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Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall

Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall

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Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall
Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall

Protests Erupt in Serbia: Belgrade City Hall under Siege

Tensions were high as demonstrators mirrored the streets of Belgrade, featuring heated confrontations with police officers. The demonstrators alleged fraud in the election results, leading to their rhythmic protests outside the city hall. As nighttime approached locally, the riot was subdued around 10 PM.

Aleksandar Vucic, the Serbian president, addressed these dramatic scenes on the pro-government Pink TV channel, as reported by Beta news agency. Vucic maintained that there was no revolution brewing and that the protesters would ultimately succumb to failure. Encouraging peace, the Interior Ministry urged the demonstrators to forego violence.

Vucic's right-wing populist SNS party emerged victorious in the parliamentary elections held on a Sunday. Simultaneously, local elections took place; the results were met with a wave of criticism and suspicion.

An international observer mission scrutinized the post-election scenario. In their report, they identified several "irregularities" including instances of violence, vote-buying, and ballot-box stuffing with forged papers. Berlin's Federal Foreign Office was unequivocal in their stance, declaring the violations "unacceptable for a country with EU candidate status."

  1. The dissatisfaction stemmed from the protesters' belief that election results were manipulated, leading to disruptive demonstrations in Belgrade.
  2. Protests erupted outside the City Hall of Belgrade as opposition groups and citizens voiced their concerns against President Aleksandar Vucic and his right-wing populist SNS party.
  3. The police stepped in to quell the restless crowd, using force to control the demonstrators by pushing and grabbing them, as well as deploying pepper spray.
  4. As concerns about the elections spread throughout the international community, incidences of vote-buying and ballot-stuffing were reported by the AFP.
  5. Despite Interior Ministry and President Vucic's appeals to avoid violence, the protests continued into the evening of the Sunday election.
  6. The demonstrators expressed their determination to carry on with the protests until investigations were conducted into the election results and a fresh election was scheduled.
  7. Local elections that coincided with the parliamentary elections in Serbia also faced allegations of foul play.
  8. The international community voiced their concerns and urged Serbia to uphold its commitment to EU candidate status and promote fair and impartial elections in the future.

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