The 27th consecutive protest “Serbia against Violence”, the last one in this format, was held in Belgrade in front of the Serbian Parliament on Saturday, 4 November. The central theme of the protest was the state of media. After the speech of the moderator of the protest, a protest march started at the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) and Radio Television of Serbia (RTS). The organizers, pro-EU opposition parties, believe that a different organization for the protest is needed, and there will no longer be regular gatherings in Belgrade in this format. (Danas (Serbian), 4 November 2023)
The most uncertain election race on 17 December, according to all indicators, is expected in the early elections in Belgrade. Opposition parties see a chance to win and thus take over power in the capital of Serbia. Pro-European opposition parties will run on a joint list called „Serbia against Violence.” With such a development of the situation, the coalition „Serbia against Violence“ and two election lists of right-wing parties could together win close to fifty percent of the votes, which would guarantee them an over-half majority in the city parliament. (N1 Belgrade, 5 November 2023)
Aleksandar Vulin resigns as Serbian security chief three months after US sanctions. Aleksandar Vulin submitted his resignation as the Director of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) at the beginning of the election campaign. His resignation was among the demands of the “Serbia against Violence” protests. In a subsequent television appearance, he said that the Western powers had decided to weaken Aleksandar Vučić and that he decided to resign in order to remove the threat of sanctions that were prepared for this purpose. (European Western Balkans, 3 November 2023, Danas (Serbian), 5 November 2023)
The election list of the Serbian Radical Party was proclaimed. Republic Electoral Commission proclaimed the electoral list whose leader is Vojislav Šešelj, convicted before the Hague Tribunal. Serbian Radical Party will appear independently in the parliamentary elections, while in the Belgrade and other local elections it will be in a coalition with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party. (N1 Belgrade (Serbian), 4 November 2023)
