Zajedno leaders claim the ruling socialists overturned opposition victories in Belgrade and other towns on November 17. Milosevic was reported to have accepted the resignation of the socialist boss in the southern town of Nis. That's the town where blatant stuffing of ballot boxes with socialist votes triggered the first protests. However, our correspondent in Belgrade says officials could not be reached for comment on the reported resignations today. Newspapers in the Serbian capital today report that the government will begin meeting some opposition pay demands.
Correspondents say the move is an attempt to keep nearly three weeks of protests from growing.
According to the papers, the government of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic will pay up on October pensions, with an increase of almost 14 percent. The reports said long-delayed student loans and grants also would be paid out in the next two weeks. Late yesterday, state television reported a planned reduction in electricity prices, which were increased just last month before the local elections that Milosevic's Socialists lost in many places to a united opposition. Yesterday, More than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Belgrade to demand Milosevic's resignation over the election annulment. Demonstrations were also reported in the cities of Nis, Novi Sad and Kraljevo.