Belgrade: Massive final rally held ahead of Sunday elections

Well, Serbia goes to polls in two days. On Sunday, thousands in the country will cast their ballots and decide if Aleksandar Vučić returns to power as Prime Minister this time. Or a new political entity is given a chance, a party which arose from a long-drawn student-led mass movement in the country. Thursday night in the country, witnessed the final rally in the capital with more than 150,000 people participating in it. The footage shows an eagle's eye view of what Belgrade looked like last night. The attendees gathered in support of the student movement and the new political party were seen chanting, singing, and waving Serbian flags. There are 250 candidates in the students' win electoral list, listening to what participants and supports of the new party have to say. It's because I'm a student, first of all, and because I want to fight for this country, and I want my kids to live in a beautiful country now where everything is corrupt. We gather here today just to see, just to show how many of us are here to support the student protests and the student lists. This is just a gathering to, just to show how much we need to change, just to see how annoyed people with everything are. It means changing of this awful, horrendous system which cheats on us, which spies on us, which beats us. us. We want to support healthy bases like love, compassion. We want to have normal economy, normal education to support all the values which will grow us together in the future. The government? The government needs to go to jail. I mean, every day they break millions of laws from the moment they wake up. This is the last chance for something to happen in this country so it can become a normal place to live. The energy of this movement is enormous. It has spread to the wider population, and it is no longer just a student movement, but a student-led popular movement. It has articulated its demands through the student electoral list, and now represents a political force that is set to change this country soon. The movement first began as a protest after the Novi Sad train station canopy collapse in 2024, which killed 16 people. The anti-government demonstrations have since gained momentum and turned into a political movement seeking to block the return of Aleksandar Vučić. The former president resigned last month to run for prime minister instead. The populist leader is eyeing a comprehensive victory in the upcoming parliamentary vote to retain his grasp on power, even as the only released poll of the country shows a tight race and thin edge to the students' movement.