Centre for Free Elections and Democracy
{{short description|Non-governmental organization in Serbia}}
{{Third-party|date=December 2023}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = CeSID
| full_name = Centre for Free Elections and Democracy
| native_name = Центар за слободне изборе и демократију
Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju
| native_name_lang = sr
| logo = CeSID logo.png
| formation = 1997
| founder = Marko Blagojević
| type = Non-governmental organization
| purpose = Election monitoring
Opinion polling
| headquarters = Dositejeva 8, Belgrade
| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = Bojan Klačar
| website = {{URL|cesid.rs}}
}}
The Centre for Free Elections and Democracy ({{lang-sr-cyr|Центар за слободне изборе и демократију|Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju}}), or CeSID, is a non-governmental and non-profit organization in Serbia. Founded in 1997, the organization deals with election monitoring in Serbia and the parallel counting up of the votes. CeSID last enclosed about 21,000 volunteers/observers, 165 regional teams, 16 local and 5 regional offices.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cesid.org/lt/articles/o-nama/ |title=Centar za slobodne izbore i demokratiju - O nama |access-date=2010-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422121841/http://www.cesid.org/lt/articles/o-nama/ |archive-date=2010-04-22 |url-status=dead }}
Support
{{as of|December 2023}}, according to the organization, it is supported by:{{cite web|url=https://www.cesid.rs/o-nama/ko-nas-podrzava/|title=KO NAS PODRŽAVA?|work=CeSID|access-date=26 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221102621/https://www.cesid.rs/o-nama/ko-nas-podrzava/|archive-date=21 December 2023|language=sr}}
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- Embassy of the United Kingdom
- National Endowment for Democracy
- Rockefeller Brothers Fund
- Olof Palme International Center
- Westminster Foundation for Democracy
- Norwegian People's Aid
- German Marshall Fund
- Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
- European Agency for Reconstruction
- European Commission
- Embassy of Sweden
- Embassy of Switzerland
- United States Institute of Peace
- Civil Rights Defenders
- National Democratic Institute
- Canadian International Development Agency
- Freedom House
- International Research & Exchanges Board
- Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Institute for Sustainable Communities
- Open Society Foundations
- United States Agency for International Development
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cesid.org}}
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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Serbia
Category:Organizations established in 1997