Thousands of people on Monday again marched the streets of Serbian Belgrade within the continuing anti -government protests that For months, they have been putting pressure on President Aleksandar Vučič. TASR reports this based on AFP and Reuters reports.
- In Belgrade there are continued anti -government protests by pressure on the President.
- The demonstrators mentioned the victims of the collapse of the shelter in Novi Sad.
- Many blame corruption of officials for contributing to tragedies.
- In January, Prime Minister Vučevič resigned under public pressure.
- The protests are supported by opposition and anti -corruption activists.
Monday march held in symbolic silence in memory of 16 victims of the collapse of a concrete shelter at the railway station in Novi Sad, which occurred ten months ago. According to a large part of the Serbian public contributed to the tragedy of 1 November corruption and laxity of officials, The disaster occurred only a few months after the reconstruction of the station.
Public pressure He led Prime Minister Miloš Vučevič and the fall of his government in January. Demonstrators continue to ask for early elections, but this is what President Vučič repeatedly rejects and describes the protests as part of a foreign conspiracy.
“Corruption is the root of all problems in our society. The elections can be the only solution to this situation,” A 35-year-old Heart scientist, one of the protest participants, told Reuters.
The demonstration on Monday had a peaceful course, unlike the protests from mid -August, which resulted in violence and hard police intervention. In addition to Belgrade, it was also protested in Novi Sad, Kragujevaci or Aleksinaci. Since the beginning of the protests, the police have registered approximately 23,000 meetings, some of which have attracted hundreds of thousands of people.
Students, opposition groups and anti -corruption organizations blame Vučič and his allies from linking to organized crime, suppressing media freedom and the use of violence against political opponents. Government officials deny these accusations.
The Government Serbian Progressive Party (CIS) organizes its own meetings. According to the police, more than 100,000 people participated in the Sunday meeting, but the AFP’s data failed to verify independently.
