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Serbian students tell Vucic: You finally have authority to call elections

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Serbia’s government adopted a reasoned proposal to dissolve parliament and sent it to President Aleksandar Vucic, who must decide whether to call early parliamentary elections.
  • Student protesters said Vucic has 72 hours to act and that elections must take place 45 to 60 days after they are called.
  • The students said they had demanded early elections for more than a year and viewed the government’s move as the first step toward that goal.

Serbian students blockading universities said President Aleksandar Vucic now has the power to decide whether the country will hold early parliamentary elections. Their message was blunt: “Mr. President, you finally have authority.”

The statement followed the government’s adoption of a reasoned proposal to dissolve the National Assembly and its submission to Vucic. The students said the president has 72 hours to decide. If he dissolves parliament, he must call parliamentary elections at the same time, they said in a statement published on their website, blokade.org.

Mr. President, you finally have authority.

· Student protestersThe students’ message to President Aleksandar Vucic after the government sent him the proposal.

From the moment elections are called, between 45 and 60 days must pass before voting takes place, according to the students. Election deadlines would then begin for submitting candidate lists, collecting signatures and completing other steps required to organize the vote.

The students said they had been demanding early parliamentary elections for more than a year, while the authorities had ignored, rejected or described the request as impossible. “The procedure has started today. Prime Minister Macut made the first move. The government has done its part. And now, president, you have authority. You have 72 hours. After that, the students win,” they said.

The procedure has started today. Prime Minister Macut made the first move. The government has done its part. And now, president, you have authority. You have 72 hours. After that, the students win.

· Student protestersTheir statement describing the government proposal as the first step toward early elections.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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