Milica Vesković Anđelković, a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, assessed that there were long queues of citizens waiting to sign their support. Student list an indicator of dissatisfaction with the existing system, but also of awakening from long-term apathy.
While a guest on the show "Dan Live" on N1, she said that the scenes from the collection of signatures, as well as yesterday's submission of the list Republic Election Commission and the gathering of citizens in front of the REC, give reason to hope that changes can still happen.
According to her, people are no longer starting from the assumption that things can only get worse, but are thinking again about the possibility of getting better.
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Vesković Anđelković believes that the ranks of citizens show that apathy is no longer the dominant mood and that there is an impression that society has moved. She also pointed out that citizens want institutions that really function and are ready to fight for their country.
Speaking about the upcoming elections, she assessed that a change of government requires an atmosphere similar to a referendum, that is, a broad gathering of citizens around the issue of a change of government. As she stated, the development of events gives grounds for hope that such an atmosphere could be created and that there is a great possibility of a favorable election outcome for the student movement and its supporters.
Commenting on the decisions of certain parties and coalitions to withdraw from the election race, the professor said that they follow the reactions of citizens and evaluate their own ratings. At the same time, he expects that after the elections, a democratic political scene could be formed in which citizens could once again choose between clearly defined ideologies.
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Speaking about the physical attack on the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Danijel Sinani, Vesković Anđelković assessed that the event had a political background. According to her, the attack followed a campaign against Sinani in the media close to the government, while the story about the wallet, which was later cited as a possible motive, was a secondary circumstance.
She stated that Sinani had previously been directly called out several times in the media, as well as that the academic community is often presented in public as responsible for various problems in Serbia, including social divisions and the consequences of the government's moves on the international level.
According to her opinion, such targeting of the academic community also serves to shift the responsibility for the actions of the current government to the other side, so part of its actions is shown through accusations against the university and the academic community.
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