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| Serbia: thousands rally in fourth week of anti-government protests | Serbia: thousands rally in fourth week of anti-government protests |
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| Around 25,000 protesters turned out for a fourth week of anti-government demonstrations in Belgrade, piling more pressure on the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić. | Around 25,000 protesters turned out for a fourth week of anti-government demonstrations in Belgrade, piling more pressure on the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić. |
| “This is a citizens’ demonstration against the situation in the country, which has been economically and politically complicated, even critical, for a long time,” protester Vladimir Tošić said at the rally on Saturday. | “This is a citizens’ demonstration against the situation in the country, which has been economically and politically complicated, even critical, for a long time,” protester Vladimir Tošić said at the rally on Saturday. |
| The demonstrators marched without incident or overt signs of political affiliation in the centre of the capital, with some chanting “Vučić thief”, or waving placards that said “Enough lies”. | The demonstrators marched without incident or overt signs of political affiliation in the centre of the capital, with some chanting “Vučić thief”, or waving placards that said “Enough lies”. |
| Many blew whistles, a symbol of Serb protests since strongman Slobodan Milošević held power in the 1990s. | Many blew whistles, a symbol of Serb protests since strongman Slobodan Milošević held power in the 1990s. |
| Vučić, a hardline nationalist-turned-European, is accused by the opposition and civil society of having established autocratic rule and total control over media, using it to campaign against opponents. | Vučić, a hardline nationalist-turned-European, is accused by the opposition and civil society of having established autocratic rule and total control over media, using it to campaign against opponents. |
| The protests represent the biggest challenge to his rule so far, and were first called by opposition parties after one of their leaders was beaten ahead of a political gathering in central Serbia last month. | The protests represent the biggest challenge to his rule so far, and were first called by opposition parties after one of their leaders was beaten ahead of a political gathering in central Serbia last month. |
| The opposition Alliance for Serbia, an umbrella of parties from across the political spectrum, accused the attackers of being supporters of Vučić’s ruling Serbian Progressive party, a claim the authorities have denied. | The opposition Alliance for Serbia, an umbrella of parties from across the political spectrum, accused the attackers of being supporters of Vučić’s ruling Serbian Progressive party, a claim the authorities have denied. |
| Commenting this week on the protests, the Serbian president said he was “ready to listen to the citizens who are demonstrating but not to opposition liars”. | Commenting this week on the protests, the Serbian president said he was “ready to listen to the citizens who are demonstrating but not to opposition liars”. |
| In its latest report on Serbia, the European parliament “strongly” encouraged authorities in Belgrade to “improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and freedom of the media”. | In its latest report on Serbia, the European parliament “strongly” encouraged authorities in Belgrade to “improve the situation regarding freedom of expression and freedom of the media”. |
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