US EditionFrom blockades to ballots: Serbian students confront government
- Following a deadly incident last November in Novi Sad where 16 individuals lost their lives due to a collapsed railway station roof, Serbian students have organized prolonged demonstrations and recently demanded that parliamentary elections be held ahead of schedule.
- The protests arose from anger over perceived deep-rooted corruption and demands for accountability, prosecution of attackers on protesters, and an inquiry into a March sound cannon incident.
- Students have occupied universities and blocked roads, conducted marches throughout the country, traveled by bicycle to Strasbourg, and made a run to Brussels, all while promoting a nonpartisan stance and assembling a candidate list that includes distinguished figures.
- Political scientist Dusan Vucicevic said the students' emotional connection and focus on universal values such as law, social justice, and accountability resonate widely amid opposition parties' support and government-led smear campaigns.
- President Aleksandar Vucic, ruling for 12 years, faces his greatest political challenge as he accuses students of foreign backing seeking a colour revolution and acknowledges that students "won't wait long" for elections.
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Elections in Zaječar and Kosjerić - a turning point or "just" a test?
The local elections in Zaječar and Kosjerić, scheduled for June 8, are seen by a part of the opposition public as a turning point in solving the socio-political crisis in this country, primarily because of the common front and cooperation of the opposition, students and citizens' assemblies, but also as a test before the extraordinary parliamentary elections, when and if they are called at the request of the students in the blockade.
From blockades to ballots: Serbian students confront government
Serbian students leading an anti-corruption movement that has rocked the Balkan country for months maintained the pressure Friday with a march in the western city of Loznica -- the first major protest since their call for early elections.
Protests against corruption in Serbia also reach Luxembourg
What they want: to draw European attention to corruption in their country. On Saturday afternoon, shortly after 4 p.m., 21 Serbian students walked over the red carpet laid out in front of the statue of Grand Duchess Charlotte on Place Clairefontaine in Luxembourg City.
Young Vučić: excellent student, troublemaker at Delija, best student of Hague convict
He was only ten years old when he first appeared in public. Until recently, the undisputed ruler of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, whose rule has been challenged by student protests for more than six months, spoke as a boy on a show on state television about two topics that marked his future path – about winning and about football, or Red Star, of which he is still a passionate fan today. Although dissatisfaction with the power he embodies has penetr…
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