Anti-Vucics in Serbia decide to boycott elections

With the approach of the legislative and municipal elections, announced for April 26, the atmosphere is getting worse in Serbia. "Both the government and the opposition are entrenched in their fortresses, hatred is increasing every day, as is the field of freedoms," notes Vesna Malisic, journalist for the weekly NIN , one of the country's last independent media. . Refusing to "legitimize an autocratic regime" of President Aleksandar Vucic, the majority of the opposition decided to boycott the polls.

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The idea had already been proposed in February 2019 by the Alliance for Serbia (SzS), which brings together the main opposition leaders. It was at the time when the mobilization against the Vucic regime was at its peak, triggered after the beating, with iron bars, of the opponent Borko Stefanovic.

Risk for the opposition to disappear

If the rallies continue every Saturday in Belgrade and "keep the flame going" , the crowd has dropped. The explanation is due above all to wear and disappointment

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