BELGRADE, December 29. /TASS/. Supporters of the "Borba" student organization, aligned with the "Serbia against violence" opposition coalition, started setting up tents on the crossroads near the buildings of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Public Administration of Serbia as a part of the previously announced 24-hour-long blockade of Belgrade's main streets, N1 reports.
According to the report, the protesters blocked traffic on the Knez Milos Street. The police redirect cars and public transport and try not to interfere with the protesters. The opposition intends to stay in the tent camp for 24 hour. They expect that the Ministry of Public Administration will fulfill their demand to publish the election data. The opposition claims that the voters list for the recent elections were tampered with.
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.