Thousands of supporters of Serbian populist leader Aleksandar Vucic filled Belgrade’s largest indoor arena on Saturday for the de facto launch of his campaign for prime minister, a race that will culminate with pivotal elections on October 25. more than seven months. “Absent intervention from some (foreign intelligence) services, we will defeat them,” he told his supporters at the rally, the AP reports. “And they know it.”
Vucic, who is constitutionally barred from running for a third presidential term, said upon his resignation that he would lead his populist Serbian Progressive Party in the parliamentary elections. If his party wins a majority of seats, parliament is expected to elect Vucic as prime minister. Dozens of buses from across Serbia filled the streets around the Belgrade Arena on Saturday as fans arrived carrying Serbian flags and banners bearing Vucic’s image. The event, televised by dozens of channels across Serbia, capped a week of Vucic touring cities and towns in an apparent bid to shore up his popularity, reeling after nearly two years of sustained anti-government protests.
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