Serbians head to polls to vote on constitutional changes

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Serbia holds a referendum on constitutional amendments that the populist government says are needed for the Balkan country to join the European Union

Serbian Prime Minster Ana Brnabic casts her ballot for the nationwide referendum on changes to the constitution that the government says would strengthen the independence of the country's judiciary.

Sunday's ballot focuses on the changes in the election of judges and prosecutors that authorities say are aimed at boosting their independence in the country where the judiciary is widely seen as corrupt and politically controlled. About 6.5 million Serbian citizens were eligible to vote in the referendum. A simple majority of those who turn out decide on the outcome. Dozens of Kosovo Serbs protested against banning ethnic Serbs voting on Kosovo in Serbia's referendum on constitutional changes. President Aleksandar Vucic's government has faced accusations of curbing democratic freedoms, which they have denied.

The government has urged the Serb minority in Kosovo – a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008 – to come to nearby towns in Serbia to cast ballots after Kosovo authorities refused to allow for the opening of polling stations there.

 

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