Alliance for Serbia

"Citizens took to the streets when violence toward those who think differently spilled from TV screens and the tabloids into their lives," Djilas, one of the leaders of the (opposition) Alliance for Serbia told the daily Danas, and added:

Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade on Saturday, Reuters reports.

Responding to criticism from opposition Alliance for Serbia councilor Nikola Jovanovic, who said the same amount that was planned for a 120-meter flagpole was envisaged in the budget for 2019, Vesic told reporters:

In the second large protest against Serbian government and President Aleksandar Vucic in one week, thousands of protesters massed on the streets of Belgrade to demand for elections to be free and fair.

The rally comes after President Vucic earlier warned that he would not meet the demands of protesters.

The Kopernikus Corporation, owned by the brother of a Serbian Progressive Party official, purchased TV stations Prva and O2 after selling its cable operator subsidiary to the state-owned telecommunications company Serbian Telekom for almost 200 million euros, BIRN has learned.

But the current focus is the fight against current authorities, Djilas, a former Belgrade mayor and a former Democratic Party (DS) leader, said on Monday.

In some interpretations, a synonym was used - "drag out" - all while referring to the deadline for reaching an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina.

At the same time, 180 members of this body were in favor, the DS reported on its website.

Daily Blic named the dissenting members of the main board as former DS leader Dragan Sutanovac, National Assembly members Natasa Vuckovic, Dragoljub Micunovic, Radoslav Milojcic, Gordana Comic, Vojovodina Provincial Board Chairman Miroslav Vasim, and Vida Ognjanovic.

Jeremic told Beta that said opposition leaders will this month present a 30-point program of the Alliance for Serbia "in direct communication with citizens across the country" - and that they are "open to suggestions and willing to accept any good idea."

This was announced by DSS President Milos Jovanovic.

Jovanovic told a news conference in Belgrade on Monday that his party was leaving the coalitions with the SNS in 14 municipalities, but could not specify how many local self-governments led by the SNS would in fact be forced out of power due to the breakdown of the alliance.