Rally will be peaceful, organizers say

The forthcoming rally of Serbia's opposition parties will go by peacefully and in a democratic atmosphere, organizers have announced. Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader Tomislav Nikolic stated at a news conference that the rally to be held in front of the Serbian National Assembly in Belgrade Saturday would be the largest but also the most peaceful protest in the Serbian capital. Rally will be peaceful, organizers say He added that no groups of football supporters would attend the rally, which would be secured by about 10,000 people. He stressed that the police officers who would secure the rally were not on strike, adding that SNS monitors will also be engaged in securing the event. According to him, the rally will send a message that the calling of early elections is necessary and that, unless the Serbian government shows understanding, new rallies will be staged. "If the government shows no understanding we will stage another rally, but the elections had better be called after this one," the SNS leader pointed out and called on all people who are "dissatisfied with the country's decay and monopole, as well as those who are aware that Serbia has been lagging behind in the past ten years, to attend the rally." New Serbia (NS) leader Velimir Ilic also believes that the forthcoming rally of opposition parties will go by peacefully and that by democratic means it will force the government to call early elections.

Rally will be peaceful, organizers say

He added that no groups of football supporters would attend the rally, which would be secured by about 10,000 people.

He stressed that the police officers who would secure the rally were not on strike, adding that SNS monitors will also be engaged in securing the event.

According to him, the rally will send a message that the calling of early elections is necessary and that, unless the Serbian government shows understanding, new rallies will be staged.

"If the government shows no understanding we will stage another rally, but the elections had better be called after this one," the SNS leader pointed out and called on all people who are "dissatisfied with the country's decay and monopole, as well as those who are aware that Serbia has been lagging behind in the past ten years, to attend the rally."

New Serbia (NS) leader Velimir Ilić also believes that the forthcoming rally of opposition parties will go by peacefully and that by democratic means it will force the government to call early elections.