Serbian Prime Minister Milos Wuswik resigned on Tuesday, as months of students and civil protests started taking his political toll.
Vucevic is a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and President Alexander is a close political ally of Vusic.
The Mayor of Novi Sad and fellow SNS Party Milan Zurik resigned.
“This shows that the alptones we were to handle the responsibility are handling the responsibility so that the situation does not spread on the streets and does not lead the disputes between citizens and divisions in the society,” Wuswik said at a press conference in Belgrade. .
Jerk over the developments in Novi Sad
Novi Sad’s news reports shocked the nation. On Monday evening, students were posing stickers for new protests outside the ruling SNS office in the second largest city in Serbia, attacking with clubs by AGH emerged from the building.
According to media reports, the students were brutally beaten, and a young woman was rushed to the hospital with a fracture jaw.
Both the President and the Prime Minister called for talks and claimed to meet the demands of all the students, the attack took place.
About three months protest
Protests began in November 2024 after a canopy at Novi Sad railway station, killing 15 people. Since then, the increasing number of citizens has been blaming the tragedy and poor construction work on widespread corruption in Serbia.
Students are calling for the publication of all documents related to the renewal of the railway station, which was completed shortly before the canopy collapse, and the arrest of those responsible people.
But the protests are taken for the purpose of the President Vucik Himalafa, who is seen as the head of the conservation system that is strong in Serbia.
Preliminary reactions for this morning’s announcement indicate that Vucevic’s resignation is unlikely to stop opposition.
“Thesis resignation comes at least three months too late,” said the opposition Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) party president Pavle Grubik. He said, “Stress and violence may decrease if the thesis people would have worked on moral and time. Now it seems that they want to limit the clear loss to stand up in SNS’s opinion poll,” he D.W. Told it.
It is not clear whether the government will try to call the initial elections in the current hot environment or what is more likely – a new Prime Minister will be appointed. If the government opposes a snap election, the opposition will probably boycott the vote.
President under pressure
Recent protests have been supported by the practices of entire universities, schools, lawyers and cultural institutions, in which hundreds of thousands are taken to the streets.
A 24-hour blockade of Autocomanda-one major traffic intersection in Serbian capital took place on Tuesday, which ended large traffic disintegration.
“We are here to show solidarity and Nbensesses,” student Lazar Ristnovi told DW on Monday, as turts were being installed behind him. Some students spent the night at the crossroads. “More and more of us are every day. They cannot stop it many people, and there is no restriction till our demands are banned,” hey said.
Vucic has ruled Serbia with an iron hand for more than a decade. So far, protests have never posed a threat to him. This time, how to look different, things.
The vucic is well proficient in power strategy and has left strong in both West and Russia and China. So far, he has responded to the demands of protesters with daily, often hot appearances on pro -government television channels.
In a nation address on Monday evening, however, he appeared unusually calm and indicated a desire to interact. All the demands of the students were being met, he said, stating that the government was in the process of issuing the remaining documents – tens of thousand pages – related to the renewal of Novi Sad station.
“The current situation is a threat to our economic growth,” Vucic said. “We have to go back to work; the country should work.”
Attack on protesters
During his resignation speech on Tuesday, Wusvik reiterated the claim of President Person that the protest is being orchestrated by “Abrode” and trying to destroy Serbian unity.
Pro-government’s tabloid media described students and protesters every day as “foreign mercenaries,” “violent criminals” and “enemies of the state”.
Thugs have attacked peaceful protesters on several occasions on suspicion of linking SNS. In separate events, two female students were seriously injured when cars were deliberately operated at speeds in the obstructions of protesters.
Although the drivers were arrested and accused of murder, the atmosphere has been highly charged and no one knows what will happen next.
Support for students may be sunny
Political scientist Victor Stamencovic told DW, “The image of students as the enemies of the state has built themselves in the minds of some people.”
However, Stamencovic believes that the government’s aggressive stance may motivate several unspecified voters to sympathize with students.
For a survey conducted for research, transparency and accountability for independent, non-partitive centers, 61% of people in Serbia support obstructions and protests, while only one third believes that they believe that they “inside the state” And outside “are the work of”.
It is a slap on the face for vucic, whose style of governance depends on propagation, the public sector jobs control the control of loyal party members and supporters and judiciary and police.
what happens next?
In this fight between a powerful system and a popular movement, students thus have clearly removed the Serbian opposition parties and NGO region established in the country.
The central question is still whether the protest – the movement at a ground level with a central leadership – can actually force the government to resign. If they do, critics suggest that many members of the government may end behind bars.
Preliminary reactions at the Prime Minister’s resignation and the most recent address of the President show that neither students nor the opposition believe in the “conversation” of the person.
So, the deadlock is ready to continue.
Eva Manojlovic in Belgrade with conferath
This article was the original published in German and was adapted by Angle Flagon.
