Opposition protesters and police clashed in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday evening. More than 35 people have now been arrested. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that further arrests would follow.
During the protests, supporters of the pro-Western coalition ‘Serbia against violence’ are calling for the cancellation and repeat of the early parliamentary elections and the elections for the Belgrade city parliament. But this requires equal voting conditions to be created for all eligible voters and the voter lists must be cleared, it was said. Despite the arrests, the protests will continue this Monday. Students organized traffic blockades in Belgrade.
Seven leading members of the ‘Serbia against Violence’ alliance are also on hunger strike at the State Election Commission building. One activist is already dependent on daily IV injections, it was said.
An international election observation mission had previously said the ruling party had sometimes gained an unfair advantage by buying votes. However, according to Vucic, the elections were fair. The demonstrators on Sunday evening do not believe him. “Vucic is a thief,” they said.
Prime Minister: The opposition wants to come to power
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic even described the demonstration as a “storming of city hall.” Part of the Serbian opposition is also said to be questioning the election results and trying to take power by force.
According to the Kremlin, the West is responsible for the tensions in the Russia-friendly Balkan country. “The attempts of the collective West to destabilize the situation in the country are clear,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in Moscow on Monday.
Source: Krone
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