G.G./STA
17. 1. 2025, 21.20
Updated: January 17, 2025, 9:23 p.m
Today, representatives of the Serbian opposition broke into the town hall in Novi Sad and occupied it for a short time. According to their own statements, they did this as a sign of support for the students’ protest demands after the collapse of the canopy at the train station in Novi Sad in November, in which 15 people died.
The representatives of the opposition tried to enter the building again, but the police prevented them from doing so. After the intervention of a special police unit, representatives of the opposition were also removed from the entrance to the town hall. During the scuffle between the opposition representatives and the police, the glass on the front door was broken.
The incident happened after the opposition announced a press conference in the city assembly. Provincial member of the opposition party Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) Radivoje Jovovic explained that several opposition representatives carried out the “diversion” on purpose and called the press conference to divert attention, while others occupied the town hall.
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The city councilors occupied the building with a plan to stay until the demands of the protesters are met, Serbian portal N1 reports.
Student protests across the country began after the November collapse of the canopy at the train station in Novi Sad. Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic repeatedly asserted that the government had met all the students’ demands, and blamed the opposition for continuing the protests.
Today, the protests continued in the capital, where a large crowd gathered in front of the building of the RTS public radio and television station during the evening television program, accusing it of not paying adequate attention to the protests. Television, which has been the target of accusations about its pro-government reporting on several occasions, this time in the daily newspaper had a journalist reporting from outside the building.
Source: svet24.si
