After repeating elections in five polling stations in Berane, the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) won 17 seats in City Council, the Zdravo Berane coalition won 14 and the Democrats won 4. The result is the same as in the 4 February elections, so it is expected that Zdravo Berane and the Democrats will form local administration in this city soon.
The Zdravo Berane’s list leader and the deputy leader of Socialist People’s Party (SNP), Dragoslav Scekic, addressed the media and proclaimed victory. He said that Berane had resisted the criminal gangs that controlled the electoral cycle in Berane and the political corruption of the State Election Commission. He thanked Berane residents who resisted the pressure and preserved the opposition Berane in such an atmosphere.
Scekic called on opposition representatives at the state level follow the example of Berane and support a common opposition presidential candidate and thus announce the definitive end of DPS’s rule.
In five polling stations in Berane where re-voting was held today a total of 1,799 voters are registered.
After considering the complaints submitted by DPS, the State Election Commission decided to repeat the voting in those five polling stations.
Although DPS is the strongest party in Berane, it did not manage to win a sufficient number of seats in the City Council to form local administration.
