Andrej Ivanji

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Unjustified absence of the President of Serbia

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, should have gone among the pain-stricken people of Novi Sad without even a moment's hesitation. He had a place there, more than any other official

Andrei Ivanji

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Crazy confused on the roundabout

The removal and restoration of the traffic lights at the intersection near Ušće, which has been turned into a roundabout, is another experiment in vivo among the citizens of Belgrade.

Andrei Ivanji

Stories from (Serbian) life

State secikes against citizens

What is possible in the country of Serbia? Among other things, that the state and parastatal institutions work on the heads of ordinary citizens, and that they have no idea what is happening until they are hit with full force. Maybe you are among the victims, right now, at this very moment

Andrei Ivanji

Analyze

Israel's seven fronts: The attack on the blue helmets in Lebanon is an attack on the world order

With the targeted attack on the soldiers of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, Israel attacked the order that the world organization has been building since the end of the Second World War, and of which the Jewish state is an integral part. If no rules apply anymore, only conflicts remain

Andrei Ivanji

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Vučić's great Kosovo siege

Behind the flurry of words that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić uttered on Friday night about Kosovo hides impotence and capitulation, so it was appropriate to turn the topic to the waiting lists in hospitals in Serbia without Kosovo, which he, of course, will abolish as a matter of urgency

Andrei Ivanji

Germany to the Germans

The victory of the extreme right-wing: With a firm step and raised foreheads towards the government

One specter is circling Europe, the specter of the extreme right. In the regional elections in the East German states of Thuringia and Saxony held on Sunday, that specter became a reality: Alternative for Germany, which is colluding with Nazism, emerged as the strongest political force.

Andrei Ivanji

Celebration and protest

Two pictures of Serbia: Protest against lithium mining and a group portrait with Vučić

The celebration in front of the Old Palace was preceded by the reception of the Serbian Olympians by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, at Andrić's Wreath. Their glory is his glory. It was a beautiful picture of the normality of a country. Unlike the anti-lithium mining protest held on Saturday

Andrei Ivanji

Comment

Big protest in Belgrade: No plan for the day after

The image of the few and tired environmental activists the morning after in Pionirski Park is the image of all the previous protests against the autocratic government of Aleksandar Vučić and its intentions. Mining or non-mining of lithium is not, however, the core of the problem in Serbia

Andrei Ivanji

Fear of lithium: Protest in Šabac - July 30, 2024.

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Protest on August 10 in Belgrade: Game of Fears

Adhering to the principle "to the king, to the people of the Jadra valley", the organizers of the protest against lithium insist that this is not, God forbid, an attempt to overthrow the government. Vučić himself sharpened this whole ecological story about the fear of poisoning into a political battle for and against him, convinced that he will win again

Andrei Ivanji

Comment

The second lithium uprising

The citizens were carried away by the new litiunian uprising, thinking that it worked once, so why not the second time. Circumstances are now, however, quite different. The government will not just give up on the idea that Serbian lithium will see the light of day and western markets by 2028

Andrei Ivanji

The "Jadar" project from a German perspective

Solz-Vučić lithium alliance

Lithium is turning into the most expensive currency in the global economic and political competition. From Berlin's point of view, Serbia has absolutely no right to deny Europe its important sites, and why should it renounce its own progress? In this light, it is not surprising that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Belgrade on an ad hoc basis to smile together with Vučić while the lithium agreements are being signed and with his presence help the progressive propaganda machine to endear the "Jadar" project to the citizens of Serbia.

Andrei Ivanji

The picture that went around the world: Donald Trump, with a bloodied face and a raised fist

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The assassination of Donald Trump: The bloody turning point of the election campaign

Donald Trump narrowly escaped death in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The presidential elections are less than four months away. The shots fired at the former US president represent a turning point in the campaign, which will be marked in the future with a picture of him defiantly raising his fist with a bloodied face.

Andrei Ivanji

Analyze

Who will lead France and Europe to where?

The French certainly voted for changes, but what kind? It is clear that the vast majority did not want the right-wing National Rally and no longer support Emmanuel Macron's policies. But what kind of politics do they want? The security and future of the European Union largely depends on who will lead France and in what direction

Andrei Ivanji

Comment

Progressive value complex: Drunk, drugged, arrogant, protected

How does someone come to think that they can do anything, except, of course, to even bite the hand that feeds them? That he is untouchable, unpunished, protected, special and consequently arrogant and reckless

Andrei Ivanji

SAD

The first duel of the presidential candidates: Joe Biden's comeback

Joe Biden appeared old and tired in the first TV duel of the presidential candidates, and Donald Trump, as usual, fired bursts of notorious lies - and emerged from the fight as a convincing winner

Andrei Ivanji

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Belgrade, good night, have a good trip, Stukana

Aleksandar Šapić is once again the mayor of Belgrade, and the Bosnian-Herzegovinian actor and writer Feđa Štukan has been banned from entering Serbia because, of course, he poses a threat to the security of the country. Belgrade, good night, Serbia, sleep well

Andrei Ivanji

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Making Monkeys: When 'Last Chance' Becomes 'At Ace the Bosnian'

"Controversial businessman" Aca Bosanac is the new owner of "Poslednje chance" on Tašmajdan. This is just the latest drop of progressive acid spilling over the urban face of Belgrade

Andrei Ivanji

Local elections 2024.

More than the municipality: Why Vračar is so important for progressives

The "Biramo Beograd" coalition announced that at yesterday's session of the Municipal Election Commission in Vračar, there was a "gross violation of the electoral will of the citizens". Why is the smallest Belgrade municipality so important for Vučić

Andrei Ivanji

Belgrade opposition after the election

By God, Savo is also Belgrade

The new leader of the Belgrade opposition is Savo Manojlović. His list "I am Belgrade" independently won 21 out of 110 mandates in the Assembly of Belgrade. The "Biramo Beograd" coalition led by the Green-Left Front will have 14 deputies

Andrei Ivanji

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Night of shattered illusions

Boycotters can rejoice, on the principle that the neighbor's cow is mooing. Those who stood up to Vučić's party-state machinery suffered a flood. In the opposition ranks, the winners are Savo Manojlović in Belgrade and Dr. Dragan Milić in Niš

Andrei Ivanji

Comment

To vote or not to vote: Everything is actually very simple

If you are not satisfied with the current government, and yet everything is dark in your city or municipality, then you really should not go to the local elections under these conditions. But if not, rest assured that the next four years will be even worse if you don't vote for change on June 2nd. Then don't complain to anyone

Andrei Ivanji

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Marketing the Genocide Saga in New York: Let the Fight Be Unceasing

When asked about the resolution on Srebrenica in the United Nations, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Marko Đurić, "expects a tough fight until the last moment", as if inviting Serbian fans to breathlessly watch the game on which their future depends. It doesn't matter that it was lost in advance, the heroism and beauty of the game of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will be celebrated

Andrei Ivanji

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See off Vučić in battle at the New York Field

After the blessing of the Serbian patriarch Porphyry, who prayed to God in the Church of St. Sava to give him strength and wisdom while fighting the battle against the "anti-Serb" resolution on Srebrenica, Vučić will be able to invoke God's will when the UN General Assembly votes on it. Mile Dodik spilled water after him

Andrei Ivanji

In memoriam

Ivan Ivanji's last move

It is pointless to say that we were surprised by the death of a man who reached the age of 96, but somehow we started to believe that he is immortal and that, at the very least, he will make it to a hundred. But Ivan Ivanji was always headstrong. He did what he had in this world and left on his own terms

Andrei Ivanji

The third of May

One year since the death in "Ribnikar": Tears of Belgrade

There is silence in front of the "Vladislav Ribnikar" elementary school. Only the patter of the rain can be heard under the umbrella. People greet each other with a slight nod of the head. It seems that every word spoken would release suppressed tears

Andrei Ivanji

Comment

Do not fit the pistons in the wrong wheels

We can dwell endlessly on what would have been. The political reality, however, is that the idea of a boycott has failed. The worst thing now would be if its supporters undermine the campaign of those who go to the elections, just to prove that they were right. In Belgrade. Because in the rest of Serbia, even the boycotters are not calling for a boycott

Andrei Ivanji

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When the coalition "I choose the fight!" went to the polls, the idea of a boycott initially failed

The calls of some opposition leaders to boycott and others to go to the elections on June 2 seem confusing to the voters. But actually everything is quite clear. The question is: what now?

Andrei Ivanji