In addition to other demonstrations, protesters are holding daily[67] "Serbia, stop" (Serbian: Застани, Србијо, Zastani, Srbijo) traffic blockades, which are conducted from 11:52 am, the time when the canopy collapsed in Novi Sad, to 12:07 pm, in order to symbolically mark the 15 lives lost in the disaster.
[80] On 21 November, Vladimir Đukanović, a high-ranking member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), commented on the protests on his Twitter account: "We must fight against anarcho-terrorists, fake commie intellectuals, the pseudo-elite that is ravaging Serbia with anti-Serbian attitudes.
The names of the Croatian students were published without their consent in the pro-government media and, upon leaving Serbia, they were given alcoholic beverages with a note to "send their regards to SOA" by the Serbian border police.
[130] On 31 December, Vučić announced the formation of a "loyalist faction" within the SNS, whose "17,000 members swore a blood oath in secrecy", who are "pro-Russian oriented" and are "a bit too extreme for [his] taste".
][132][133] This statement caused a lot of debate: according to some analysts, it is directed not towards the protesters, but towards the more reluctant members of SNS,[134] whereas others expressed doubt that Vučić can gather 17,000 loyal activists.
[149] On 12 January, around 20,000 students and citizens gathered in front of the Constitutional Court of Serbia in Belgrade, demanding the prosecution of those responsible for the canopy collapse and expressing their support to the school workers' union which announced a possible general strike.
[159][better source needed][160] This incident caused a widespread outrage: later during the day, thousands rallied in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Kragujevac and Kraljevo, whereas in Niš, some of the faculty professors joined the student blockade.
[191] In the Belgrade municipality of Surčin, dozens of hooded people, allegedly tied to SNS, tried to forcefully enter an elementary school which was on strike, and verbally threatened the principal and teachers.
[257] At a press conference held at 11 am, prime minister Miloš Vučević, and mayor of Novi Sad Milan Đurić, both members of SNS, resigned, citing the attack as the reason.
[266] Following Vučević's resignation, president Vučić said he would pardon students and university teachers charged in connection with the protests and announced a major cabinet reshuffle, adding that he was considering on whether to call parliamentary elections or appoint a new government.
Medical workers were blocking the street in front of their workplace at the central psychiatric hospital, commemorating the victims with 15 minutes of silence, when a black Volkswagen Golf Mk5 drove right through them in full speed.
[287][288] Over a hundred taxi drivers from Belgrade announced a departure on 2 February at 1 pm from Nikola Tesla Airport, in order to transport students back from Novi Sad free of charge.
[292][293] On 1 February, on the Day of the City and the three-month anniversary of the canopy collapse, large crowds gathered at the entrance to Novi Sad – columns of cars waited for hours at the toll gates to join the protests and blockade.
Describing the process of internal reception in more detail, the former minister said that his ministry was not mentioned anywhere in the mutual communication regarding the handover, and that his assistant Anita Dimoski was familiar with the correspondence because she was always named as the recipient of the emails.
[330] Slovenian newspapers Večer and Delo published speculations that Goran Vesić and Belgrade mayor Aleksandar Šapić had both left Serbia and were currently residing in privately-owned mansions in Trieste, Italy.
[338] Serbian newspaper Danas published an article revealing that Marko Tošin, one of the attackers who stormed out of the SNS offices in Novi Sad on 28 January and broke a female student's jaw with a baseball bat, was released from custody merely a day after the arrest.
[339] According to Forbes Serbia, the families of the victims of the Novi Sad accident were interested in joining the criminal prosecution by pressing charges against the persons responsible for the death of their loved ones.
[340] Former dean and professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vladan Kuzmanović, stated that Aleksandar Vučić and Miloš Vučević essentially led the Railway Station reconstruction in Novi Sad.
Afterwards, the gathered crowd moved towards the city hall, where they left a message for the mayor, Stevan Bakić,[351] an SNS member, who previously compared the protesters with World War Two Croatian fascists and accused them of "destroying Serbia".
The debate was held at the request of the Social Democrats, and the majority of MEPs supported the protests, saying "Serbian students are the voice of hope and awareness of the entire Balkans".
[385] The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra announced it will hold a charity concert, and all proceeds from ticket sales will go to the persons injured by the canopy collapse in Novi Sad.
[387] According to weekly magazine "Radar", in late December, the leaders of all of Serbia's security services had separate meetings with then-prime minister Vučević, where they were supposed to confirm their readiness to "protect the country's constitutional order by any means necessary".
Although the surveyed security people answered the question positively, some felt the need to further demonstrate their loyalty in the following days, whereas others were merely thanked by the authorities for their work so far and retired in almost absolute silence.
[393] President Vučić held a counter-rally that same day in Sremska Mitrovica, at which he described the protests as “the dirtiest color revolution in the history of mankind” and claimed that three billion euros had been invested by foreign powers to topple his government.
[394] The Executive Board of the United Branch Unions "Nezavisnost" ("Independence") stated that public sector employees were pressured to attend the pro-government rally,[395] at which some 20,000 people were present.
Students of Mihajlo Pupin Technical Department in Zrenjanin, who had left the city the day before with the goal of walking to Vršac, were greeted warmly in the villages of Velika Greda and later in Plandište, where they stayed the night.
The opposition boycotted the session, citing a heavy police and Žandarmerija presence around the assembly building, which led to clashes with citizens protesting the election process.
[413][414] On 25 February, the Parliament Speaker and head of the Belgrade branch of SNS, Ana Brnabić, told the media that the Serbian National Assembly will consider the resignation of Prime Minister Miloš Vučević as the last item on the agenda at its session on 4 March.
[436] On 4 March, the outgoing Prime Minister of Serbia, Miloš Vučević, said that professors and teachers who protested will not receive the first part of their February salary, and he emphasized that this decision is final.
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