” Kovaèeviæ said.
The SNP’s Kaludjeroviæ countered that his party’s allegations are brought in the interest of evolving Montenegro into a democratic country that is ruled by law, “even though certain individuals from the top of DPS are accusing us of fabricating the affairs.”
The SNP says that it is convinced that its allegation will be proven truthful if those in charge of the investigation are diligent.
Kovacevic said that it may be possible that election officials were victims of vote fraud but insisted that all officials carried out their duties, “responsibly and honourably.”
Friday, 02 May 2008 23:17
!The Socialist People’s Party (SNP) is alleging that voting irregularities took place during the April 6 Presidential election and is seeking criminal charges against the suspected offenders.
SNP official Velizar Kaluðeroviæ told reporters that certain international institutions have asked for evidence of the allegations. “SNP is still intensively working on finding out if there were any more irregularities (in addition to ones the party had previously brought forward) and there shall most probably be more criminal charges in next couple of days”, Kaludjerovic said
The State Electoral Commission proclaimed polling results final and observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) concurred that the election was conducted according to the country’s electoral legislation. Kaluðeroviæ doubts that the SNP allegations will result in the election being overturned but said, “The fact that the President of Montenegro was elected this way has made the legitimacy of his election disputable.”
One specific allegation brought by the SNP is that Cazim Dukoviæ, the President of the Electoral Board in polling station 116 (Tuzi), allowed an anonymous individual to vote.
Representatives of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), whose incumbent candidate, Filip Vujanoviæ, was returned to the Presidency in the election, deny the SNP’s allegations. DPS spokesman, Rajko Kovaèeviæ, further stated that SNP representatives at the polling stations where the illegalities are alleged to have taken place signed declarations that the election was held in accordance with the law.
“Now, the SNP central body, in an attempt to justify the failure of its Presidential candidate, made different decisions about those polling stations and it also decided that representatives of DPS were responsible for the electoral boards were not acting in line with the law, even though the minutes and the opposition representative from those polling stations were denying it by their signatures,” Kovaèeviæ said.
The SNP’s Kaludjeroviæ countered that his party’s allegations are brought in the interest of evolving Montenegro into a democratic country that is ruled by law, “even though certain individuals from the top of DPS are accusing us of fabricating the affairs.”
The SNP says that it is convinced that its allegation will be proven truthful if those in charge of the investigation are diligent.
Kovacevic said that it may be possible that election officials were victims of vote fraud but insisted that all officials carried out their duties, “responsibly and honourably.”