{"id":20784,"date":"2026-02-13T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/?p=20784"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:41:32","slug":"independent-observers-pod-lupom-to-monitor-all-polling-stations-for-the-early-mayoral-elections-in-vares-municipality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/press\/news\/independent-observers-pod-lupom-to-monitor-all-polling-stations-for-the-early-mayoral-elections-in-vares-municipality\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Observers \u201cPod lupom\u201d to Monitor All Polling Stations for the Early Mayoral Elections in Vare\u0161 Municipality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections \u201cPod lupom\u201d will conduct a civic, non-partisan observation mission for the Early Mayoral Elections in Vare\u0161 Municipality, scheduled for Sunday, 15 February 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

On election day, the \u201cPod lupom\u201d Coalition will deploy election-day observers (EDOs) to all 20 polling stations in Vare\u0161 Municipality to continuously monitor the entire electoral process. Additionally, a mobile team will be established to visit polling stations and respond to reported irregularities or situations requiring additional observation.<\/p>\n

\u201cElection-day observers will monitor all stages of the electoral process, including the preparation and opening of polling stations, voting procedures, the closing of polling stations, vote counting, packing of election materials, and the announcement of election results. All potential irregularities that could affect the election process will be closely observed, and immediate action will be taken to address any issues to ensure the elections proceed in accordance with the law,\u201d<\/em> the Coalition stated.<\/p>\n

The \u201cPod lupom\u201d Coalition will also track voter turnout throughout election day, providing independent data on voter participation in Vare\u0161 Municipality. Turnout data will be published at three intervals: 11:00, 15:00, and 19:00.<\/p>\n

In the evening, after polling stations close and field data has been collected, the \u201cPod lupom\u201d Coalition will release preliminary results for the mayoral election in Vare\u0161 Municipality based on information gathered from its observers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on all political parties and candidates to conduct themselves on election day in the spirit of democratic culture and respect for the law. At the same time, we expect competent authorities, the electoral administration, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors to respond efficiently and impartially to any irregularities,\u201d<\/em> the Coalition emphasized.<\/p>\n

The \u201cPod lupom\u201d Coalition encourages citizens of Vare\u0161 Municipality to participate in the elections and exercise their right to vote. Any observed irregularities can be reported via the free hotline 080 05 05 05 or through the Coalition\u2019s official social media channels.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, following the passing of the Mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality in December 2025, the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH), in accordance with electoral regulations, terminated the mayor\u2019s mandate and issued a decision to organize and hold early elections to elect a new mayor of Vare\u0161 Municipality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections \u201cPod lupom\u201d will conduct a civic, non-partisan observation mission for the Early Mayoral Elections in Vare\u0161 Municipality, scheduled for Sunday, 15 February 2026. On election day, the \u201cPod lupom\u201d Coalition will deploy election-day observers (EDOs) to all 20 polling stations in Vare\u0161 Municipality to continuously monitor the entire […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,22,31],"tags":[354,304,353,351,134,90,355],"class_list":["post-20784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-focus","category-news","category-press-releases","tag-early-elections","tag-elections","tag-elections-in-vares","tag-izbori-u-varesu","tag-koalicija-pod-lupom-en","tag-pod-lupom-en","tag-vares-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20785,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20784\/revisions\/20785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podlupom.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}