马尔科·德罗布尼亚科维奇 诺维萨德，塞尔维亚 — 塞尔维亚民粹主义领导人亚历山大·武契奇周五在诺维萨德举行了一场选前集会。诺维萨德是塞尔维亚北部城市，近两年前曾发生火车站惨剧，造成16人死亡，引发了一波反政府的大规模抗议浪潮。
MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC NOVI SAD, Serbia — Serbia ‘s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic on Friday staged a preelection rally in Novi Sad, the northern city where 16 people died in a train station tragedy almost two years ago setting off a wave of mass anti-government protests.
数千名挥舞旗帜的支持者参加了诺维萨德市中心广场的集会，其中许多人是从全国其他地区乘坐巴士前来的。这是武契奇自2024年11月抗议活动开始以来，在该市举行的首次大型集会。
Thousands of flag-waving supporters attended the gathering at a central square in Novi Sad, many bused in from other parts of the country. It was Vucic’s first big rally in the city since the protests started in November 2024.
塞尔维亚前总统及其右翼塞尔维亚进步党（SNS）将在10月25日的选举中面临重大考验。该党在巴尔干国家已执政14年。主要挑战者是得到塞尔维亚抗议大学生支持的“学生名单”候选人。
The former Serbian president and his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, are facing a major test in the Oct. 25 election after 14 years in power in the Balkan country. The main challenger is the Students’ List candidates supported by Serbia’s protesting university students.
塞尔维亚青年领导了大规模示威，要求对诺维萨德火车站混凝土遮篷倒塌事件追责。塞尔维亚许多人认为，该事故是翻修期间施工质量差和腐败导致的疏忽造成的。
Serbia’s youth led the mass demonstrations demanding accountability for the concrete canopy collapse at the Novi Sad train station that many in Serbia believed was the result of bad construction work during renovation and of corruption-fueled negligence.
近乎每日发生的抗议活动比以往任何时候都更让武契奇感到震惊，抗议者迫使政府垮台，学生集会吸引了数十万人参加。
Near daily protests rattled Vucic more than ever and protesters forced a government collapse as student rallies drew hundreds of thousands of people.
武契奇返回诺维萨德被视为他在10月25日选举前展示信心的举动。他表示自己的党将赢得选举。武契奇在演讲中未提供证据，称学生领导的抗议活动是由不明境外势力组织和资助的。
Vucic’s return to Novi Sad was seen as a show of confidence ahead of the Oct. 25 vote that he said his party will win. Without providing evidence, Vucic in a speech said that the student-led protests were organized and financed by unspecified foreign powers.
“许多资金来自国外，数十亿被注入以摧毁塞尔维亚，”他对人群说。“他们利用了这场悲剧，针对我们的塞尔维亚……他们憎恨一切塞尔维亚的东西。”集会的特别嘉宾是斯洛伐克总理罗伯特·菲佐，他在用塞尔维亚语发表的演讲中称赞了武契奇。
“A lot of money came from abroad, billions were brought in to destroy Serbia,” he told the crowd. “They used the tragedy and moved against our Serbia ... they hate everything that is Serbian.”A special guest at the rally was Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who praised Vucic in a speech he held in the Serbian language.
批评人士指责武契奇及其政党压制民主自由、腐败猖獗以及与有组织犯罪的关系，而他们已予以否认。塞尔维亚正正式寻求加入欧盟，但自武契奇上台以来，该进程一直停滞，而他与俄罗斯和中国保持密切关系。
Critics accuse Vucic and his party of clamping down on democratic freedoms, rampant corruption and ties to organized crime, which they have denied. Serbia is formally seeking European Union membership but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has close ties with Russia and China .
尽管有抗议活动，但至今尚无人对火车站悲剧承担责任，该问题对诺维萨德而言仍然高度敏感。学生们呼吁居民周五远离现场，以避免与武契奇支持者发生冲突。
No one has been held responsible for the train station tragedy despite the protests, and the issue remains highly sensitive for Novi Sad. Students have urged residents to stay away on Friday to avoid confrontation with Vucic’s supporters.
在他的演讲中，武契奇承诺为诺维萨德悲剧伸张正义。亲政府媒体报道称，他乘火车抵达诺维萨德，随后在支持者的呐喊声中穿过城市。
In his speech, Vucic promised justice for the Novi Sad tragedy. Pro-government media reported that he arrived in Novi Sad by train and then walked through the city flanked by chanting supporters.
人群中许多人挥舞着印有前波斯尼亚塞尔维亚指挥官拉特科·姆拉迪奇形象的旗帜，他因在波斯尼亚1992年至1995年冲突期间的暴行被联合国战争罪法庭裁定犯有种族罪。姆拉迪奇在海牙去世后，于九月份在贝尔格莱德被安葬为英雄。
Many in the crowd waved flags with the image of the former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. war crimes court for atrocities during Bosnia’s 1992-95 conflict. Mladic was buried as a hero in Belgrade in September following his death in the The Hague, Netherlands.
武契奇希望在10月25日的选举后重返总理职务。他上个月辞去总统职务，以领导其塞尔维亚进步党（SNS）的竞选活动，提升其在议会选举中的胜算。
Vucic is looking to return as prime minister after the vote on Oct. 25. He resigned as president last month to lead his SNS party’s campaign and boost its chances at the parliamentary ballot.
诺维萨德曾多次在抗议期间与警察及武契奇支持者发生冲突。周五未有重大事件被报道。
Novi Sad was the scene of clashes with police and Vucic’s supporters on several occasions during protests. No major incidents were reported Friday.