Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic Wednesday visited Milan Bogdanovic, a 57-year-old man who was shot outside the National Assembly in Belgrade, where tents have been set up for months by supporters of the head of State and the Serbian Progressive Party (SPS), which he founded.
Vucic shared a photo on social media from Bogdanovic’s hospital room, calling him a hero. Bogdanovic had undergone surgery after being shot in the leg earlier in the day by 70-year-old Vladan Andelkovic, who appeared at the protest site around 10 a.m. local time, carrying a can of gasoline. After starting a fire near the tents, Andelkovic later said that he acted because he was annoyed with Vucic’s supporters “for blocking the centre of Belgrade.”
“I promised Milan that once he recovers, we will spend the evening together in the freest place in the heart of Europe – Caciland,” Vucic said.
“Caciland” is a recently coined Serbian idiom and nickname for the stretch of space between the President’s Office and the National Assembly buildings in Belgrade where the tents of those supporting Vucic and SNS are set up.
The first tents appeared in early March, set up by students protesting faculty blockades and demanding the right to continue their education. These were counter-protests to the anti-government movement.
Over the following months, the camp grew to include tents from supporters of the SPS, eventually occupying the space in front of the National Assembly.
On June 28, during a major anti-government rally in Belgrade that drew thousands and called for snap parliamentary elections, Vucic rejected the protesters’ demands. He visited Caciland, declaring its inhabitants victors and labeling the protesters as terrorists who want to destroy the Serbian State.
Chachiland is under constant police protection, surrounded by metal barriers from all sides.
The mass anti-government protests and faculty blockades in Serbia began in November 2024, after the collapse of the canopy of the newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad, which killed 16 people.
Protesters blame the tragedy on corruption and negligence. Initial calls for a transparent investigation and accountability evolved into a demand for snap elections. Led by students, the protests have mostly remained peaceful, although the summer months saw clashes between police and demonstrators. Protesters have accused police of brutality and excessive force. Serbian President Pays Hospital Visit to Supporter Injured in Shooting Outside Parliament THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-22 22:19:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law