The President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić, said that the participants of the protests throughout Serbia must remain calm, that no one should touch them, but also that they should not destroy the constitutional order and endanger other citizens.
Nikolić told the newspaper Kurir that the protests now have a mixture of people who are not satisfied with the results of the elections and who support those who lost the elections.
"I think that the whole of Serbia is now wondering what is actually happening with the protests. Can calls via Facebook provoke so many people to take to the streets," asked Nikolić.
Nikolić said that the protests are mostly gathered by "those who are not satisfied with the results of the elections - some because they don't have a job, some because they don't have a salary, some because their candidate didn't win, some are young, full of resistance and rebellion".
According to him, it is good that the protests are peaceful.
"I see that it is about young people, the police are more tolerant. And that is good," he said.
When asked what his message was to the participants of the protest, Nikolić said that they did not ask him what they should do, but that he always said that everyone has the right to fight for their right.
"No one should touch them. They are much better than some who are also protected by the police, and they don't deserve it, such as fan groups. These are completely peaceful people. Each of them has a different goal... The elections were an opportunity and they showed are that there are democratic conditions in Serbia and how popular and whom the citizens trust. This time they trusted Vučić and no protests against that can jeopardize the victory," said Nikolić.
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