‘Blackmail and threats’: Serbia’s harried opposition cry foul over elections

Smeared in the press, intimidated on the streets, their homes hit by strange burglaries and fires… Life is not easy for Serbia’s fledging opposition.   For Djordje Miketic, who is running in the capital Belgrade in Sunday’s elections, the cost of standing against strongman president Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has been high.  Just […]

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