(14 Dec 1996) Eng/Serbo-Croat/Nat
More than 100-thousand people marched through Belgrade's streets again Saturday in protest against President Slobodan Milosevic's autocratic policies.
University students from Novi Sad in northern Serbia had met up with protesters in the capital after an 80 kilometre overnight march to the city.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, a leader in the opposition, Vuk Draskovic again demanded President Milosevic's resignation.
Protests in Belgrade continue.
This is the latest anti-government demonstration organised to pressure President Slobodan Milosevic into granting political reforms.
This time the protesters were joined by university students from Novi Sad in northern Serbia.
In a defiant show of solidarity, they had staged an overnight march to the capital.
They teamed up in the streets chanting and waving banners.
The protests in Belgrade have been going on now for almost a month.
Leaders in the Opposition Coalition vowed to persist.
SOUNDBITE: (Serbo-Croat)
We agree with anything Milosevic wants to do in order to get us back our election results and out victory from 17th November. Whether he calls an alien commission or security council, we don't care, we just want our victory back.
SUPER CAPTION: Zoran Djindjic, President of Democratic Party
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Without real truth, we are going to continue demonstrating and I think it will not tire and at the moment this commission shows that that was our victory here in Belgrade and in other cities. We are going to stop this crisis."
SUPERCAPTION: Vesna Pesic, Civic Alliance of Serbia
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We don't like any politicians like Mr Dini. We would like to have here a lot of aspects of European Union as well as United States of America to show them evidence they already got about the fact Mr Milosevic robbed the election will of the people, of Serbia we achieved on November 17."
SUPERCAPTION: Vuk Draskovic, Serbian Renewal Movement
The president denies stealing election victories from his foes.
These protests are the biggest in Yugoslavia since Milosevic
came to power in 1987.
And while the protesters show no signs of letting up, the President shows no signs of backing down.
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