Serbia's striking students and populist president to hold parallel rallies as tensions spike
Serbia's striking students and populist president to hold parallel rallies as tensions spike
Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic have planned parallel rallies as both mark the country’s Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages
Author: IVANA BZGANOVIC Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 15/02/2025 | 09:14:37
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Student-led protest is latest in nationwide anti-graft movement that reflects calls for fundamental political changes in the Balkan state. Students chose Kragujevac because of its history; In 1835, Serbia was still part of the Ottoman Empire. Ahead of Saturday's protest, they organized marches in various parts of the country. The president has ruled Serbia with a firm grip on power for more than a decade. The canopy disaster has become a flashpoint for wider discontent with the authoritarian rule. Prosecutors have charged 13 people over the canopy fall.
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