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It seems that the situation in Serbia is identical to that in Tirana. Prime Minister Rama is comfortable in power as he faces a divided opposition, just like in Serbia...
A part of the Serbian opposition, which calls itself pro-European, has submitted to the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, a request to call extraordinary parliamentary and Belgrade City Assembly elections by the end of this year. Among other things, they demand that these elections be separated from the regular provincial and local elections, which should be held next year.
Part of the opposition, which, as it was said, is behind the "Serbia against violence" protest and which demands that Belgrade turn clearly towards Europe and break away from current politics, are unhappy because according to them "Serbia is in a crisis of deeply social, economic and political". They point out that the demands of the "Serbia against violence" protest have not been met for four months and cite a number of other reasons, from crime and corruption to the work of the Regulatory Body of Electronic Media (REM).
"Serbia is in a deep political and social crisis. The daily institutional, legal, verbal and physical violence in society is not diminishing, the economic and social crisis affects broad layers of society, the demands of protesting citizens have been ignored for months. We need responsible people in politics who will solve problems instead of ignoring them," the letter says.
The Serbian opposition is powerless in the face of Vučić
Although he often said that "he is ready to announce elections whenever the opposition asks for it", Vucic has not yet clearly responded to this request. He only acknowledged that they had "delivered a letter" and announced that the answer would come when he returned from the United Nations.
Whether Vucic will accept the request or not is one question, while the other is: why does the opposition demand elections? Is it just because they want to express their dissatisfaction with the current government, or do they hope that the elections can really change something in today's Serbia?
Al Jazeera's interlocutors agree that the current situation in Serbia is extremely complex and difficult, but that new elections will probably not bring any epochal change. Rade Veljanovski, a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, even thinks that the opposition in Serbia is not at all ready for elections.
"I have the feeling that they are not ready - even when they reject them and when they ask for them, it doesn't matter at all... If the opposition would agree to go to a joint list, which I think is neither logical nor good, even if he managed to replace Vučić, it would only be a change of one government to another, but it would not bring serious changes that Serbia needs", says Veljanovski.
If we talk about changing the government in Serbia, the biggest obstacle is the division of the opposition. As Veljanovski said, it is divided into the pro-European party, whose supporters we mostly see in the protests on the streets of Belgrade, and the party of completely opposite beliefs, more aggressive than the current government.
Zharko Korac, the former deputy prime minister of Serbia in Zoran Djindjic's government, says that such opposition is not capable of removing Vucic.
"From the beginning, I believe that the opposition must first unite in at least two columns, one pro-European and one anti-European, because in the opposition we have extremely nationalist parties, even more than Vucic himself and his Serbs. The Progressive Party [SNS], which is openly against European integration. How can they go with parties that are nominally in favor of European integration and inclusion in the European Union?", he asked.
Although he is of the opinion that the people in Serbia are "fed up", political scientist Dushko Radosavljevic thinks that the opposition would only have a chance if the question was asked for or against Vucic.
Asked why Vucic does not respond to the opposition's request, he repeated the position of other interlocutors that there is probably pressure from the West to resolve the issue with Kosovo before the elections, for which he committed to the Ohrid Agreement, "Aljazeera" reports .
Vucic the same as Rama
But it seems that the situation in Serbia is identical to that in Tirana. Prime Minister Rama is comfortable in power as he faces a divided opposition, just like in Serbia. Even in our country, if there are elections, the opposition could not win against this government machinery. It seems as if Tirana and Belgrade are walking in the same step, going towards the absolute dictate of a single man. / Pamphlet
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