Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall

Protests against election in Serbia: Demonstrators attack Belgrade City Hall

Police officers pushed the demonstrators back and used pepper spray, among other things. The demonstration was dispersed at around 10 p.m. local time.

President Aleksandar Vucic spoke of "dramatic scenes" on the pro-government Pink TV channel, as reported by the Beta news agency. "But there is no revolution underway and they (the demonstrators) will not succeed." The Interior Ministry called on the demonstrators not to use violence.

President Vucic's right-wing populist SNS party won a clear victory in last Sunday 's parliamentary elections. Local elections were also held that day.

An international observer mission reported a number of "irregularities" after the election, including cases of violence, vote buying and the stuffing of ballot boxes with forged ballot papers. Citing this report, the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin stated that the violations were "unacceptable for a country with EU candidate status".

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1. The demonstrators in Belgrade claimed that there was an allegation of fraud in the election results, which led to their protests.
2. These protests against the election results in Serbia took place outside the Town hall of Belgrade.
3. The opposition parties and demonstrators in Serbia have been criticizing President Aleksandar Vucic and his right-wing populist SNS party for the alleged election fraud.
4. The police in Serbia used force to try and disperse the demonstrators, grabbing and pushing them back, and even using pepper spray.
5. The International community has also raised concerns about the election results in Serbia, with AFP reporting that there were numerous instances of vote-buying and ballot-stuffing.
6. Despite the warnings from the Interior Ministry and President Vucic, who urged the demonstrators not to use violence, the protests in Serbia continued into the evening of Sunday.
7. The demonstrators in Serbia have vowed to continue their protests until there is a fair investigation into the election results and a new election is held.
8. The local elections that were also held on the same day as the parliamentary elections in Serbia were also marred by allegations of foul play.
9. The international community has also urged Serbia to uphold its commitment to EU candidate status and ensure a free and fair election process in the future.

Source: www.stern.de