Public opinion research shows that the majority of Serbian citizens, 61 percent of them, support the protests and blockades that followed the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad, the CRTA organization announced.
Protests across Serbia are supported by every tenth citizen who is closer to the government parties, as well as a quarter of those who only follow media close to the government.
More than half of the population, 57 percent, think that Serbia is moving in a bad direction, and a third recognize corruption as the biggest problem that we face individually and as a society, according to the results of a survey conducted from December 20 to 28, 2024, on a sample of 1.030 respondents using the face-to-face method.
There are many more citizens who believe in the sincere wishes of young people to establish responsibility for the lost lives - 58 percent, than those who see the students' actions as another attempt by "domestic and foreign enemies" to overthrow Serbia, who are 33 percent, according to CRTA.
The greatest trust in students
Citizens have the most trust in students, as much as 44 percent, that they will persevere in their demands to establish justice, followed by protesting citizens - 37 percent.
28 percent of respondents have such trust in the prosecutor's office, while only one percent has less trust in the President of the Republic.
Half of the citizens - 51 percent do not think that the protests are the work of the opposition aimed at taking over power, and 59 percent do not think that "ordinary citizens" who are annoyed by traffic jams are involved in the incidents at the protests.
Political responsibility for the fall of the canopy
In the opinion of 48 percent of citizens, the political responsibility for the fall of the canopy should be borne by the relevant ministers, followed by the President of the Republic - 39 percent.
According to 67 percent of citizens, criminal responsibility lies with the contractor and, to a lesser extent, 58 percent, with the supervisory authorities.
Citizens do not trust Vučić
The citizens do not think that the solution to get out of the political crisis would be an advisory, therefore non-binding referendum on the confidence in the President of the Republic, an idea that came from Aleksandar Vučić himself. In the event that there is still a referendum declaration, at this moment 52 percent of citizens would refuse, and 34 percent would show confidence in the president.
When it comes to extraordinary elections, CRTA states that opinions are divided, as well as the question of the conditions under which the elections would be held.
The bad economic situation affects the citizens to a great extent, and a quarter of respondents cite inflation, as well as low living standards and poverty as the biggest problems they face.
Every fifth respondent is most concerned about crime, and slightly less than a fifth of the adult population - 18 percent - are disturbed by the current protests, while 11 percent of respondents cite the issue of Kosovo as a problem, according to CRTA.
