Students in the blockade are organizing a new protest in Belgrade on June 28, and the main demand of that gathering will be the announcement of extraordinary parliamentary elections. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, once again announces them for 2026
Announcement of extraordinary parliamentary meetings of choice They have been looking for several months now. students in lockdown, and the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić he stated as a guest on "Prva" television that the elections will be held in December 2026.
"I am guided by the interests of the people and the state, and the interest is not that we have elections now," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and added that the elections will be held in December 2026, when everything is ready for the Expo, because, as he said, he does not want the country to be embarrassed.
"They start from themselves, they want to get hold of power, and they really don't care about the country," said Vučić, who recalled that after the last elections in December 2023, he said that the government would go for a full mandate because of the specialized exhibition, said Vučić.
Ratings, ratings
The president also touched on public opinion surveys, saying that last month they showed that the biggest problem for citizens is daily protests, almost 23 percent, and when it comes to the rating of the parties, the Serbian Progressive Party has the support of 46,7 percent.
"This blockade-student list is second with 5,9 percent, SPS is at 5,7 percent, Savo Manojlović at 5,2, and Dragan Đilas at 3,7 percent," said Vučić.
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