4 minutes agoViolent protests repel Vucinqi, pulls out plan for curfew
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq has stepped down from his plan to establish curfew in Serbia following the second rise in corruption cases, due to violent protests that erupted in Belgrade and Novi Sad following his warning that this strict move would be imposed. Vuciq had announced on Tuesday that [...]
Vuciq had announced on Tuesday that new deadlock measures would be re-established later in the week, prompting demonstrators to meet in front of parliament with calls for resignations, Klan Kosova reports.
Protests began Tuesday and continued today with thousands of people protesting and several injured outside parliament. There were also clashes between protest groups and police who threw tear gas, writes Euronews.
But, Vuciq said on Wednesday that without the announcement of the extraordinary situation, he would not be able to implement the curfew from Friday to Monday to curb the spread of the virus.
The protests, according to Serbian media, are still continuing on the way to the first Parliament in Belgrade.
