Monday, February 7, 2011

Serbia: Tens of thousands of demonstrators call for new elections

 Tens of thousands of supporters of the Serbian nationalists demonstrated on Saturday in Belgrade against the pro-Western government. The participants of the protest action called "thieves" and "change" and called an early election. Around 10,000 policemen were deployed to prevent rioting. "For ten years, Serbia is under a corrupt and incompetent government," said the chairman of the Serbian Progressive Party, Tomislav Nikolic, in his speech.


"We will save Serbia, when we come to power. No one can stop us." Other opposition politicians threatened to blockade the capital, should not be their call for an early election made within two months. Regular is elected until 2012. Police spoke of some 55,000 protesters, the organizers of 70,000.

"This is the last warning to the government," said another opposition leader, Velimir Ilic. "We do not do as in Egypt or Tunisia. We only want elections." After the demonstration, police arrested 20 football fans who chanted anti-government slogans. Although the government coalition led by the DS party of President Boris Tadic is divided, they will just for regular appointment in over a year can choose a new parliament.

The governing parties lose because of the social distress that triggers more and more strikes in all polls dramatically consent. Meanwhile, is the Progress Party (SNS) of the opposition leader with the Party DS Nikolic Tadic par. Nikolic had been an extreme nationalist, but had a change of ideology is now completed and accepted by the U.S.and the EU as a political partner.

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