The proportion of Serbia under fire due to smoke and decay in parliament
The cleaners cleared the discussion chamber before the MPs arrived at the session on Wednesday at the Serbian National Assembly.
The smoke bombs, smear from egg yolks and white fire powder, were removed from the bench and tables after the make from the previous day.
The police were also at the scene.
They collected evidence of potential criminal charges against MPs who inserted Parliament into the fugitives of pink and black smoke while taking the banners accusing the Government of corruption.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic marked the “Hooliganism” scenes. He said he was “seeking responsibility, criminal law” to apply.
Three MPs were injured. One of them struck the facility to the back of the head, although it was unclear who threw it away and the other obviously suffered a stroke.
EU said a Parliament should be a place for a democratic debate And that it was very worried.
The opposition parties were smooth.
The co -worker of the green left front, Radomir Lazovic, released the fire extinguisher from his seat in the Chamber.
He described the intervention as “a response to the violence committed against citizens of Serbia for 13 years.”
This covers the period in which the Serbian progressive party (SNS) was in power.
Under the leadership of Vucic – which was previously a deputy government and prime minister – the party was an election machine.
The SNS has come out winning less than five parliamentary elections since it first formed the 2012 management coalition.
His opponents claim that he has more to do with the dominance of the party in Serbian media and state institutions than his policies.
But Vucic successfully projecting a picture of a strong, effective leadership that likes a large part of the electorate of Serbia – especially beyond the main urban areas.
Over the years, he has persecuted an abundance of protest movements. Everyone threw themselves out without being rejected by the president or his party.
But a current series of sets, demonstrations and blockages are an unusually ticklish challenge.
The outburst of anger began with November disaster at the Novi Sad Railway Station – when a concrete canopy collapsed in a recently renovated facility, killing 15 people.
The station was part of the Government’s leading infrastructure project – a high speed railway connecting the capital, Belgrade, with Budapest in Hungary. Fatal failure in such a large place caused anxiety and anger – and he encouraged the suspicion that the official corruption was behind the collapse.
Students made calls for transparency and responsibility, holding a 15-minute vigil for the dead daily. However, workers, ranging from lawyers to farmers, also set up strikes and blocked the roads.
“Everyone has reason to be unhappy,” says analyst and journalist Bojan Elem. “Terrible wages, bad working conditions – everyone had something to add a huge dissatisfaction in the population.
“But students were a key cohesive factor.”
What the students were not political. They kept opposition parties and non -governmental organizations far from their increasingly detailed events, for which they saw that in recent weeks the city centers had been taken over by the new TUDA and NIS.
Mr. Elete describes this as a “good move” – but notes that “at some point politics will have to go into the game.”
It is not clear yet what it might look. The opposition parties are asomized – without a party that is capable of causing SNS and the absence of a credible coalition.
At least they are united in their calls to establish a technical government after the resignation of Prime Minister Milos Vuchevic at the end of January.
This would, suggest, establish an optional environment that would reduce the dominance of SNS media and state bodies.
Vucic rejected this idea as an attempt to opposition to overthrow the legitimately chosen government. He may appoint a replacement prime minister or call a fresh election, although the previous surveys were held recently in December 2023.
In the meantime, protests continue. Students promise their biggest event so far in Belgrade on March 15th.