{"id":220184,"date":"2026-10-20T13:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=220184"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:35:10","slug":"minister-forgot-her-own-governments-actions-mesarovic-accuses-students-during-campaign-of-wanting-to-separate-vojvodina-and-sell-out-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/minister-forgot-her-own-governments-actions-mesarovic-accuses-students-during-campaign-of-wanting-to-separate-vojvodina-and-sell-out-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"MINISTER FORGOT HER OWN GOVERNMENT\u2019S ACTIONS: Mesarovi\u0107 accuses students during campaign of wanting to separate Vojvodina and \u201csell out\u201d Kosovo!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Minister of Economy Adriana Mesarovi\u0107 is touring Serbia as part of the Serbian Progressive Party\u2019s election campaign, telling citizens that a victory for the Students\u2019 List in the October 25 elections would mean imposing sanctions on Russia, recognizing Kosovo\u2019s independence and introducing a dialing code for Vojvodina. Although the students have publicly addressed these issues and published a Memorandum on Kosovo stating that it is an inalienable part of Serbia, they have also announced that they will not impose sanctions on Russia. As for a dialing code for Vojvodina, several things should be recalled, including the fact that Kosovo obtained its own dialing code precisely during Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s rule.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A video has appeared on social media showing Adriana Mesarovi\u0107 addressing supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party during a visit to Ba\u010dka Palanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she has done several times before, Mesarovi\u0107 focused on the Students\u2019 List rather than her own party\u2019s platform, claiming that \u201con October 25, they will try to bring Serbia down,\u201d before continuing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey will try to give Vojvodina a separate dialing code. They have already prepared it, +384. They will try to separate Vojvodina. They will try to recognize Kosovo and Metohija. They will try to impose sanctions on Russia. They will try to create even deeper divisions among our people,\u201d Minister Mesarovi\u0107 said, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adriana Mesarovi\u0107: \u201cThey will separate Vojvodina; they already have the dialing code 384 prepared, and they will recognize Kosovo and Metohija.\u201d Article 343 of the Criminal Code: the criminal offense of causing panic and disorder. https:\/\/t.co\/lz1VE4nmm8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Milo\u0161 Pavlovi\u0107 (@PavloviMilo) October 18, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

However, what Mesarovi\u0107 said is actually false and distorts the facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister should be reminded that the Students\u2019 List announced it would not impose sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine if it came to power after the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will maintain our principled position of not imposing restrictive measures on Russia,\u201d representatives of the Students\u2019 List stated on social media, stressing that imposing sanctions would be \u201ca reflection of a political stance that does not demonstrate a belief that sanctions contribute to resolving political and security challenges, particularly in light of our own historical experience and the direct implications of these measures for the local population.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mesarovi\u0107 also claims that the Students\u2019 List wants to recognize Kosovo and Metohija. Yet, whether by accident or deliberately, the minister failed to mention that the students published a Memorandum on Kosovo and Metohija in four chapters back in May this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They stated that Kosovo and Metohija are an inalienable and integral part of the Republic of Serbia, and that this fact is not merely a constitutional category but a historical and moral imperative that is not subject to negotiations over its fundamental status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students also emphasized that Kosovo and Metohija are not merely territory, but a component of Serbian national identity, and that without Kosovo and Metohija, the Serbian cultural and historical code loses its origins and meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the third chapter of the Memorandum, the students stated that they are aware that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija cannot be resolved in isolation, but only within the framework of the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the fourth chapter, they pointed out that the issue of Kosovo and Metohija concerns every citizen of Serbia, and that each individual, as a bearer of collective memory, has a duty to contribute to preserving this spiritual and cultural heritage, which transcends the boundaries of administrative documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students stated that their goal is a model that, while consistently respecting international law, would ensure peace, security and full protection of the rights of the people living in that territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister Mesarovi\u0107 also accused the students of wanting to separate Vojvodina, drawing on a narrative used by former Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, the SNS candidate for prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the campaign, Vu\u010di\u0107 has repeatedly fueled claims about the possible separation of Vojvodina and spoken of an alleged threat of separatism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students have published an 11-point plan, and nowhere does it mention the separation of Vojvodina. The uprising of citizens began in Vojvodina, specifically in Novi Sad, after the canopy of the renovated railway station collapsed and killed 16 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, instead of focusing on her own party\u2019s platform during the election campaign, Minister Mesarovi\u0107 is spreading falsehoods about the Students\u2019 List, currently the strongest opponent of Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 and the SNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, Mesarovi\u0107 recently spoke with pensioners as part of the campaign, again focusing exclusively on the students\u2019 list and making insinuations about its platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minister of Economy Adriana Mesarovi\u0107 is touring Serbia as part of the Serbian Progressive Party\u2019s election campaign, telling citizens that a victory for the Students\u2019 List in the October 25 elections would mean imposing sanctions on Russia, recognizing Kosovo\u2019s independence and introducing a dialing code for Vojvodina. Although the students have publicly addressed these issues […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":220185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[108,863,4650,2609,2184],"class_list":["post-220184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-kosovo","tag-predizborna-kampanja","tag-privreda","tag-sns","tag-vojvodina","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t