‘Freedom starts from the East’: Student protest in Zajecar began on the eve of local elections – BBC News in Serbian
Two weeks before the local elections in Zajecar, the protest that organizes students have begun to shake the restrained voters and pointed out the burning problem of corruption in the entire country.
« We are here for these people, the energy they provide us, but also the choice that awaits them.
« As the name of the protest says – freedom moves from the east, » Maljn Semišak, a student from Sombor arrived in Zajecar for the BBC in Serbian.
Although in the election in the largest city in the Itog of Serbia, they do not participate in Saturday, the students say « Freedom moving from the East. »
While in the surrounding central streets, the clouds are up to the hint of rain, several hundred and guitar pairies from various parts of Serbia, gathered the chief of liberation, reports Reporter BBC in Serbian Nemanja Mitrović.
More than 40,000 Zajecaracselects 8. June new city government, and on the same day, the first elections are in Kosjeric from the beginning of six-month student blockades.
The Serbian Advanced Party is in power in both places.
The leader of SNS Miloš Vučević hopes new victories, but adds that will not « be easy ».
‘Students call you, go out for voting’
According to green, snowed under trees, stalls where badges, T-shirts and wavzele were sold, while visitors wear flags « fighting is our choice », « Pazova pump ».
On a nearby building, which can be seen from the city square Visa huge transparent « Students call you, go to vote, » the idock is in front of the stage another one calls for voting.
In the introductory speech was mentioned Davor StefanovicNovi Sad activist who is more than two months in custody, who went to school in Zajecar.
The gathered from the 16-minute post office in the Novi Sad tragedy.
Protest in the shadow of the campaign
The face of the protest of the atmosphere in the city was colored by campaign.
The opposition group united for the Salva Zajecar with the Dver Leader held a conference on Friday, while the central city streets circled the voice of my voice from the people of Branimir Nestorović.
It was also transported in front of the premises of the Progressives, which were left without an important player for these elections – the current mayor Boško Ničića.
Nicic, member of the Presidency of the SNS, changed various party jerseys in a multi-decision career, said he would not run again.
In the last 20 years, with interruptions and formally different functions was on the forehead and « It was enough, » he said for today.
Once an industrial city, with more than ten factories that employed thousands of people and were pride former Yugoslavia, like crystals and porcelain, Zajecar looks like an average Serbian town today.
From the former industrial giants, in the city where black and white Timok are merged, only a couple of factories, such as brewery, with far fewer employees.
The story in Zajecar marked the story of a potential new copper mine nearby.
While citizens fear the groundwater pollution, one of the city symbols stuck in numerous founts and thermomineral springs in the nearby village Nikoličevo and Gamzigradska Banja.
HOD, TRIK AND FANT
By arriving in Zajecar, students seemed to practice athletic discipline.
The group from Novi Sad and Belgrade walked from Petrovac to Mlaws through Žagubica and Bora.
Some ranged from Kladova via Negotino to Zajecar, and some decided for a relaxing run (on shift) from Paracin.
The night of the set of some primary and secondary schools refused to accommodate students without reasoning such a decision, they say from an informal group of students and young people « Zajecari in blockade » for the BBC in Serbian.
Although the director of the primary school Ljuba Nešić originally allowed the first aid Center to be in the Fiscultural Hall, at the last moment she changed his mind at the last moment.
« We got a generic answer that they are not the competent, but the city administration and that they are only users of these rooms.
« The City Administration says they are not competent, » Milica Maric, a member of the group, adding that they had no earlier.
The BBC requested the commentary of the school principals, but the answer until the text was published.
It has been exactly two months away from the largest gathering in eastern Serbia, which is organized in Zajecar.
In addition to the message « There will be noises until the requirements meet », on 23. February, a protest walk was held, as well as paying honor stardildren in Novi Sad tragedy.
The students organized large gatherings in the previous months in the previous months in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niche, Kragujevac, Novi Pazar, Kraljevo, SuboticaCacak.
They are looking for, among other things, to determine criminal responsibility for Novi Sad tragedy, due to 16 people suffering, and the authority repeats that everything is fulfilled.
Among the last requirements they are and Annocated parliamentary elections announcement.
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