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This is just the beginning of the end, a process which I hope will end soon.”
Protestor Dejan Simic said
In front of the parliament there is already a large number of people, and we have seen several processions by bikers and tractor drivers,
DW correspondent Sanja Klajic reported from the scene
The only goal of this act is a brutal demonstration of force, a proof of arrogance, motivated by the hatred towards one's own people,
Radic told N1Everything indicates this is the biggest rally in Belgrade's history,
Serbian NGO Arhiv javnih skupova, which specializes in counting protesters at various events, said in an online post, with an estimated count of participants yet to comeI won't allow the street to set the rules,
he saidWe have a state and we will show you the state,
he saidWhile people were aware of corruption and criminality in the government before, the fact that corruption can lead to us indiscriminately being killed is what has set this off,
Gruhonjić said
The protests have shown that average citizens are not afraid anymore,
Gruhonjić saidLook how many of us are here! Your voice counts! Let’s wake up Serbia together!”
At one of the stages on Slavija Square on Saturday, a protester who remained unnamed— part of the movement’s deliberately leaderless approach — rallied the crowd with a chantFear has changed sides in Serbia,
Dinko Gruhonjić, a university professor from Novi Sad and one of the early supporters of the protests, told POLITICOI expect that this will shake his authority and that Vucic will realize that people are no longer for him,
Milenko Kovacevic, a protester, said
He’s Finished!” ... Pump it Up,
Some carried banners that read ... Others chanted
We can already see for a few days that the regime is trying to escalate tensions,
said political analyst Srdjan Cvijic
There definitely won't be any violence here because we all came with the same purpose -- to wait for the people who marched, the people who are liberating Serbia,
said Tijana Djuric -- a 20-year-old student at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade.jpg)
We will do our best to guarantee the safety of all participants and protect institutions such as Pioneers’ Park and the Serbian Parliament,
Vucic said
As long as I am alive, there will be no transitional government,
Vucic declaredThe army is doing its job in accordance with the law, and no one needs to worry about it,
he said,Just to be clear, I will not be pressured,
Vucic said during a nationally televised address
We came for justice. I hope that after this protest, things will change,
Milica Stojanovic, a biology student in Belgrade, told the AFP news agency before the demonstrationThe purpose of this movement is not an incursion into institutions, nor to attack those who do not think as we do,
one statement read