Serbian Prez Aleksandar Vucic calls for restoration of order and peace in Balkan country

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called for the restoration of order and peace in the Balkan country, which has been rocked by months of large anti-corruption protests. Addressing a crowd of thousands of nationalist supporters in Belgrade, Mr Vucic repeated claims that the movement to oust him was being led by unnamed foreign actors. He also announced a new political movement that he said would bring new energy to the Balkan nation.

 

The rally was called to counter recent



massive demonstrations that have swept the country since November last year when a train station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad, killing 16 people. The accident has been widely blamed on corruption and shoddy renovation work. On the 15th of last month, over three lakh people turned out in Belgrade in one of the largest protests in Serbia’s history. President Vucic and his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party have been in power for more than 10 years.