Protests in Serbia against President Aleksandar Vucic and the conservative Serbian Progressive Party (SNS, Srpska Napredna Stranka) have grown in recent weeks without interruption. However, despite the street rallies, now extended well beyond Belgrade, the government remains in a stable position.
President Vucic hinted at the beginning of January that he might call for snap elections, but opposition parties reiterated that they would not participate in voting under what they describe as “the current unfair conditions”. They call, instead, for a “transitional government” of experts, with a one-year mandate, after which fair elections would be held.
The European Commission’s assessment, meanwhile, hints at serious shortcomings in judiciary independence and freedom of expression.
See at: https://www.aspeniaonline.it/serbia-between-domestic-tensions-and-regional-responsibilities/
