The Austrian newspaper Der Standard reports that thousands of people are on the streets of Belgrade, awaiting “nothing less than a revolution,” according to Deutsche Welle (DW).
Protesters have set up refreshment tables, played music, and displayed banners, including one reading “Pumpaj.” Some demonstrators are seen sitting on building steps, sipping coffee, and waiting for change, the newspaper describes.
Journalist Adelheid Wölfel highlights the resilience of the student protest movement, emphasizing that citizens are determined not to allow the government to silence students.
“On Friday night, unknown individuals attacked a professor and a student in front of the Faculty of Technical Sciences. However, the regime will struggle to suppress the protests through violence, as the movement has grown too large—too many people demand the rule of law and democracy instead of the corrupt autocracy currently ruling Serbia,” Der Standard writes.
The German broadcaster ARD notes that thousands of students from across Serbia have arrived in Belgrade after days of marching. The European Union and the United Nations have urged the Serbian government to respect the right to protest and refrain from violence.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) also covers the protests, stating that while demonstrations against the government have occurred before, the current wave is “larger, more persistent, and more serious than any previous ones.”
The report adds that ahead of Saturday’s protest, fears grew that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić might use law enforcement to violently disperse the gatherings. It claims that Vučić himself fueled these fears while addressing his core supporters—older citizens and rural voters—who view him as the guarantor of stability, security, and economic progress.
