Serbia’s prime minister on Wednesday rejected an independent freedom watchdog’s report that downgraded the Balkan country from “free” to “partly free.”
In its annual global report this week, Freedom House said Serbia’s status declined because of “the deterioration in the conduct of elections, continued attempts by the government and allied media outlets to undermine independent journalists through legal harassment and smear campaigns.”
The report also says Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic has accumulated “executive powers that conflict with his constitutional role.”
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, Vucic’s close ally, said “I absolutely don’t think or feel that I live in a partly free …read more
Source: Voice of America
