The findings show that the greatest impact on the decision about the election, when measured
on the not-at-all/critical scale can be attributed to being urged over the telephone to go
to the polling station and vote for a particular party during or before the election
day – 31% of respondents exposed to this type of contact indicated that this affected them
much or that it was crucial (9 + 22) – Chart 4.3.10.1.5. By the extent of impact, the runnerup activity is being stopped by activists in the street/square (9%), and then getting a call from
the political party during the election cycle (8%). At the same time, most of the respondents
stated that precisely these encounters with party activists were an action that had little to no
impact on them – as many as 82%.
Chart 4.3.10.1.5. To what extent did the activity you mentioned previously affect your election
decision in the June elections? (in %)
82
42
17
55
33
5
20
25
9
3
Telephone call from the Party activists’ visits to my
political party
home
Not at all
Slightly
40
25
9
4
Being stopped by the
activists in the
street/square
Moderately
A lot
9
22
Telephone calls insisting
that I go to the polls and
vote
Decisively
Finally, when we cross-reference exposure to these activities with the attitude towards the
direction taken by Serbia, we see that these are experienced significantly more frequently by
those respondents who believe Serbia is moving in the wrong direction, as opposed to those
who believe the direction is right. The difference is triple in some cases: for example, 14% of
those who believe Serbia is going in the right direction claimed that they were visited by party
activists in their home, as opposed to 43% of those who have the opposite belief.
Table 4.3.10.1.3. Exposure to partisan activities during the June elections (one or several times, in
%), according to the attitude toward the direction in which Serbia is moving
The attitude towards the direction in which Serbia
is moving→
Serbia is moving
in the right
direction
Serbia is moving
in the wrong
direction
I got a phone call from a political party during the
election cycle
27.5
50.7
I got a call from a political party during or before the
election day, insisting that I go out and vote for them
20
48.5
14.3
42.9
1
6.6
18.2
46.2
Exposure to partisan activities ↓
I was visited by party activists in my house
I was visited by party activists in my workplace
I was stopped by party activists in the street/square
74