Thousands of Bosnians took to the streets on Saturday to protest against bad governance, nationalism and corruption as senior government officials face graft accusations related to the procurement of defective ventilators for COVID-19 patients.
Mirsad Hadzikadic, President of the Platform for Progress party, attends a protest against corruption and a delayed election in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina May 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
“What we are hoping to do is to wake the people up so that they know it is up to them, that they can actually bring about change,” party leader Mirsad Hadzikadic told Reuters as he led the march. “I am fed up with everything, with all this rhetoric and nationalism,” said fashion designer Jasna Hadzimehmedovic-Bekric. “This is all nonsense, covering up for big thefts that have been going on for the past 30 years and we are silent.”
“Decision-making is in the hands of three people who are heading the three major parties and not in the institutions of the country,” said Hadzikadic, a U.S. university professor who ran unsuccessfully to become a member of Bosnia’s presidency in 2018.He said the protesters wanted elections that are not rigged and an end to corruption.
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