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Since January 16, 2022, there's been a tent camp set up in front of Serbia's National Assembly building (the local parliament). These guys decided the current government is illegitimate, declared themselves the only legitimate temporary parliament of the country (apparently that's allowed?), and have been manning the place 24/7 for over six months now.

The police don't bother them, and honestly, everyone just acts like nothing's happening. Online people say it's a puppet opposition movement controlled by the president.

Out of curiosity, I walked over and asked what this whole thing was about. There were maybe 3-4 people there, but they weren't exactly eager to chat (probably because of the heat; it's +38°C in Belgrade right now). To get rid of me, they handed out a printout in Serbian explaining that they think the current government is illegitimate, and it had their website address on it.

I checked out their site—it's a really weird movement with no clear goals. I liked the part about how they think politicians are unnecessary in general. Yet they regularly hold meetings where they issue various decrees. For example, they gave all Serbs permission not to get vaccinated. If that's not politics, then what is it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯