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Belgrade protests for 7th week against Serbian leader
« on: January 27, 2019, 01:39:11 am »
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Belgrade protests for 7th week against Serbian leader
    Jan 19, 2019

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Several thousand people have marched in Belgrade for the seventh week of protests against what they say is Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's autocratic rule.

The protest Saturday comes after Vucic's party bused tens of thousands of his supporters into the capital during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit on Thursday. Vucic's critics say the gathering was his attempt to show that he has many more supporters than opponents in Serbia.

Chanting "Vucic Go Away!" the whistle-blowing crowds marched to the state TV headquarters, which has largely ignored the weekly protests.

Read more at: https://auburnpub.com/news/world/belgrade-protests-for-th-week-against-serbian-leader/article_bb2c35df-3df3-57d0-910f-0638befc17c0.html

Footage of the protests here and as the above article states, apparently, they are protesting against the President's (Vucic's) "autocratic rule"....


https://twitter.com/ruslantrad/status/1089233221433389057

Looks like New Year's Eve, well, they are not fleeing like refugees, you do wonder just what is going on.