Local elections in Zaječar and Kosjerić: Polling stations open at 7 a.m.; The first section of the turnout

Eight lists participate in the elections for councilors of the Zaječar City Assembly, and three lists for councilors of the Kosjerić Municipality.

The turnout at the local elections in Zaječar by 10 a.m. was 17.95 percent, said the president of the City Election Commission, Nenad Dinulović.

He said that all polling stations were opened on time, with slight delays in some places of up to 15 minutes, as well as minor irregularities that were resolved on the spot.

Dinulović pointed out that the turnout at 12:00, 14:00, 16:00 and 18:00 will be published on the official website of the City of Zaječar.

Filipović: Turnout in Kosjerić by 10 a.m. 31 percent

By 10 a.m., 31 percent of registered voters, or 3,154 voters, had voted in the local elections in Kosjerić, said the president of the Municipal Election Commission in Kosjerić, Sandra Filipović.

According to her, the turnout is higher than in the previous elections. In her statement to the journalists, she said that for now everything is going in the best possible order, and that there are no irregularities.

A total of 457 observers are monitoring the election process. In Kosjerić, at 7:00 a.m. this morning, all polling stations were opened for the local elections in which councilors of the Municipal Assembly are elected. Polling stations will be open until 8:00 p.m., and three election lists will compete for 27 councilor seats.

Dacic: The police won't allow disruption of the election process in Kosjeric and Zajecar

Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said today that the police will help prevent incidents during voting in local elections in Kosjerić and Zaječar.

"Obstructing the electoral process is not allowed and large legal penalties are provided for it, even prison terms. We will help prevent incidents and prevent the electoral process from being obstructed," he told RTS's Morning news.

Answering the question of when the police will react, he said that it is prescribed by law that they react when the voting process is obstructed in a physical sense, for example when someone does not allow voting, breaks ballot boxes, harasses people at the polls.

According to him, this behavior of the police is their obligation under the law and a special order is not required for such a thing. Dacic said that there is no information that this morning, since the opening of the polling stations, there was interference with voting at the polling stations.