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He called the incidents an attempted “forcible takeover of state institutions,” adding that he had “strong evidence” that “everything was prepared in advance.” “No one has the right to destroy our house, to destroy the property of our country and our citizens, nor to seriously injure our police officers,” he said once more in the evening on Pink TV, a television channel pro-government.
“No revolution in progress”
Aleksandar Vucic had previously affirmed that the authorities would be “capable” of arresting and trying those responsible for these incidents. “These scenes are dramatic (…) but there is no revolution underway and (the demonstrators, editor’s note) will not win,” he said, also on Pink TV. In a statement, the Serbian Ministry of the Interior called on demonstrators not to resort to violence and assured that opposition representatives had given a “guarantee that such events would not occur”.
The December 17 vote drew widespread criticism following a team of international observers – including representatives of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) – denounced a series of “irregularities”, including “vote buying” and “ballot stuffing”. Hundreds of people demonstrated daily in front of the Serbian electoral commission and international condemnations poured in.
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