Thousands of people demanded parliamentary elections on Saturday in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade on Saturday.
Action under the leadership of the students comes after months of protests across the country against Alexander Person, the populist president of Serbia.
With the very little response from the authorities, the students released an ultimatum, stating that the government would have to call the Snap elections or face a campaign of civil disobedience.
The ongoing protests were provoked by the collapse of a deadly railway station last year in which 16 people were killed and widely convicted government corruption and negligence. In March, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Belgrade, which is considered to be the biggest opposition in the history of the city.
Vucic blames foreign influence because students are pushed for initial votes
The Serbian President Person has repeatedly rejected the call for the initial elections and has accused the anonymous “foreign powers” of fueling protests.
“The country wants to rescue, and the thugs will face justice,” they told reporters in Belgrade on Saturday.
The President and Parliamentary elections have been scheduled for 2027.
The refusal of Vucic has carried forward protesters, especially university students, who have become a motivational power behind the movement.
“The reluctance of the person now makes all this more important,” Tara said, a student who only gave his first name to DW. “We want to show the President that we want elections. The fight is not over, and the protests are not over yet.”
“Realistic, we must make the opposition a little longer,” said Christina.
“But we are almost on the finish line,” said Teodora. “Vucic is on its last leg.”
According to the High Court of Serbia, now in a regular pre-resistance crack, more than a dozen people have been arrested with bee, including on Friday, who were allegedly conspired to overthrow the government.
Vucic pro-platform counter-railey
Thousands of Vucic supporters gathered near Parliament in a counter demonstration.
In Central Serbia, CACAK’s tax administration employee Jasmina Mattik gave her support for the ruling rule.
“I support the best president in Serbia, Alexander Passes. I support the honest people of Serbia, not the thesis blockade politicians who take Serbia in destruction,” he told DW.
Students have asked to remove pro -government sects established by Passenger Lysters at Penirski Park.
Edited by: Darko Jenjeevic
