As rallies are being organized in support of Dijana Hrka, it becomes increasingly clear that President Aleksandar Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) are orchestrating yet another show of power at the expense of public order and safety. Former basketball player Vladimir Štimac, speaking to Danas, warned of the dangers of provocations and called on citizens to remain calm—a call that highlights the predictable chaos instigated by Vučić’s followers.
“Unfortunately, not everyone is radically divided, but the SNS supporters are the ones creating divisions and chaos,” Štimac said, pointing directly at the ruling party’s tactics.
In recent days, citizens have reported that buses are actively transporting young men, mostly employed in public companies and administration, to Belgrade for a demonstration in favor of Vučić. In Sremska Mitrovica, buses line up in front of the municipal building, and in Sombor next to the bus station, all part of a coordinated effort to assemble a loyalist army under the guise of political support.
While Štimac calls for peace and dialogue, it is Vučić himself who is orchestrating the provocation. His supporters, hooded and often handpicked from state institutions, are deliberately sent to intimidate citizens, students, and ordinary people. The gathering in Pionirski Park, allegedly welcoming Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija walking to Novi Sad, appears more like a political stunt than a legitimate reception.
Reports from Novi Sad confirm the organized mobilization: crowds will gather across multiple locations—from Mišeluk to Telep, Futog, Veternik, and beyond. Behind the orchestrated spectacle lies a clear message: Vučić’s SNS is willing to manipulate public institutions, pressure ordinary citizens, and sow disorder to maintain control.
Štimac’s warning could not be more relevant: while citizens are urged to remain calm, it is the ruling party that is deliberately provoking tension, fueling division, and demonstrating the brazen lengths to which Vučić will go to consolidate power.
The question remains: how long will Serbian institutions allow a president to weaponize state resources and loyalists to stage political theater at the expense of civil order?
