In less than two months, the first local elections will be held in the midst of student and civil protests that have spread throughout Serbia. Will the opposition boycott them or come out against them anyway?
Even today, real anti-regime parties can gain a lot. If they remain passive and hesitate, tomorrow they will lose everything
MPs from the opposition announced that they would not go to consultations with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, about the new government
In parallel with the student protests, the struggle of the opposition in the Parliament and outside it also takes place on the margins of public interest. How the opposition could get out of the jam
Twelve days have passed since the largest protest in the history of Serbia, and the most common question is: what next? The government and the citizens are on opposite sides, repression is getting stronger, the opposition is looking for a solution, and the students are thinking of their next move. Everything suggests that this is just the calm before the storm
What is a public trust government? What would it lead to? Why does the regime challenge it so much, or what is it so afraid of? What do the examples from the neighborhood say?
Sporadic actions of the opposition are of less and less interest to the public. The people are starting to self-organize in the absence of faith that the current political parties can fundamentally change anything. On the other hand, the regime is shaken, but until the prosecutor and the police start making arrests on their own for corruption, and not by order, a political solution must be sought for what is happening in Serbia
Out of 87 councilors, 30 of them voted. There were 29 councilors for dismissing the mayor, and one was against.
Representatives of the authorities condemn the attack on the mayor of Niš, Dragoslav Pavlović, and see it as a colored revolution, the oppositionists point out that the SNS meeting had to be canceled and that the Niš progressives were deliberately exposed as "clay pigeons".
The government is intensifying repressive measures against teachers, professors and the rebellious part of the people. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is now announcing popular resistance to popular resistance
A day after the Government of Serbia fell, part of the parliamentary opposition offered a solution to the current socio-political crisis, namely the formation of a transitional government of popular trust
People are eager for change and, to use that colloquial expression, they "got carried away". It is necessary now to learn a lesson for the future, but much more serious and mature people have made much bigger mistakes at numerous opposition and activist meetings
"Vučić's hatred towards the people of Serbia who do not support him has reached its peak and he does not hesitate to endanger the lives of all the people who have clearly told him that they no longer want his crime, corruption and dictatorship," announced the Freedom and Justice Party.
The announcement that the arrest of opposition leaders is being prepared was published by the Freedom and Justice Party. What do the opposition leaders say to that? Whether and what actions the opposition is preparing for the big protest that was announced on Saturday
The Serbian Parliament is debating a number of important laws, including the agreement with the US on energy cooperation and amendments to the Law on Free Access to Information
The Assembly of Belgrade adopted a series of urban planning decisions, and citizens and members of private security clashed in front of the building
The students interviewed by "Vreme" are not enthusiastic about the opposition's methods of struggle. While some see the moves of the opposition as a necessary resistance, others perceive them as a political performance with no essential benefit
"The situation in Serbia goes far beyond the question of the opposition." Being at student and civic protests is a matter of civic education, elementary morals and political will. I don't see the need for a shadow government," Democratic Party President Srđan Milivojević told Vreme
After the adoption of the agenda, the MPs got into a fight, and then torches and smoke bombs were thrown. The assembly hall is filled with smoke. The President of the Assembly Ana Brnabić, despite the almost impossible working conditions, decided to continue the session. Around 14 p.m., new incidents broke out, smoke bombs were thrown again, and Radomir Lazović activated the fire extinguisher.
Bearing in mind the recent fall of the canopy in Novi Sad and the way in which projects are carried out in Serbia, it is obvious that the current political decision-makers cannot guarantee the safety of the participants and visitors of the Expo exhibition, says the opposition
On Tuesday (March 4), the first session of the Serbian Parliament of the year will be held. Opposition politicians announce that they will not participate in it, and some mention the potential blockade of the airport, Expo, gatherings in front of and in the parliament building.
"The walks are magnificent, the students have done a large part of the work, but it seems to me that only the students and only the walks cannot carry out this struggle," Miloš Jovanović, president of the New Democratic Party of Serbia, told Vreme.
The fight against corruption is being used as a "smoke screen" to deal with critics of the regime, the Democratic Party states
The session of the National Assembly of Serbia has been announced for next week. It should include voting on several laws and the adoption of the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević. What do some opposition parties think about all this?
It's not that there aren't any options, but those for the Serbian opposition are quite narrow and not too attractive. And when we reduce and systematize them a little, we come to the following. OR "struggle through institutions", which means entering the Assembly and participating in the debate in some form, no matter how unpopular it may seem at the moment. OR an uncertain strategy of political radicalization and civil disobedience, following Miloš Jovanović's announcements about the "airport blockade" and other strategic facilities
For three months now, protests organized by students have been held in almost all places in Serbia. They still steadfastly refuse to cooperate with the opposition, or any other political organization. Is it possible to bring about political changes this way?
