Second city of Serbia, Novi Sad had not seen this since the major demonstrations of the 1990s which led to the fall of the ex-dictator Slobodan Milosevic, in 2000. On Saturday 1er February, tens of thousands of students swept through the streets of this renowned rebellious city, located 80 kilometers from Belgrade, to denounce the “Corruption” and ask ” justice “three months after the collapse of the landmark of the local station.
Occurred on 1er November 2024, this drama, which made fifteen victims, sparked an anger that remains lively in the country, despite the resignation of the Prime Minister, Milos Vacevic, announced Tuesday, January 28. “” [Le président Aleksandar] Vucic tries to cover what has happened, but many people are waking up ”assures Stasa Janbric, a 24 -year -old engineer student, who attributes responsibility for the accident to the strong man in this Balkan country with 6.6 million inhabitants.
Brandating from the hands painted with red, the students, supported by thousands of Serbs of all ages, have taken it very much to their president, a 54 -year -old nationalist who has governed their country for more than ten years by leaving corruption, mafia and nepotism. Together, they blocked for three hours the three bridges of the city which allow to cross the Danube, then thousands of young people spent the night on one of them in an atmosphere of anger mixed with moving gestures of fraternity.
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Source: Lemonde