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This review is transcluded from Talk:2023 Belgrade City Assembly election/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Vacant0 (talk · contribs) 09:55, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: A.Cython (talk · contribs) 17:33, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will start reading this article. I will provide a review assessment in a week.A.Cython (talk) 17:33, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully this article won't be a bummer. :P Again, due to holidays I might not be able to tackle this review in a timely manner. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 21:09, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So far my reading of the article is that it is pretty good, my comments so far are minor/cosmetic. I know that holidays are coming but if the changes are minor in the end, is it ok for me to make the changes myself? This will expedite the review process. A.Cython (talk) 21:57, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank god! And yes, you can make changes to the article as long as they do not drastically change the looks of the article. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:02, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great. If anything I do you feel it was too much feel free to undo later, but as I said my concerns so far are minor, i.e., reading flow, copyedits. A.Cython (talk) 22:08, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, go ahead. Cheers, Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 22:11, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here, I will document the changes made in the article as part of the review. If one of the changes is problematic, please explain it here first, thanks.

• I rewrote the lead and removed some details to elevate the main narrative of the article.
  • Local elections were held in Belgrade on 17 December 2023 to elect members of the City Assembly. was changed to "The Belgrade City Assembly election was a local election held on 17 December 2023 to elect members of the City Assembly of Belgrade." per MOS:FIRST
  • With the We–The Voice from the People of conspiracy theorist Branimir Nestorović unexpectedly gaining representation in the Assembly was removed as this does not appear to help the main narrative.
  • Also, "hung parliament" was the result of many factors not just the seats gained by "We–The Voice".
  • Some info moved from the first paragraph to second so that it is easier to follow the chronology of the events.
  • Added some relevant wikilinks, particularly on the campaign issues.
• Various copyedits mostly to ease reading flow.
• Removed quotes in Serbian, they do not help with the reading flow nor add any value to English speakers. The English translation is sufficient. I left the campaign slogans in the table since they are not disruptive.
• Details of verbal exchanges are not interesting encyclopedic-wise. So I have removed the explicit characterizations. The important thing was that there was a verbal exchange.
• Acronyms typically are helpful, but do not overdo it as they can add to confusion. Many acronyms were removed if unused or duplicated, and their overall number was reduced (whenever possible) to avoid disrupting the reading flow.

I will continue in the following days. A.Cython (talk) 20:17, 14 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK thanks, but I'm going to reinstate Serbian quotes as they are required per MOS:FOREIGNQUOTE. I'm satisfied with other changes. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 11:38, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In that case place them under the template {{langx|sr|quote}} instead of italic brackets. A.Cython (talk) 14:03, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also note that While quotations are an indispensable part of Wikipedia, excessive use of them is incompatible with an encyclopedic writing style and may be copyright infringement, so most of the content should be in the editor's own words. per MOS:QUOTE. So if you have an opportunity to summarize what was said then please do. This helps the reader. A.Cython (talk) 15:09, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 16:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article has failed its Good article nomination. This is how the article, as of December 16, 2025, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: pass

2. Verifiable?: pass

3. Broad in coverage?: pass

4. Neutral point of view?: pass

5. Stable?: pass

6. Images?: pass

I enjoyed reading the article. My edits should be excluded for credit since the full credit goes to Vacant0. Great work, well done!

When these issues are addressed, the article can be renominated. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to have it reassessed. Thank you for your work so far.— A.Cython (talk) 07:26, 16 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• ... that during the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election campaign, former mayor Aleksandar Šapić presented a construction project with images taken from a Salt Lake City school? Source: https://n1info.rs/vesti/izbori-2023/sapic-tudji-projekat-predstavlja-kao-svoj-kako-se-skola-iz-jute-stvorila-u-visnjickoj-banji/
  • ALT1: ... that during the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election campaign, the pro-government TV Pink broadcast a sex tape of an opposition politician running in the election? Source: https://n1info.rs/vesti/izbori-2023/djodjrdje-miketic-se-povukao/
  • ALT2: ... that Rade Basta tried to run under a Bunjevac minority party in the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election despite not being an ethnic Bunjevac? Source: https://nova.rs/vesti/politika/kako-je-rade-basta-preko-noci-postao-bunjevac-i-deo-sns-seme-za-kradju-izbora-u-beogradu/
  • ALT3: ... that according to the non-governmental organisation CRTA, the results of the 2023 Belgrade City Assembly election did not express the will of the citizens? Source: https://n1info.rs/vesti/izbori-2023/crta-drasticne-zloupotrebe-izbori-u-beogradu-ne-izrazavaju-volju-gradjana/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Myra Waldo

Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 17:42, 18 December 2025 (UTC).[reply]

• Article promoted to GA four days ago, obviously long enough, GA review correctly assessed as adequately sourced, I'm not amazed that the section on Serbia Against Violence is outright longer than the Progressive Party one, but that's not disqualifyingly non-neutral, just something to watch out for. Every sentence is cited to a different source, so no plagiarism, and QPQ done. All four hooks are in the article with citations at the end of the sentence. For ALT0, I'd definitely say mayor of Belgrade instead of Šapić, as people don't know who he is. I'm also not amazed by nova.rs as the source for the Rade Basta hook, they get a bit tabloid-like, and it doesn't say the Bunjevac stuff in its own voice, but rather quotes Alimpić. If you could just take a look at those two things, and then I can pass all four hooks, though I'm not sure if I need to (this is actually my first review!). Cheers! JustARandomSquid (talk) 09:25, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nova is not a tabloid. Šapić was not a mayor at the time, therefore it would be incorrect to state that. Nevertheless, I've amended the blurb. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 13:54, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Approving all four hooks. As for the Šapić thing, oops, but yeah, I prefer it like this, and as for nova.rs... I mean it kind of is a tabloid. Is the headline deo SNS šeme za krađu izbora u Beogradu really neutral? And I just looked at the front page and saw the headline Šok potez Viktorije i Dejvida pred praznike – otpratili sina sa Instagrama: Porodična drama se nastavlja. The only thing missing is the CAPS LOCK SHOUTING. But I'll let it slide under the premise that they're vastly more likely to get the truth right than the pro-government outlets anyway. Glad to see some Serbia content on the front page. Best of luck! JustARandomSquid (talk) 12:11, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Thanks so much. And yeah, regarding Nova, I get it why you think that they're tabloid-like as their titles are a bit sensationalistic. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:16, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]