Minister Ciplic praises minority elections

 
Belgrade June, 10, 2010 (Serbia Today) – Sunday's elections for ethnic minority councils were held in a “democratic atmosphere”,  Human and Minority Rights Minister Svetozar Ciplic said on Monday. “I believe that these elections were help in a democratic atmosphere, in a legal way and we believe that national councils will be formed after the results are announced on June 9”, said Ciplic and added that the national minorities showed that they are interested in forming the national councils. Members of 16 ethnic minorities in Serbia voted in the election, with the turnout at 54.47 percent, of the total 436,334 voters registered in special electoral rolls. A total of 19 ethnic minorities were eligible to take part in the vote, while Croats and Slovenians will be choosing their officials via electoral assemblies.