As the deadline set by the protesters to approve the verification of the voter list expired, they blocked the entrance to the State Administration and Local Government Ministry building on December 25, from where they proceeded to block two locations.
Protests in Belgrade against the results of the parliamentary elections continue
A group of students and other citizens of Serbia who are participating in protests against the results of the parliamentary elections in the country announced a six-hour traffic blockade in two places in Belgrade on December 25.
Nova.rs media reported this information.
As the deadline set by the protesters to approve the verification of the voter list expired, they blocked the entrance to the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government building, from where they will go to secure two locations, the PTC publication informs.
As previously stated, they announced that they would split into two columns and block traffic in two undisclosed locations in Belgrade for security reasons.
The head of the police department, Ivica Ivkovich, said that he "will not tolerate" the blocking of state institutions and bridges.
Earlier, Serbian police said 38 demonstrators were detained after opposition protests in Belgrade ended in clashes.
Why did protests break out in Belgrade?
Parliamentary and local elections were held in Serbia on December 17, 2023. President Aleksandar Vučić's ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won 46.72% of the vote, the opposition Alliance Serbia Against Violence won 23.56%, and the Socialist Party of Serbia won 6.56%. The opposition declared falsifications.
OSCE observers also saw several violations of unfair competition, media bias and voter bribery.
On December 18, protests began in Serbia, demanding to annul the election results. The main organizer of the protests is "Serbia Against Violence".
On December 24, in the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, thousands of protesters came to a rally demanding the annulment of the results of the parliamentary and municipal elections, claiming they were falsified.
Protesters tried to break into Belgrade's town hall, where the election commission is. They broke down the door of the building and threw stones at it. The police intervened in the situation, using gas and batons.
Representatives of the opposition wanted to speak from the balcony of the city hall, but the police prevented them from doing so by using tear gas.
It will be recalled that according to the results of the early elections in Serbia, the political party of President Aleksandar Vučić won.
The opposition alliance "Serbia Against Violence" (SPN) announced severe violations of the electoral law in the City Council of Belgrade elections. Since then, hundreds of SPN supporters have rallied outside the State Election Commission in Belgrade.
