Dacic Rallies in Vranje, Surdulica and Leskovac
The SPS leader tours southern Serbia five days before the election: a rally in Vranje from 4:30 p.m., a visit to Surdulica and an evening rally in Leskovac at 7 p.m.
Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) leader Ivica Dacic tours the south of the country today, October 20, five days before the parliamentary election on October 25. The head of the Ivica Dacic - Factor of Stability list will appear at an election rally in Vranje, stop in Surdulica and end the day in Leskovac.
The rallies take place three days before the election silence begins.
Where is Dacic appearing today?
The rally in Vranje starts at 4:30 p.m. in the Sports Hall. Dacic is also in Surdulica the same day, a municipality counted among the Socialists’ strongest strongholds. Announcements do not give a time for that visit.
At 7 p.m. the coalition holds a rally in the Olimp luks banquet hall on Bozidara Velickovica Street in Leskovac. According to the party, the rally was announced by the Socialist Party of Serbia, United Serbia, the Social Democratic Party of Serbia and the Greens of Serbia, and Dacic will attend. The local portal Info vranjska also announced the visits to Vranje and Surdulica.
For comparison, the list’s central rally was held on October 11 at the Belgrade Arena, where the SPS said more than 20,000 people attended.
Who from southern Serbia is on the list?
Right behind Dacic is Dalibor Markovic of United Serbia, son of the late Dragan Markovic Palma. In 13th place is Marko Milosevic, grandson of Slobodan Milosevic and Mira Markovic.
The best-placed candidate from the south is Novica Toncev of Surdulica, eighth on the list. Also from Surdulica is Aleksandra Popovic (SPS) in 40th place, and, according to the local portal Vesnik017, Maja Arizanovic in 222nd place.
From Vranje, the list includes:
- Dejan Manic (United Serbia), 33rd place
- Boban Mladenovic (SPS), 51st place
- Katarina Milanovic (United Serbia), 132nd place
Vesnik017 also reports that Suzana Mihajlovic (United Serbia) in 93rd place and Marko Stojilkovic (SPS) in 234th place are from Vranjska Banja, and that Predrag Stosic in 105th place is from Presevo. Vladicin Han, Bosilegrad and Bujanovac have no candidates on this list.
Why does Vranje matter to the Socialists?
The SPS has been a coalition partner of the Serbian Progressive Party in the Vranje City Assembly since the end of 2018, so the rally in the Sports Hall takes place in a city where the Socialists share local power. Surdulica, which OK Radio describes as one of the Socialists’ strongest strongholds, is on today’s schedule alongside Vranje, and it is also home to the best-placed candidate from the south on the list.
