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Balkan correspondent

Tens of thousands of supporters of Serbian President Alexander held a gathering in Belgrade after months of turmoil throughout the country.
A surveillance organization said that about 55,000 people gathered in front of the National Assembly. Despite some of the followers of Vocic traveling from neighboring countries, the attendees were much lower than the huge protest last month.
There have been regular demonstrations in Serbia since November when a The umbrella of the railway station in the city of Novi Sad 15 people were killed, which led to widespread general anger.
A number of Serbians blamed the incident in the alleged corruption and cut the corner by the Progressive VCIC party.
The Serbian leader promoted the gathering on Saturday as a “movement for the people and the state”, which would “save” Serbia from the forces working to “destroy” the country.
In a speech at this event, the prosecutors called for working to restore order and peace.
He claimed that the protests led by students were threatening peace and stability in Serbia, accusing those present of paying by “foreign intelligence agencies”.
He said, “Some foreign powers cannot bear the vision of Serbia free, independent and sovereignty,” without clarifying the “forces” he was referring to.
Vocic also criticized the national broadcaster RTS, describing it as a “major participant” in an attempt to “a colorful revolution.”

After the Novi Sad incident last November, some blamed what happened in more than a decade of the ruling by the Vocic Progressive Party – which was closely associated with the previous renewal of the station.
It was considered a major part of the government’s main infrastructure project – the high -speed line from Belgrade to Budapest in Hungary.
The demonstrations that followed the disasters present use the slogan “kills corruption”.
They claimed that the dark purchasing procedures used by the government for infrastructure projects have affected some favorite contractors with public safety.
Despite the multiple resignations – VCIC insisted that it was not anywhere – the protests have grown.
Last month, hundreds of thousands of people came down to the capital of Serbia.
An independent screen that is estimated to be 325,000 – if not more – gather, This makes it the biggest protest in Serbia ever.
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