Financial Times: Support for Vučić has dropped significantly, a third trust him, 55 percent do not

A public opinion poll conducted for the Serbian government, which the Financial Times had access to, showed that support for President Aleksandar Vučić has dropped significantly and that only a third of respondents have confidence in him, while 55 percent do not trust him.

On the other hand, Serbian students who have been protesting and blocking universities for months are supported by 58 percent of respondents, according to the Financial Times article "Serbs arrive in Belgrade: It's time to end the regime," about today's protest in Belgrade.

"An internal government opinion poll, obtained by the Financial Times, shows that support for Vučić and his Serbian Progressive Party has fallen significantly: 55 percent of respondents do not trust him, while only a third have confidence in his leadership. Students have 58 percent support," the London newspaper said in a text.

The text, among other things, states that hundreds of thousands of Serbs are protesting Vučić's repression and corruption, and are thereby defying fears of a violent crackdown by the authorities on protesters.

The Serbian parliament is locked down, and Western embassies in Belgrade have warned their citizens of the risk of violence, reminiscent of the end of Slobodan Milosevic's regime 25 years ago, the London daily reports.

The newspaper states that the months-long protests have become the biggest challenge for Vučić, whom it describes as "the propaganda minister during Milošević's time", but adds that he managed to politically survive the mass demonstrations.

The Financial Times, among other things, reports the statement of Belgrade student Anđela Radojević that they "agreed that it was time for the regime to end because a life worth living is only possible after that."