New Communist Party of the Netherlands

Haarlemmerweg 177

1051 LB, Amsterdam

June 18, 2020

Her Excellency Ms. KsenijaMilenković
Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia
Burgemeester van Karnebeeklaan 19
2585 BA ’s-Gravenhage

Dear Ms.Milenković,

It has come to our attention that the joint list handed over to the election committee by the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) and the Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) has been denied participation to the parliamentary elections, scheduled for the 21th of June 2020.

This list, named “Socialism is the Only Way Out – NKPJ-SKOJ”, was handed over by representatives of the NKPJ and the SKOJ, with the necessary collected signatures, on the 5th of June. The Central Electoral Commission (RIK) has consequently rejected this registration.What is shocking to us is that an extreme right political party, the Levijatan Movement,had its disqualification overturned despite not submitting the required number of signatures in time, while the NKPJ and the SKOJ are denied participation in the elections.

We, the New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN) and the Communist Youth Movement of the Netherlands (CJB),consider the rejection of the NKPJ and the SKOJ from a fair democratic process an anti-democratic and anti-communist act, which harms the legitimacy of the elections.We therefore denounce this decision and demand the immediate overturning of this decision. With the lost time to mount a campaign the NKPJ and the SKOJ have already been heavily discriminated against in this process.

We ask you to communicate this message and our demands to the RIK and use all the influence imbued in your office to restore the democratic process to its rightful track.

Sincerely,

International Bureau of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands (NCPN)

International Bureau of the Communist Youth Movement of the Netherlands (CJB)