A woman holds a banner that shows Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, reading: “You have blood on your hands!” and stopping traffic, standing in silence to commemorate the 15 victims of a railway roof collapse five weeks ago, demanding accountability for the tragedy in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
DAILY MAIL | Published December 10, 2024
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Serbia’s president accused Tuesday foreign intelligence services of trying to unseat him in the wake of spreading protests in the Balkan state and that he wouldn’t flee the country like the ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
President Aleksandar Vuci´c posted a video message on Instagram saying: “I will fight for Serbia and serve only my Serbian people and all other citizens of Serbia, I will never serve foreigners, those who seek to defeat, humiliate, and destroy Serbia,” he added.
Opponents of the populist leader compared him to Assad who fled to Moscow following a stunning rebel advance, ending his family´s half-century of iron rule.
Vuci´c’s opponents in Serbia have compared him to Assad and other world dictators, predicting that he may also try to flee the country if he loses his firm grip on power amid the protests triggered by a rail station roof collapse in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people on Nov. 1.
The protesters in Novi Sad, Belgrade and other Serbian cities have blaming the deadly collapse on rampant corruption in the country that led to sloppy renovation work on the station building in Novi Sad – part of a wider deal with Chinese state companies involved in a number of infrastructure projects in the Balkan country.
The canopy collapse has became a flashpoint for broader dissatisfaction with Vuci´c’s growingly autocratic rule, reflecting public demands for democratic changes in the country.
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SOURCE: www.dailymail.co.uk
RELATED: Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests
NEWS 40 | Published December 10, 2024
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn’t like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no intention of fleeing the country despite spreading protests against his increasingly autocratic rule.
Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally Russia hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s half-century of iron rule.
Vučić’s opponents in Serbia have compared him to Assad and other world dictators. They predict that Vučić may also try to flee the country if he loses his form grip on power amid protests triggered by a rail station roof collapse in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people. But Vučić said Tuesday that he wouldn’t flee Serbia.
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SOURCE: www.wnky.com
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