Although the gathering of the Serbian Progressive Party - the largest in the history of Serbia - was supposed to be held on March 28, nothing came of it. "Informer" announces a new gathering from April 11 to 13
Crowded buses from all over are arriving in Belgrade, thousands of people walk the streets of the capital carrying flags and banners with the image and name of the President of Serbia. Aleksandar Vučić, media teams are following every step of the "largest gathering in the history of Serbia".
This is how the main news might have read on Friday, March 28, if President Aleksandar Vučić's announcement that a rally would be held that day had come true Serbian Progressive Party in Belgrade - the largest in the history of Serbia.
The day before, on March 27, it was clear that there was nothing to come of it.
There is still no official confirmation as to whether the rally has been canceled or whether it will still take place, but there are no preparations, no invitations to employees in public services to come to the rally, cancellation of regular bus lines to transport Vučić fans, sincere or on orders, to where they need to click on him.
The meeting was announced by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, on March 10:
"We invite the whole of working, working, peasant, honest Serbia to the largest gathering in the history of Serbia on March 28 in Belgrade. All of Serbia to Belgrade! From all corners of our country."
The president announced "the biggest gathering ever held in Serbia, where people will come either to liberate Serbia, or to show how it is possible to gather in a normal way."
Eight days later, in a guest appearance on "Pink" television, a few days after the truly largest gathering in the history of Serbia held on March 15 in Belgrade, he repeated that his largest gathering would be held, but this time he mentioned another date.
Vučić then said that the meeting will be held on March 28 or April 4.
On Thursday (March 27), "Vreme" contacted the public relations office of the President of Serbia with the question of whether and for when the rally was postponed, but the answer did not arrive by the time this text was published.
Gathering of Vučić's movement in mid-April
And while they confirm if and when the SNS meeting will be held, on Thursday (March 27) tabloid "Informer" exclusively reported that the "Movement for Serbia and the People" meeting will be held from April 11 to 13 in Belgrade.
According to them, referring to sources from the police, the National Assembly, a meeting of the Movement for Serbia and for the People from April 11 to 13 on the plateau in front of the National Assembly, was announced.
All this is happening in the days of a great political crisis in Serbia, while what happened is being investigated March 15 in Kralja Milana Street, in the days when citizens' assemblies are organized in places all over the country, meetings of the Serbian Progressive Party are postponed, citizens shower the progressives and their stands with eggs, so the question is whether and who was afraid of the largest gathering in history directed by Aleksandar Vučić.
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