Oppositionists in Serbia, they have been fighting for years against a debauched regime that grinds anyone who gets in its way.
And again, the opposition parties are in a delicate position and according to student movement, who, partly because of the bad image of the opposition that the government has been carefully cultivating for almost a decade and a half, has been distancing itself from that same opposition for months.
"Vreme" in its new issue (Thursday, July 10) presents an analysis by Tijana Stanić on whether the relationship between students and the opposition is slowly changing.
Because, after the Vidovdan protest, part of the students called on the opposition to boycott the sessions of the National Assembly. Most of the opposition parties responded.
"This is the first time that students have in some way reached out to the opposition. That is, that they have addressed them in the context of some kind of cooperation. And that is a change," political consultant Dušan Milenković told Vreme.
Who mows, who carries water?
However, the opposition parties responded to that call as well. While some are 100% ready to "peel potatoes" from the second plan for the student "army", others say that one-sided communication is absurd. And that you should finally sit down at the table.
Srđan Milivojević, the first man of the Democratic Party, thinks that it is not time for parties to come to the fore. And yes, when the election comes, they should not run a race but just support the student list.
"In a war, not everyone drives planes on an aircraft carrier, some are hired to arm them, others to bring fuel, others to cook. There is work for everyone. So I believe that awareness will be raised about supporting such a program," he told "Vreme".
Agreement required
Zdravko Ponoš, the leader of Serbia Center, thinks that the opposition should first replace the conflicts of minor differences. "What we are fighting against is much more important than our differences. I think there are enough reasons and the situation is dramatic enough to coordinate our actions."
The President of the National Movement of Serbia, Miroslav Aleksić, also supports the students, but invites them and "all socio-political actors" to talk.
"In order to make decisions jointly and in a coordinated manner, because only united in a common front of resistance, we represent a real threat to the usurping regime that is ready to do anything in order to remain in power," he adds for "Vreme".
It seems that police repression against participants in blockades and protests could only bring all opponents of the regime together. Because everyone is equal in front of the cordon and the baton hurts everyone equally.
However, there is still no indication that everyone could sit at the same table.
Read the entire article in the new issue of "Vremena", which is on newsstands from Thursday (July 10). Or subscribe to printed or digital edition.
