As election looms, Serbia’s leading party wants to defend citizens from dinosaurs · Global Voices
Photo: Screencap from video clip featuring dinosaur chasing a time traveler by Serbian Progressive Party.
Serbia has entered a an election silence before a vote scheduled for Sunday, June 21, which is probably a good thing.
Since the biggest opposition parties have declared a boycott, blaming the government for a failure to provide conditions for fair elections — including freedom of media — the issue of voter turnout has taken on particular importance.
In order to undermine the legitimacy of the ruling parties, some opposition groups like “Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own” (“Ne da(vi)mo Beograd” in Serbian) staged protests.
The most recent one was in front of the Parliament, featuring their symbol, the rubber duck.
<PERSON> ispred Skupštine #Bojkot2020
sutra na završnoj reči na suđenju Jutki u Kruševcu.#PravdaZaMarijuLukić#PravdaZaSveŽeneBrusa pic.twitter.com/zHwooq8uXf
— <PERSON> (@nedavimobgd) June 18, 2020
Tweet: Today in front of the Parliament #Boycott2020, tomorrow at the closing of the trial to <PERSON> in Kruševac #JusticeForMarijaLukic #JusticeForAllWomenOfBrus
Video: Today we are in front of the Parliament. We call upon the citizens to join the boycott of the fake elections on Sunday. While the fight for free and democratic Serbia is taking place, another struggle is taking place tomorrow in Kruševac, the trial of [suspected sexual predator] <PERSON> and we hope for justice for <PERSON> and all women of Brus.
On June 17, the day before the silent period, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) concluded its series of controversial election videos with one addressing people who would abstain from voting.
The video titled “Don't remain in the past, vote for the future!” vent viral across the Balkan region. 463
In a warning tone, the clip presents citizens who would stay at home on election day on Sunday as potentially responsible for the demise of the economy and chaos that would ensue if the opposition unites.
This messaging was complemented by a footage showing “people going crazy” — fighting in the streets and looting.
If the video had ended there, that would be pretty standard scaremongering.
However, the campaign ad then went to a very strange place.
Када схватите да сте направили велику грешку, јасно вам је да не можете платити кирију. Када схватите да не можете платити кирију, једино што вам преостаје је да направите времеплов, вратите се назад кроз време и гласате. Када употребите времеплов који сте направили како би сте се вратили уназад и гласали, случајно се вратите у далеку прошлост и поједе вас диносаурус!
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