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Thousands of people marched through the streets of central Belgrade, Serbia, to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic, accused of growing authoritarianism, according to the Balkan Insight local news portal.
According to the EFE news agency, the law, which was attended by about 50,000 people according to the organizers, has pbaded through the main institutions of the Serbian state, such as the Parliament, several public buildings and RTS state television, accused by the protesters of bias in favor of the government.
With slogans against the government, the Serbian presidency and the police, protesters carried posters saying "Your time is going to end" or "The thief Vucic".
Demonstrations against the Serbian president and leader of the SNS nationalist party began on October 8 and surprised the authorities by their great adherence.
Protesters demand that the opposition receive fairer treatment in the media and accuse Vucic and his ruling party of increasing authoritarianism.
According to Reuters, another reason for these protests is the attack on Borko Stefanovic, a protester from a Serbian leftist party. He was attacked by an iron bar by a group of men at the end of November in the city of Krusevac, in the south of the country.
"Corruption and violence hinder freedom of the press, they (the progressive party) do everything and Vucic is their boss," Radovan Peric, 49, a mechanic in Belgrade, told Reuters.
Initially, Vucic had stated that he would not react to protesters' demands, although after the third consecutive protest, he acknowledged in an interview that he would listen to his critics to make changes.
Event organizers announced today a new act, scheduled for next Saturday (5).
Serbia, a former Yugoslav republic, is currently negotiating with the European Union to join the group.
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