Vucevic again accuses students of planning violence for November 1, state will respond

There is no doubt, if anyone commits violence, they will face consequences, state must enforce the law, Vucevic told Prva TV.

In his assessment, the November 1 rally in Novi Sad will only formally begin at the train station where a canopy collapse claimed 16 lives, but he believes it has no connection to the grief of the victims’ families.

Student protesters have invited all Serbian citizens to a large commemorative rally in Novi Sad on November 1, marking the anniversary of the Novi Sad train station tragedy.

“We have already seen rallies in Belgrade, Nis, and Kragujevac. To mobilize people to join them, they have to create something to keep the topic current. How do they show empathy for them – by smashing someone’s head or a shop window?” asked SNS leader Vucevic, who is also an advisor to the Serbian President.

Vucevic also claimed that students from Novi Pazar are not walking to Novi Sad, but that it is merely being presented that way.

“You’ve seen them getting into cars, vans, they’re making a spectacle out of it,” Vucevic said.

He also said that he couldn’t fully answer questions about security at the November 1 rallies, as it doesn’t depend on the authorities but “on the blockaders” (a derogatory term used by the government and pro-regime media for student protesters).

“They have been blocking institutions for a year yet demanding that institutions function,” he added.

Regarding the snap parliamentary elections demanded by students, based on messages from the Serbian president, Vucevic concluded that they will obviously be held in spring or late autumn of 2026, adding that he personally prefers them by the end of 2026.