Despite the all-night blockade and strong security measures, the eighth session of the Assembly of Novi Sad began this morning. Early in the morning, the police forcibly removed the gathered protesters, in which one student was injured and another was detained. Councilors discuss the budget rebalancing and over 140 items on the agenda
The session of the Assembly of Novi Sad has started despite the blockade of the building that started last night.
The blockade occurred the evening before the eighth session of the Assembly of Novi Sad, which is in progress. Novi Sad councilors should discuss more than 140 points, among other things, the amendment of the budget, which has been increased by more than 4,4 billion dinars and will now amount to more than 48,9 billion.
Additional agenda items are voted on. Opposition councilors entered the assembly hall after Mayor Mićin and opposition councilors held press conferences.
Councilor of the Bravo Civic Movement Miran Pogačar stood over Mayor Mićin and argued with him. The chairwoman gave him a warning and continued with the session.
It is currently quiet in front of the Assembly building, and councilors from the ruling majority have been there since early this morning, and before the scheduled start of the session, councilors from the opposition parties arrived together.
During the intervention of the police, one student was injured
Police around six in the morning pushed the gathered demonstrators away from the front Novi Sad Assembly, so that the representatives of the city government could get inside. As reported by TV Nova, on that occasion one student was injured and one was arrested. The injured student was taken away by the ambulance.
What did the police intervention look like in front of the Assembly #Novi Sad this morning around 5.45:XNUMX a.m. when they pushed the citizens out of one of the entrances.
📽️ sent by citizens pic.twitter.com/mwfIPGRrzs
- Radio 021 (@ Radio021) June 17, 2025
During the intervention of the police, a student of the Faculty of Philosophy was detained.
After the morning pushing of the citizens and the police, when the Assembly employees are employed #Novi Sad entered the building, it's quiet outside. pic.twitter.com/mUc1hyVn1B
- Radio 021 (@ Radio021) June 17, 2025
The situation was calm a little before 7 o'clock, and there is a police cordon in front of the building.
There are hundreds of policemen in front of the building, there are more of them than citizens.
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