BELGRADE, December 27. /TASS/. Several hundred supporters of the "Serbia against violence" opposition coalition staged another protest rally near the Republican election commission in downtown Belgrade, followed by a march across the city. According to a TASS reporter at the scene, about 400 protesters stepped onto the pavement and headed to the Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) building.
The protesters walked down Belgrade’s main streets, chanting calls to release all detained rioters. The protesters carried along sound equipment, accompanying their calls with music and whistles.
At the same time, the number of protesters has dropped significantly, along with the length of the rally, which lasted less than an hour and a half on Wednesday.
Previously on Wednesday, representatives of the Borba student organization, which supports the "Serbia against violence" coalition, announced a 24-hour protest in Belgrade on December 29, which will include blocking of main city streets.
Representative of the "Serbia against violence" coalition claim that the outcome of the December 17 parliamentary and municipal elections was rigged. On December 18, the opposition started a series of protests at the Republican election commission building; on December 24, they tried to storm the city administration building. The police thwarted the riots, detaining 38 people. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called the attempted storm an attack on Serbia’s sovereignty; Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated that Moscow warned Belgrade about the potential riots.
The country’s election commission decided to hold new elections in 28 polling stations on December 30. The Serbia Against Violence bloc said it refused to participate. The opposition also said it planned to hold a large protest in Belgrade on the day of the re-election.