SERBIA: NIS: ANTI GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE

Описание: (6 Dec 1996) English/Nat

Thousands of university students took to the streets of Nis, Serbia's second largest city, on Friday in their fifteenth day of protests in a row.

With no let-up in the opposition's determination to topple President Slobodan Milosevic, the students fronted a huge march through the city.

Around 5-thousand students were making sure their voice of protest would be heard by the authorities in Nis in southern Serbia.

Their chanting matched their determination - both showed no sign of fading despite Friday's march being the 15th one in a row.

These students want one thing only: peaceful change and they were showing the red-card to President Slobodan Milosevic's rule. ( in soccer being shown the red card by the referee means you are being sent off )

The Supreme Court, is weighing up whether to reinstate a municipal election victory by Milosevic's opponents that was annulled by the courts, triggering the daily protests.

For the city's young people this an opportunity for them to fight for change and restore their pride.

These protests are unlikely to dwindle away for the moment at least despite the resignation on Wednesday of the city's Socialist Party leader Mile Ilic.

SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Some 500,000 students from our country have left the country in the last 5 years and I am sure that all of you that will watch this will know that and we want our students to stay in this country and to make this country as famous as it was in the past. Thank you."
SUPERCAPTION: Nikola Bozinovic, Serb student

Opposition leaders want Milosevic out of power, but they have indicated the daily protests are likely to stop if their election victory is confirmed.

A commission is to be set-up to examine the work of the local courts that annulled the initial election results.

But even if President Milosevic's action is overturned, it would only apply to Belgrade offering little incentive to these students to stop their demonstrations.

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