Serbia's protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally
Thousands are expected to gather as students seek early elections and accountability for a 16-person train station disaster that fueled months of protests.
- University students are preparing for a major rally on Saturday at Belgrade's Slavija Square, seeking to challenge President Aleksandar Vucic and demand early elections in the Balkan country.
- Launched after a November 2024 train station tragedy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, the youth movement previously forced the resignation of then-Prime Minister Milos Vucevic.
- Organizers, including representative Isidora Jovanovic, expect thousands from across Serbia to attend, while students Branislav Vasic and Filip Novakovic view joining the protest as imperative.
- President Vucic dismissed the protests as "unregistered, criminal" gatherings on Thursday during an RTS television interview, stating elections will be held between September and November this year.
- Professor Dusan Vucicevic notes the movement now challenges the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, though democratic backsliding could cost Serbia $1.8 billion in European Union funding.
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Serbia's protesting students renew pressure on Vucic with a big weekend rally
Serbia ’s protesting university students are gearing up this weekend for their first big rally of the year, in a renewed push for major political changes in the Balkan country run by authoritarian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Student protests for political changes this weekend in Serbia
University students in Serbia are organising their inaugural major rally of the year this weekend, signalling a renewed commitment to pursuing significant political reforms in the country, currently under the authoritarian President Aleksandar Vučić. These protests, scheduled for Saturday in Belgrade, are expected to draw thousands of participants from across Serbia. The youth movement has been instrumental in a series of large-scale anti-corrup…
Students in Serbia are preparing for the first big gathering of the year, the AP agency writes, adding that thousands of people from all over Serbia are expected to gather on Saturday.
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