2017 Serbian protests

2017 Serbian protests
2017 Serbian protests
Date	3 April 2017–present
Location	Belgrade and many other cities, Serbia
Caused by	Accusations of electoral fraud; Media censorship; Autocratic government; Particracy;
Goals	Removal of Aleksandar Vučić and Maja Gojković; Establishment of democracy; Freedom of the media;
Methods	Demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance
Status	Ongoing
Parties
Protesters Citizens; Youth; Students; Police union; Army union; Pensioner union;	Government of Serbia
Lead figures
	Aleksandar Vučić
Number
20,000+, 10,000+ in Novi Sad

The 2017 Serbian protests are mass protests organized across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and other cities and towns in Serbia, against the president-elect Aleksandar Vučić, as a result of the presidential election. The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of Serbia’s media by Vučić and his populist conservative Serbian Progressive Party.^[3] The protests have been ongoing since April 3 and thousands of people have been gathering on the streets of Serbia's cities on a daily basis.

The leading participants are university students, however by Sunday, they have been joined by the police, the army, taxi drivers, lawyers, postal office workers and other syndicates who are protesting against the president-elect's authoritarian regime. A set of demands have been presented to endorse a democratization of the country, including measures to limit and oversee the President-elect's firm control.^[4]

References

^ "In Serbia, tens of thousands of people protesting against the President of Serbia". The Newspapers. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Ево колико времена "Против диктатуре" дају Вучићу да испуни захтеве (In Serbian)". Pravda. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "A Serbian Election Erodes Democracy". The New York Times. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ Da Silva, Chantal (8 April 2017). "Serbian protesters accuse media of turning blind eye, as anti-corruption rallies continue". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

External links

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[1] "In Serbia, tens of thousands of people protesting against the President of Serbia". The Newspapers. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[2] "Ево колико времена "Против диктатуре" дају Вучићу да испуни захтеве (In Serbian)". Pravda. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[The_New_York_Times-3] "A Serbian Election Erodes Democracy". The New York Times. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[Independent-4] Da Silva, Chantal (8 April 2017). "Serbian protesters accuse media of turning blind eye, as anti-corruption rallies continue". The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

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