The key facts
- On October 25, a crowd in Belgrade dismantled the Caciland tent camp of Vucic's supporters in Pionirski Park.
- Vucic conceded his coalition's defeat in the early parliamentary elections and blamed interference by independent media, the US and European forces.
- After the results were announced, the police presence in Belgrade was increased, with officers in riot gear.
Vucic supporters' tent camp destroyed in central Belgrade
On the evening of October 25 hundreds of Belgrade residents stormed the tent camp of supporters of Aleksandar Vucic in the center of the Serbian capital and began dismantling tents and metal barriers. The crowd shouted, tore down barricades and wrecked tents; people kept streaming into the city center. This is reported by Serbian media citing Life.ru.
What is known about the camp and the authorities' actions
The camp in Pionirski Park, known asCaciland,
was occupied by supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party
. According to Life.ru, on the evening before the destruction, men dressed in black gathered there, some wearing hoods and balaclavas; later they left the site. After the election results were announced, the police presence in Belgrade was increased: security forces in riot gear were stationed around the camp and near government buildings. At the same time, supporters of the Students' List.
were celebrating their election victory in Belgrade.
Vucic concedes defeat and blames foreign forces The destruction of the camp came after Vucic, whom Life.ru describes as the former president of Serbia, conceded his party's defeat in the parliamentary elections. He accused independent media and foreign forces of interfering in the election campaign: according to him,the US
