Times: Serbian President Vučić Considered Overturning Election Result by Force
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Aleksandar Vucic was prepared to use force to stay in power after his election defeat, but backed down after several phone calls, the former commander of Serbia's Special Anti-Terrorist Unit and several politicians have told the British newspaper The Times. Vucic's office says the police were deployed because of threats from protesters. According to them, Vucic, after 12 years at the helm of Serbia, was determined not to hand over power. However…
Several politicians and a former police officer told The Times that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić considered using violence to stay in power after losing an election, but ultimately backed away from the idea because opposition to his plans was too great.
Times: Vucsics tried to carry out a violent coup after his defeat, but was prevented - Extremely serious accusations were made against the former president.
The long-time leader of Serbia was ready to retain power by force, but gave up after talks with representatives of European governments, according to the British newspaper's sources. Aleksandar Vučić was on the verge of organizing a violent coup d'état in order to stay in power, before he suddenly conceded electoral defeat on Sunday, according to politicians and former high-ranking police [...] The post BRITISH "TIMES" CLAIMS: "Aleksandar Vučić …
According to the Times: Vučić wanted to carry out a violent coup d'état, who responded - They had a plan to use brute force to nullify the electoral will if the result was close, says Saičić.
"He sent 4,000 policemen and 3,000 thugs to the center of Belgrade to protect the regime on Sunday. I am one hundred percent sure that he planned to refuse to recognize the results," said Spasoje Vulević, former commander of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) of Serbia.
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