The wave of protest in Serbia: Maria Maksimovic reports from Belgrade!

The wave of protest in Serbia: Maria Maksimovic reports from Belgrade!

Belgrad, Serbien - In Serbia, political unrest is an alarming extent, while the Vorarlberg model Maria Maksimovic was recently on site. She urges her impressions of Belgrade, where she experienced the oppressive atmosphere of the massive protest movements. These protests, which have been expanding for months and have now mobilized all age groups, are a response to dissatisfaction with the government of President Aleksandar Vučić. Maksimovic, who wanted to market a product in Belgrade, immediately noticed that the city was shaped by a deep sadness. "Usually it is overcrowded with tourists, but this time everything was different - the streets were empty and people seemed affected," she reported, as Vol.at held.

Behind the demonstrations is a tragic occasion: the collapse of a canopy in Novi Sad, in which 15 people, including two children, died. This incident is a symbol of the widespread corruption in Serbia, an exam for the government that could have ignored dangerous building regulations. Since then, students of 65 of the 80 universities in the country have been on the strike, and the protests have extended over 300 cities, whereby according to surveys, more than 61 percent of the population support these demands, such as wSws Despite the dangers that are based on members of the nationalist government party who even react to peaceful demonstrators by violence, the resistance remains strong.

a crack in society

Maksimovic found that the dialogue between the generations is deeply split: While older people are often hired per Vučić, many younger people reject the government or have no clear opinion. "It is striking that many simply swim with the electricity," she noticed in her interview. In addition, she admired the unshakable determination of the students who fight despite all the adversities. Their connection to Serbia remains strong, even in view of the political tensions. The central demand of the protesters remains the comprehensive investigation of the accident in Novi Sad and the punishment of the responsible authorities. But so far the government has remained silent, which continues to affect concern about lack of transparency and corruption.