Serbia police asked for the initial election with protesters

The Serbian police have confronted a huge crowd of anti -government protesters, seeking an initial election and ending for the 12 -year rule of President Alexander Wusic in the capital Belgrade.

A sea of ​​about 140,000 protesters ralled in the city, the biggest voting in recent months, as the pressure on the populist government as a performance of the student -led demonstrations increases. “We want choice!” Chanting of crowds.

Dozens of dozens have been arrested, the riot police saw tear gas and stun grenade firing.

President Person, accused the protesters that it was called to choose to be part of a foreign conspiracy. He wrote on his Instagram page, “They wanted to beat Serbia, and they have failed.”

According to a statement by the High Court of Serbia in Belgrade, five people were detained on Friday, alleging conspiracy to overthrow the government.

After the clashes, the police minister strongly condemned the violence by the protesters and said that those responsible would be arrested.

Months of protests across the country – including the university shutdown – has shocked Mr. Person, whose second term ends in 2027 when parliamentary elections are also scheduled.

In the north, 37 -year -old Sladjana Lojanovic, a farmer from Sid city, said on Saturday that she had come to support the students.

He said, “Institutions have been provoked and … there is a lot of corruption. There are election solutions, but I don’t think he (Vucic) would like to go peacefully,” he told Reuters.

The President has previously denied Snap elections. His progressive party -led coalition is 156 of 250 parliamentary seats.

Opponents of Mr. Wusik accused him and his colleagues of association against organized crime, corruption, violence against rivals and media freedom, which they refuse.

They have maintained close relations with Russia, and Serbia – a candidate for the membership of the European Union – has not joined the Western sanctions imposed on Moscow on Ukraine’s own attack.

Protests by students, opposition, teachers, workers and farmers began in the last December after the death of 16 people in the collapse of the roof of Novi Sad railway station on 1 November. The protesters blamed corruption for the disaster.

The accident has already forced the former Prime Minister to resign.

As Saturday’s opposition ended, the organizers made a statement to the crowd, “take freedom in their hands” and asked them to give them “green lights”.

The organizers said in a statement on Instagram after the rally, “The authorities had all mechanisms and all the time to meet the demands and prevent an increase.”

“Instead, he opted for violence and repression against people. Any fundamentalist of the situation is his responsibility.”