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Thousands of people lined the streets of Belgrade on Wednesday to greet marching students arriving to Serbia ‘s capital on the eve of their final rally ahead of a tense parliamentary election challenging authoritarian leader Aleksandar Vucic.
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Thousands → line → Vucic
The early election on Sunday is seen as a showdown between the populist strongman and a youth movement that led almost two years of protests against his tight rule in the Balkan country.
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that → see → country
Belgrade residents lit flares and cheered as they welcomed the students coming into the city from various directions after they had walked throughout the country toward Belgrade in the past several days.
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they → light → days
The euphoric, party atmosphere boosted optimism among the participants who chanted “Victory” in a glare of red smoke and fireworks.
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who → boost → smoke
Ilija Srdanovic, a physician who is a candidate on the Students’ List election ticket, told N1 television that “this is incredible, this energy is unstoppable.”
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energy → tell → television
Another candidate, psychology professor Aleksandar Baucal added that “Serbia will be a different country on Monday.”
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Serbia → add → Monday
Vucic holds rally in southern city
Vucic on Wednesday held a rally in the southern city of Nis in front of thousands of his supporters.
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Vucic → hold → supporters
Vucic in a speech expressed confidence that his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party will win the ballot on Sunday.
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Party → express → Sunday
The former Serbian president is looking to return as prime minister at the vote after resigning the presidency in September so he could pursue the campaign.
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he → look → campaign
“There will be no more politics in schools and at faculties,” Vucic vowed at the rally.
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Vucic → vow → rally
He reiterated accusations that both the students and their professors worked under instructions from abroad to “breakdown” the country.
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students → reiterate → country
Sunday’s election will be tense
Sunday’s ballot is tense because both Vucic’s SNS and the Students’ List group are said to be polling close, which makes the outcome uncertain and fuels fears of incidents if both sides declare victory after polls close.
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polls → say → victory
Authorities earlier on Wednesday detained six people allegedly suspected of planning unrest on election day.
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Authorities → detain → day
Police have made similar arrests ahead of major protests in the past which government critics say are aimed at intimidating protest-goers.
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critics → make → goers
The student rally on Thursday in Belgrade is expected to draw thousands of people.
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rally → expect → people
It will be held at the central Slavija square where students staged their biggest gatherings during protests that rattled Vucic more than ever during his tenures as both prime minister and president in the past 12 years.
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that → hold → years
Exhausted but joyful, marching students on Wednesday evening walked a red carpet set up in central Belgrade for the welcome ceremony.
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students → march → ceremony
Days-long student marches were aimed at reaching Serbia’s rural areas that are Vucic’s traditional strongholds.
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that → aim → areas
Student demonstrations first erupted after a train station tragedy in Serbia’s north killed 16 people.
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tragedy → erupt → people
Serbia’s youth demanded accountability for the deaths, blaming alleged corruption-fueled negligence during renovation work.
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youth → demand → work
International election monitors and the European Union have expressed concern about the safety and fairness of the ballot following widespread irregularities in the past.
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monitors → express → past
In a report published Wednesday, the Serbian Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability monitoring group cited “narrowing of freedoms and deepening of inequality” among election participants and voters.
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Center → publish → participants
It said opposition activists are being monitored and questioned and their communications intercepted.
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communications → say → ?
The report cited a major discrepancy in the mainstream media coverage in favor of Vucic and noted over 100 violent incidents during the campaign.
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report → cite → campaign
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