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Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has never stopped participating in the campaign, and uses the handling of the coronavirus crisis to present himself as the “savior” of the nation, the French newspaper Figaro reported.
Photo. FoNet / Aleksandar BardaThe most radical measures were introduced in Serbia: a state of emergency and curfew, without consulting parliament, and Vucic “continued his crisis management campaign, presenting himself as the savior of the nation.” “That propaganda was used at press conferences that were almost every day,” said Figaro.
The French newspaper recalled Vučić’s statement given on April 7 that, if necessary, he himself would board the plane and search for respirators.
“Personal delivery of respirators, phone calls to patients, expressing gratitude with tears in the eyes of a Chinese ‘brother’ or ‘friends’ of the United Arab Emirates … This is an integral part of the communication system introduced since he ( Vucic) came to power: he is inviolable leader, father of the nation. He is consulted by everything and decides on everything, “said academic Dušan Teodorović, reports the newspaper.
Figaro adds that Vučić’s tone changed from concern to threat. “There will not be enough space in cemeteries if the measures are not respected,” the Serbian president said, according to a French newspaper, adding that those who dared to say that it was an “abuse of power and a brutal political campaign” were dismissed as assistants. the mayor of Novi Pazar or could not obtain permission to open a kovid hospital, as is the case of Sabac.
The French newspaper cited the example of journalists who asked “too uncomfortable questions” at press conferences, which is why those conferences were without journalists. Figaro recalled, among other things, the case of threats against the journalist for the weekly Vreme, Jovana Gligorijevic, as well as the arrest of journalist Ana Lalic of Nova.rs and Tatjana Lazarevic of KoSSevo, the only independent media in northern Kosovo.
In this suffocated democracy, the international organization Freedom House affirms in its latest report that there is a “constant decline” of the rule of law in Serbia.
The French newspaper also reported on the noise that citizens make at night to raise their voices against the dictatorship, but also the response to that noise by lighting torches and insulting the opposition organized by young people close to soccer fans who are under government control.
Figaro adds that the disputes between the opposition and members of the security forces in front of the Serbian Assembly, which continued its work on May 5, continue, and that may indicate some possible violence, especially since the electoral campaign will be increasingly more intense.
“Feeling mounting outrage, President Vučić scheduled parliamentary and local elections for June 21 after the postponement due to the coronavirus epidemic, and hastened to ease the quarantine measures in recent days,” he said. the French newspaper.
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